10 Easy Cleaning & Organizing Sustainable Swaps for the Kitchen
Dive into deep cleaning in a sustainable, non-toxic kind of way. We sifted through the harsh chemicals, and put together a cheat sheet highlighting a few of the cleanest products + brands on the market, available at our shop.
Our favorites for kitchen cleaning & organizing:
LONG HANDLE DISH BRUSH
Reduce your plastic waste in style with the bamboo long handle dish brush. For scrubbing pots, plates and those hard to reach places. The vegetable bristle top is compostable and biodegradable.
Sustainability Practices:
Made of bamboo and stainless steel
Replaces single use plastics
Replaceable head
Compostable/biodegradable
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WAFFLE DISH TOWEL, SET OF 2
When cleaning messes and washing your hands, make sure the rag you're reaching for is pleasant to the touch, pleasing to the eye, super absorbent, and quick to dry.
Sustainability Practices:
Made of natural materials, OEKO-TEX 100 certified
Reduces need for single use paper towels
Reusable over and over (and over) again
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NATURAL LOOFAH SPONGE, 3 PACK
These sponges are double layered, made from plants, and stitched with a cotton hanging loop. They’re a great eco-friendly alternative to synthetic dish sponges and are completely zero waste.
Sustainability Practices:
Made of natural, biodegradable materials
Recyclable packaging
Biodegradable at end of life
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MULTI-PURPOSE VEGGIE BRUSH
This USDA Biobased certified Multi-Purpose Veggie Scrub Brush is designed to clean your veggies and fruit effectively and naturally using only renewable, plant-based materials.
Sustainability Practices:
USDA organic bamboo
The Multi-Purpose Veggie Brush features a thoughtfully crafted handle made from USDA certified organic bamboo and arrives in plastic-free packaging.
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BAMBOO SOAP SHELF
*Pairs well with our dish soap block!* A bathroom and kitchen essential to assist in your swap from plastic soap dispensers to bar soap. This soap dish is large enough to hold dish soap bars and small enough to keep your bath soap from sliding around. With raised edges and slats, your soap will stay in place and dry easily.
Sustainable Practices:
100% bamboo
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DISH SOAP BLOCK
This dish block is a perfect alternative to plastic bottles of dish soap. Use in the kitchen with a reusable brush for all your hand-washing needs.
Sustainable Practices:
Eliminates need for plastic dish soap bottle
One block replaces a 12oz bottle of dish soap
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BAUM GLASS & WOOD AIRTIGHT CANISTER
BAUM is a heat-resistant glass canister with a wooden lid made of acacia. The gently curving form is comfortable to hold, and the lid is designed so that canisters stack stably. It comes with a silicone ring for tight sealing and is ideal for storing dried foods.
Sustainability Practices:
Made of Sustainable Materials
Brand ships carbon neutral, conscious about choosing eco-friendly materials for creation of products, committed to improving and reducing environmental impacts.
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SOAPPLY LIQUID HAND WASH
Crafted with clean, non-toxic ingredients these refillable hand soaps will soon be your go-to sustainable staple for your home.
Sustainability Practices:
2x concentrated formula saves water and packaging waste
Plant based, cruelty free and vegan
7 clean ingredients
Free of chlorine, synthetic perfumes, dyes, petrochemicals and brighteners
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POT & PAN SCRUBBER
Wool dryer balls are an effortless replacement to dryer sheets — a set of three will last over 1000 loads. Just toss them in your dryer to see reduced wrinkles, softer fabrics and shortened drying time. In fact, dryer balls can reduce drying time by at least 20%, cutting down on even more energy use.
Sustainability Practices:
100% New Zealand wool
Eliminates the need for single use dryer sheets
Reduces drying time by 20%
Lasts over 1000 uses
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REUSABLE PAPER TOWELS, SET OF 10
Waffle like texture, wash great, and are absorbent. Keep these on your counter as a paper towel replacement.
Brand: Mioeco
Made Of: 100% Organic Cotton
Sustainability Practices: Replace paper towels with a sustainable, reusable unpaper towel, compostable
End of Life: Compostable
Made In: India
Product Care: Machine wash, tumble dry
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We have more sustainable swaps, cleaning tools and products, and organization goods on the site to explore, for all your cleaning needs! Reach out with any questions, especially if you’re in need of something specific! We’d love to chat, and take suggestions on what cleaning tools and products to carry in the future. Happy cleaning!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jaclyn Tracy is the founder of SISTAIN. Her goal is to make a greater difference by educating, activating and making sustainable consumerism not only easier, but aspirational. She believes success is in the collective impact, getting a whole group of people to change their behavior by committing to choosing sustainable brands, less waste and imperfect progress.
