Common Home Compostable Products
Home composting, garden composting, backyard composting, industrial composting - so many types of composting terms that makes starting your own compost project daunting, even scary.. and we get it! So if you want to take the babiest of steps towards waste management and having a more sustainable home, you can start off by CHOOSING home compostable products instead of your conventional plastics.
There’s a multitude of advancements when it comes to creating bioplastic, eco plastics or better plastic alternatives. We can exhaust more on this topic some other time, but for now what’s important to note that home compostable products feel and function like your regular home products but better in the sense that it won’t take 400+ years for it to decompose in the landfills. Ready to try home compostable products but don’t know where to start? We’ve got you! We curated the Top 10 easiest home products for you to try, you’re welcome.
Compostable Sponges - from dish scrubbers to body loofahs, different sponges for different home use. We love Tru Earth’s pop-up sponges that are non-scratch but has a textured feel for a nice scrubbed clean, 100% plastic free and fully compostable!
Compostable Straws - we get it, paper straws are nasty and some still even contain plastic from the glue that binds it together.. so compostable straws made out of sugarcane or bamboo are good alternatives. Repurpose’s Compostable Straws truly don’t suck! They last until the last sip, plant-based, non-toxic apart from being compostable.
Compostable Coffee Filters - ditch the pods and make your own coffee using unbleached, untreated coffee filters, you’ll end up saving more $$ long-term. If You Care Coffee Filters are certified compostable, vegan, unbleached and uses chlorine free paper. As of this writing are also on sale at the Grove website so make sure to grab a few to stock up.
Compostable Cleaning Cloths or Compostable Wipes. We love us some Biom - refillable cleaning system that is home compostable and even claims to be flushable! They also come in a sturdy, pretty container as well. Definitely one and done kind of product that looks great inside your home.
Compostable Tableware - single-use, disposable tableware is the easiest go-to when hosting a party, ditch the red cups and the nasty, flimsy plastic ware, home compostable tableware items are definitely a better, sturdier option. One stop shop for a variety of items? Repurpose has them all from cups, plates, utensils - all of which are non-toxic and compostable.
Compostable Zip Bags - really the most functional item in your kitchen. Nata’s home compostable ziploc bags come in 2 sizes (sandwich and gallon-sized) and can store a variety of items from food to everyday essentials.
Compostable Cling Wrap - yes, these products exist. Great Wrap is home compostable (gone in 180 days) and has a sturdy dispenser that comes in the cutest colors. Say goodbye to those steel perforations that never really cuts through the wrap!
Compostable Dryer Balls - pure wool that lessens drying time and saves $ and energy. Public Good’s Dryer Balls are made out of 100% New Zealand wool and is guaranteed to last you a while! Plus, it’s also at a discount right now, so now’s the time to try and make that swap.
Compostable Poop Bags - the amount of poop bags we go through every week is astounding, so choose one that will decompose with the organic matter already in it... naturally! We love Flora’s Poop Bags with it’s tried and tested extra strong design and leak-proof promise, home compostable and the packaging is made out of recycled items.
Make sure to keep a lookout for those “Certified Compostable” or “Certified Home Compostable” seals to make sure the product has been tried and tested for it’s compostability. The most common being the TUV Austria Compostable certification seal.
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