KITCHEN
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To prepare bulk/loose tea. There are two models on the market: one with a chain, one with a handle. I prefer the former for being more compact and therefore easier to transport when I travel (I can leave it in my Klean Kanteen or stash it in a corner of my carry-on).
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I use this size jar to buy condiments such as olives, peanut butter or honey (I write the tare weight and item number using the water soluble crayon from the shopping kit on the lid; the weight gets deducted at the cashier), and to store bulk items that we buy in small quantitues such as tea, chocolate chips, or yellow corn (for popcorn). We also use it to pack a salad fo work, school or travel.
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This is the size jar we use to stock leftovers in the fridge! It's eliminated the need for plastic wrap, wax paper/wraps, aluminum foil, Tupperware, etc.
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I made mine from old sheets, but these are a great alternative if you do not know how to sew. We use them to buy dry food unpackaged from bulk bins, and food-to-go when we travel (croissant, sandwich, nuts, candy, etc). You can also wet a bag to keep your lettuce fresh longer in the refrigerator!
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One of our personal travel essentials! I take it with me everywhere: on hikes, to speeches, on road trips and on the plane. You can take it through security: Just make sure to empty it beforehand (you can refill it at a fountain, the bathrooms, a cafe, a bar, or on the plane afterwards). The company offers optional caps. I personally prefer and use the loop one -the inside is stainless unlike the others, which have plastic.
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We use these for drying hands and dishes, but also wrapping the kids lunch, a pot luck dish, or dirty plates after a picnic furoshiki-style, as seen in my book, Zero Waste Home. (Video by my son on how to wrap a school lunch in a Furoshiki, also on my YouTube channel)
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We use these 3 liter jars to store staples in our pantry: Flour, sugar, pasta, grains, etc. (More info about my staple rotational system to eliminate food waste, in my book.)
*You can feel comfortable buying this product on Amazon: I worked with the manufucturer to ship it in cardboard only!
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We use these to buy table wine from local wine makers (locations can be found in our bulk finder) or to make herb infused water (how-to on my YouTube channel). Where we live, wine gets refilled during bottling events, so the bottles need to be calibrated for the machine (i.e, they need to be 75cl). Instead of buying them new, we reused lemonade bottles, because they are 75cl, and their flip-top caps eliminate the corks. These bottles can be used to buy any liquid in bulk: from laundry detergent, to oils, kombucha, beer, mapple syrup, vinegar, etc.
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We use one of these to access oil and vinegar bottles (total of 4) in a tight cabinet. It's a real space saver, but it also ensures that no product gets lost (and eventually discarded for going bad) in the back of the cabinet.
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With the homemade vinegar mix that I propose in the book, this scrubber has made cleaning my stainless stove and sticker residue off glass easy. It outlasts and eliminates disposable (green) scourers and it is recyclable when it falls apart (each one lasts a couple of years!). We buy ours wherever we stumble upon one sold sans packaging (sometimes it's a country hardware store, sometimes a farmer's market abroad).
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I use these on my oil and vinegar bottles to save time (otherwise spent opening and closing bottle caps) but also to reduce consumption since it controls the amount dispensed.
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Great sturdy brush for cleaning dishes and sink. It eliminates disposable sponges and the replaceable wooden head can be composted when no longer usable.
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We use these jars to store bulk laundry detergent (laundry room), dishwasher detergent (under the kitchen sink), and bulk cereal (two in the pantry). We use the stainless scoops (also in the store), to scoop the items out.
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We store bulk laundry detergent (laundry room), dishwasher detergent (under the kitchen sink), and bulk cereal (two in the pantry) in bulk jars (also in the store). We use these stainless scoops to scoop things out.
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Our freezer at home has an ice maker, but that in our trailer does not, so I am using one of these there.
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A reusable alternative to disposable toothpicks. I use them every time I throw a cocktail party and make a buffet.
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The perfect device for a zero waste coffee. We've had one of these for about 10 years. It still is in excellent condition.
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The multi-pour lid makes it easy to dispense not only spices but also baking soda on your toothbrush as a toothpowder (see my book: Zero Waste Home), or in the shower as a scourer.
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We bring 5 of these along on our weekly grocery run, to buy meat, fish, cheese. The staff places the items straight into the jar, and deducts the tare from the total price, then affix the price label on the lid. The wide mouth makes it easy for them to slide the items in. When the jar is empty, we throw it in the dishwasher and once clean, we put it in a grocery tote for use the following week.
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Our reusable alternative to paper towels, sponges and mops. We use them to clean everything. And these are so absorbent, they'll make you wonder why you hung on to paper towels for so long!
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Refill for the dish brush. Make sure to compost when you can no longer use it!
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