Plastic Free Alternatives

Help your family make the switch to plastic free living.
Switch to these plastic free Alternatives for your kitchen, Bath, and Beyond!
Many of these products make excellent gifts and help to enlighten your friends!

What’s out there?

Bathroom

Soap bars – the good old fashioned kind that work just fine!
Shampoo and Conditioner bars (no more plastic containers)
Shaving crème bars, and metal razors.
Deodorants in a jar or paper pushup containers
Toilet paper made from recycled paper, sugar cane and or bamboo
Paper Towel (as above)
Cotton swabs
Toothpaste pellets that taste good and come in a can or glass jar.
Plastic Free floss.

Beauty Products

Cruelty free and free of plastic beads.

Laundry

Laundry detergent powder in a jar, plastic free sheets and pods.

Kitchen

Dishwashing liquid refillable from local Natural Food Stores and Coops
Dishwasher soap tabs non-plastic can be bought in bulk.
Silicon reusable bags for food storage and sandwiches
Other alternatives to plastic for food storage and film include: bees wax, cloth coverings with elastic, and glass. 
General Cleaning Products: Refillable liquid sprays, and cleaners of all kinds. On-line companies send refills.
Non-plastic sponges.

On the Go

Alternative straws in bamboo, metal, or glass
Alternative cutlery in wood or bamboo. “Sporks” take up less room in your bag.
Non-plastic containers for carrying food, and take-home containers. Keep several in your car for restaurant outings. Most restaurants will let you use your own container.
Tissue paper (recycled). Old fashioned handkerchiefs.
Shopping – Alternatives to plastic bags for carryout and produce bags.

Where to Find these Items?

Here are just a few of our favorites. Let us know if you have good resources and products to add to the list. [email protected]

Avoid shipping – Buy from your local natural food stores and ask local supermarkets to carry more alternative products.

Local refilleries include:

Debra’s Next Door – 106 Commonwealth Ave. Concord, MA.
Assebet Food Coop – 86 Powdermill Rd. Maynard, MA

Online plastic free stores:

Ecoroots.com (Soaps, shampoo bars and make up)
Lastobject.com – Many creative solutions to indoor and outdoor needs
Zerowastestore.com – Has it all!  
WhoGivesACrap.org – Toilet paper and paper towels from recycled paper and bamboo.
Blueland.com – They send you kits to make your own home cleaning products, and then send refills as you need them.