Your Household Guide to Greener Solutions Difficulty Scale ♥ 1: Easy 2: Medium 3: Difficult Category Product Alternative Difficulty Tips from Jilly Honestly, I'm struggling with this right Diapers Cloth Diapers 3 now. I haven't switched yet! B DIY Wipes on Pinterest - Water, A essential oils, container, etc. I've only B ever done this once and haven't done it Y Baby Wipes DIY Wipes 3 again. But it's possible! / C Buy in bulk or zero waste stores. H Support brands that let you bring I Baby Body Wash Unwrapped life 2 container back. L Baby Body Wash Everyone Brand 2 Make sure the container is recyclable! D Toys Thrift/Share/Hand-me-downs 1 Thrift your toys and share with friends! Clothes Buy Recycled Clothing 1 Clothes Thrift/Share 1 Support brands with sustainable Shampoo/Conditioner/Body Wash Unwrapped life 2 packaging Bring the container to your zero waste Shampoo/Conditioner/Body Wash Everyone Brand 2 store Get just the blades and do not buy disposable. Expert level - get blades Razors Reusable Razors 1 sharpened Think about how the product was created and how you'll dispose of the packaging once you're done with the Skin Care Unwrapped life 2 product. Skin Care Lush 2 B Make Up Elate Cosmetics 2 Recyclable/reusable packaging A Make Up Ecco Bella 2 Biodegradable and refillable options T Make Up Dirty Hippie 2 Sustainable packaging H You can recycle empty aerosol but it is R Hairspray/Dry Shampoo Non-aerosol Brands 1 still hard on ozone layer O O Hairspray/Dry Shampoo Klorane 2 M Hairspray/Dry Shampoo DIY Dry Shampoo 3 Experiment with recipes on Pinterest Tampons Paper Applicators 1 Tampons Diva Cups 2 Note that there are multiple sizes Tampons/Pads Knix Underwear 2 Leakproof underwear Tampons/Pads Thinx Underwear 2 Underwear made with period proof tech Pads Hannah Pad 2 Organic cloth pad Tampons Organic Cotton Tampons 1 Applicator free Plastic Toothbrush Wooden Toothbrush 1 Toothpaste Wastefree Toothpaste Tabs 1 Throw them in your regular laundry Makeup Remover Pads Reusable Cloth Pads 1 load Shaving Cream DIY Shaving Oil 2 Try new recipes on Pinterest Use reusable container with coffee Coffee Beans Bulk Coffee Grounds 1 grounds at the store F O O D P A C K A G I N G All berries at the store come in clam shells, except the local market. If you do buy, be diligent in recycling the Produce Clamshells Shop at your local market 3 clam shells F Containers are recyclable but not zero O Coffee Creamer Struggling to find a solution 3 waste O Containers are recyclable but not zero D Cream Cheeses/Nut Cheeses Make your own reusable container 3 waste P Potato Chips Bags Almost impossible to not get 3 Recycle at your local depot A Tortilla Wraps Almost impossible to not get 3 Recycle at your local depot C Go to bakery to get bread without K plastic. If buying bags, can they be A Bread Use reusable bag - Gogo Bags 2 recycled? G I Go to Bulk Barn with reusable N containers. Write the weight on bottom G of container with sharpie, usually lasts Dried Goods Macaroni, spices, nuts 1 4 washes! They usually one have one flavour. Tofu Local zero supply store 2 Bring your reusable container! There is not much available. Bring your Cheese Local zero supply store 3 own reusable container! Crackers Almost impossible to not get 3 Option: Make cracker alternatives! Many options, they are all super easy to Plastic Wrap Goldilock Wraps 1 use. Plastic Wrap Hiveology 1 Plastic Wrap Silicone Reuseable Lids 1 Plastic Wrap Abeego 1 Plastic Wrap Super