1000 Flowers for the Planet - #69 Use Plastic-Free Kitchen Utensils
Do you have a drawer full of plastic kitchen
utensils? Most households generally have a drawer dedicated to all those
kitchen gadgets we felt we couldn’t do without. They’re supposed to make life
easier. Most of them are made of plastic.
My suggestion is that you replace these
plastic utensils only when they are no longer able to perform their function.
If they still do their job it would be counter-productive to put them into
landfill. But when you need a new tool, buy one that is made from metal /
bamboo / wood or a combination of these things. A tool made from these
resources will last you a lifetime. ‘Ecology‘ is a company that makes such
kitchen products, and furthermore considers it’s environmental impact in their
manufacturing processes. An even better bonus is that their packaging is mostly
recycled and recyclable products, making the whole experience a jolly good one.
All you need to do is put a bit of thought
into your requirements. Do you really need that utensil in the first place or
are you simply being a gadget freak? Can you find a replacement tool that isn’t
made of plastic? How can you do things differently to make an impact on
improving our planet?
I bet you can.
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