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Eco Friendly | Sustainable Living Swaps
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Plastic Free July is over but these are some life long swaps I've made over the last few years and I will absolutely never go back! * This List contains affiliate links
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Baby & Toddler
 
Home Goods
 
Hygiene & Femine Care
 
Kitchen
 
Other

Baby & Toddler

The baby industry is one of the most wastefull with so many parents using single use products & tons of low quality plastic items. Here's a few sustainable swaps to help reduce waste and toxin exporsure.

 
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Sustainable plastic free kids cups & more
Elk and Friends
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Sustainable baby bottle that convert to sippy or straw cups
Pura Stainless | Stainless Steel Baby Bottles | MADE SAFE® Certified
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My toddler's favorite cup for over a year!
Re-Play | Recycles Plastic Made Cups and Tableware for Toddlers
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Babies go through roughly 3000 diapers a year and some don't potty train until 2.5 -3 years. Save some money and reduce waste by trying cloth even if it's part time
Texas Tushies | Cloth Diaper Quick Starter Kit
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Home Goods

Skip the single use plastic cleaner bottles and dryer sheets

 
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Ditch the gunky fabric softener sheets that are coating your clothes and switch to reusable wool dryer balls!
Friendsheep | Sustainable Wool Goods - Eco Friendly and Fair Trade
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Low waste, glass containers with refill optionsare the way to go!
Grove Collaborative | Cleaning & Household Products
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Hygiene & Femine Care

Plastic bottles from beauty care are among the most contributed plastics in a landfill, reduce waste by switching to solid soaps and shampoos!

 
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Size inclusive Period undies for teens and adults
Revol Cares | Welcome to life with without leaks
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Zero plastic, solid shampoos and conditioners! Also get the baggies, trust me.. They're a GAME CHANGER!!
KITSCH™ Official Site | Hair Care & Accessories
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Comes in a sustainable glass packaging with some amazing ingredients to help remineralize your enamel.
NOBS | Toothpaste Tablets
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Plastic bottles are the biggest pollutant, switch to solid bar soap like this tallow based one! Use code VIP10 to save 10%
Earth & Pebble | Handmade Cold Process Tallow Soap
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Non-Tallow based soap
Earth & Pebble | Natural Cold Process Soap
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Less plastic waste then buying a pack of tooth brushes
Zen Bamboo | Electric Toothbrush
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Refillable safety razors, zero plastic
Zero Waste Safety Razor | Sustainable Razor - Single Blade, 10 Free Blades
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Kitchen

Ditch the plastic grocery bags and Tupperware!

 
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Bring your own grocery bags when you go shopping!
Lotus Trolley Bags Set of 4 w/Cooler & Holder
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Plastic Tupperware is leaching microplastics into your food! Switch to glass!
GLASSLOCK 24-Piece Glass Food Storage Set
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Glass food storage is amazing and buying things in bulk can be cheaper if you have a great way to preserve food.
Ball Mason Jars | Canning & Food Storage
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Reusable paper towels save us so much money every month!
Marley's Monsters | Unpaper Towels & Rounds
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The best reusable baggies for snacks, makeup, or anything you would use a plastic ziplock for.
Stasher Reusable Silicone Food Storage Bags
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Everything tastes better in glass!!
BKR | High Quality Reuseable Glass Water Bottle
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My favorite tumblers for coffee and greens
ANOTION | Glass Tumblers
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Other

Toys and other miscellaneous things

 
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Reusable water balloons for countless hours of fun all summer long!
SOPPYCID 12Pcs Reusable Water Balloons
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