Bee 1 Sign up for direct deposit at the depot Cans/Bottles Recycle Your Cans 1 and simply drop them off! Aluminum Foil Silicone Baking Mats 1 Reuse your container and buy powdered detergent at your zero waste K Dish Washer Detergent Fill up at zero waste store 2 store I Dish Washer Detergent DIY Dishwasher Detergent 2 Try new recipes on Pinterest T Cupcake Liners Silicone Baking Cups C H Ziploc Bags Glass/Metal Containers 1 E Ziploc Bags Wild Roots & Co. N Ziploc Bags Stasher 1 Ziploc Bags Lunch Skins 1 Ziploc Bags Chico Bag 1 Freezer Bags HP Day 2 Glass/metal/tubberware containers This should be non-negotiable. If you Straws Glass Straws 1 need a straw, use glass! I always store bulk items (cashews, almonds, flour, sugar) in jars to eliminate the amount of plastic in my Plastic Containers Mason Jars or Glass Jars 1 house Research how to make your daily coffee K-Cups/Coffee Filters Reuseable Coffee Filters 1 zero waste Veggie Scrap Waste Pasta Sauces 1 Try my sneaky veggie pasta here! O Veggie Scrap Waste Soups 1 R G Read my blog on The Dirt of A Veggie Scrap Waste Compost (veggies, eggs, fruits, coffee grinds) 3 Composting for Beginners N I C M A T T E R O R G A N Save your veggie scraps in the freezer I Veggie Scrap Waste My DIY Veggie Stock 1 and create your own veggie stock! C Fruit Scrap Waste Smoothies 1 Get creative with your smoothies! An easy way transition your coffee to M Coffee Grounds & Eggs Shells Compost 3 zero waste A T Why are we putting organic material in T a plastic bag? It will never break down. E Plastic Bagged Leaves Don't Use a Bag Empty that into your green bin! R If you must use a bag, ensure it's a Dog Poop Bags Biodegradeable Bags biodegradable bag! Put all your bags in one place so it's Produce Bags Any bag you have at home 1 easyto grab! They have such cute designs to choose Produce Bags Market Bags 1 from S Produce Bags Better Farm Co. 1 H Produce Bags Bag Podz 1 O Produce Bags Cotton Mesh Produce Bags 1 P P Plastic Water bottles Reusable Bottles/Mugs 1 Get into habit of using your own bottles I Plastic Water bottles Yeti Bottle/Mug 1 Bonus - keeps your drink cold or warm! N Go thrifting, or host a clothing G Clothes Thrifting/Clothing Swap 2 exchange with your friends! Check out our blog on 15 sustainable Clothes Buy recycled clothing 1 clothing companies! Buy from brands that you know use Online Shopping Be package conscious 2 recyclable or very minimal packaging Rinse your bin out or use containers/bags for garbage instead of Garbage Bag Don't use a bag 2 a bag Garbage bags take a long time to decompose, so even if we are using biodegradable products they won't Garbage Bag Biodegradeable Bags 2 decompose in regular bags! Bonus - your clothes naturally smell C Dryer Sheets Saje's Wool Dryer Ball Set 1 amazing from the essential oils! L Paper Towel Cloths 1 Start by using clothes you already own! E Paper Towel Wild Roots & Co. 1 Reusable Towels A Paper Towel Microfibre scrubbing Sponge 1 N I Paper Towel Machine Washable Reusable Towels 1 N Kitchen Sponge Skoy - Earth Friendly Cloth 1 G Kitchen Sponge Microfibre sponges 1 Cleaning Supplies DIY 1 Try new recipes on Pinterest These products work so well and smell Surface & Glass Cleaner Saje's Glistening Glass Citrus 1 amazing! Tub & Tile Cleaner Saje's Bathroom Bright Renewing 1 All Purpose Cleaner Saje's Multi-Clean Invigorating 1 Toilet Paper 3 We need options with less packaging! Laundry Detergent Refill at your local zero waste store 2.