Swaps6 min read
Seven swaps that cut bathroom plastic in half
The bathroom is the densest plastic room in most homes. A handful of swaps removes the worst offenders without changing your routine.
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How to reduce waste.
Field notes on cutting plastic from daily life. Each piece is written against the same archive of measurements that powers the rest of the site — so the advice is grounded in grams, not in gestures.
Kitchen5 min read
A kitchen without cling film
Cling film is the most-used and least-recycled item in most kitchens. Three replacements cover almost every use.
ReadLaundry7 min read
The microplastic shedding in your laundry
Synthetic clothing sheds plastic fibres in every wash. Two cheap interventions catch most of it before it reaches the ocean.
ReadShopping6 min read
How to grocery shop with less plastic
You will not eliminate packaging at a supermarket. You can cut it roughly in half with a handful of habits.
ReadRecycling8 min read
What actually gets recycled (and what does not)
Most plastics with a recycling symbol are not actually recycled. Knowing the difference changes what you buy.
ReadKitchen6 min read
Buy one knife. Keep it sharp for twenty years.
A knife block is one of the highest-waste corners of the kitchen. One good chef's knife, cared for properly, replaces almost all of it.
ReadKitchen7 min read
Cookware that outlives you
Non-stick coatings flake, warp and end up in landfill. Three pans in honest materials replace a whole cupboard.
ReadKitchen7 min read
Building a refill pantry that actually works
Glass jars look beautiful on Instagram and disastrous in practice unless you set the system up properly. Here is what works.
ReadKitchen5 min read
Brewing better coffee with no waste
Coffee pods are the most quietly disastrous category in the kitchen. Three brewing methods make better coffee with none of it.
ReadKitchen4 min read
A dishwashing routine without plastic bottles
Liquid dish soap is one of the heaviest plastic items in the kitchen. A block, a wooden brush and a linen cloth do the same job for years.
ReadBathroom5 min read
Switching to a safety razor without nicking yourself
Disposable razors are a quietly enormous waste stream. A safety razor lasts a lifetime — the technique takes about a week to learn.
ReadBathroom5 min read
Making a shampoo bar actually work
Most people who try shampoo bars give up after a week. The bar is rarely the problem — the water, the technique and the transition are.
ReadBathroom5 min read
Oral care without the plastic
Toothbrushes, toothpaste tubes and floss containers add up to a kilo of plastic per person per decade. The replacements are unfussy.
ReadBathroom6 min read
A refill routine for the rest of the bathroom
Bars and tablets handle the obvious items. For everything else — lotion, deodorant, hand soap — a small refill system keeps the bottles out of the bin.
ReadKitchen6 min read
PET bottles: recyclable on paper, mostly not in practice
PET is the 'good' plastic — clear, lightweight, kerbside-accepted. The number that matters is how much of it actually becomes a new bottle. It is small.
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