30 reusable items vs. 30 disposable items

You have hundreds of choices when it comes to reusable products vs. disposable products. Here are 30 ideas. Even if you just choose 5 or 10, and use them all year, it’ll make a huge difference for the planet.

Snack baggies from Plum Creek Mercantile

• Cloth snack bags over plastic baggies.
• Cloth shopping bags over paper or plastic.
• Cloth handkerchiefs over tissues.
• Reusable coffee filters over paper.
• Cloth shower curtains over plastic.
• Reusable lunch sack over paper.
• Real dishes over disposable.

EarthLust water bottles

• Refillable water bottles over plastic.
• Rain water for car washing and gardens over new tap water.
• Cloth napkins over paper.
• The amazing reusable mom product – Breastfeeding over plastic bottles.
• Refillable ink cartridges over new.
• Cloth produce bags over plastic.
• Food containers over foil, plastic wrap, or wax paper.
• Plantable or homemade paper over new.
• Wash cloths over baby wipes.

Tovolo ice pop molds

• Reusable ice pop molds over toss away boxes, wrappers, and sticks.
• Recyclable toothbrushes over toss away toothbrushes.
• Non-disposable female products over disposable.
• Silicone Baking Cups over paper muffin cups.
• Rechargeable batteries over toss away.
• Homemade cleaners in refillable bottles vs new plastic bottles all year long.
• Old cleaning cloths over paper towels and sponges.
• Library books over buying new.
• Refillable pens over non-refillable.
• Reusable razors – or electric over plastic.
• Rented, traded, or thrift store toys over new.
• Refillable liquid hand soap pumps over plastic bottled soap.
• Old school mop heads over sponge-like mop heads.
• Cloth diapers over plastic.

Choose one, choose five, or choose all of the above over disposables to make a big impact.