Reusable Is The New Black: Eco Cups And 9 Other Products That Prove It!

Many of us are now quite sensitive to the reusability of any given item

. We can see what will need to be thrown out when it is opened, how much waste is embedded in it, and how long it will last before needing replacement. And as such, reusable is the new black! Today we explore 9 very popular products (like reusable coffee cups and water bottles) that go for good old-fashioned longevity including some you might not have in your environmental arsenal yet!

Reusable Coffee Cups

Those who cant do without a real coffee in the morning that is, a barista-made masterpiece can now enjoy without the guilt of using up non-recyclable disposable paper cups. Eco cups are now very popular, can be personalised with your own colours, and come with inbuilt good vibrations!

BYO Chopsticks

Did you know 63 billion pairs of disposable chopsticks are thrown out EVRY YEAR in China alone? Much like bringing your own reusable coffee cup, bringing your own chopsticks is a movement at its genesis, which the world needs us all to take up.

Stainless Steel Water Bottles

The fact that stainless steel water bottles are reusable is important. However, they also have unexpected health powers they are fully BPA-free, they dont leach chemicals into your water on a hot day, and they can be boiled (like reusable eco coffee cups) to remove the horrible yet barely visible biofilm which collects on the inside of re-used water bottles.

Cloth Nappies

Reusing nappies still involves washing, but no longer requires all those annoying (and dangerous) pins, or all that folding time. Modern cloth nappies are velcro-fastened and pretty much leak proof.

Shopping Bags

Several towns throughout Australia have gone plastic bag-free, as have some major retail chains and the entire state of South Australia. Many households are also realising the benefits, as they reclaim all that cupboard space that was once used for plastic bags!

Icypole Moulds

These simple plastic shapes can be used to make thousands of icypoles without any of the plastic wrappers that hold supermarket-bought icypoles.

Cleaning Cloths

Paper towels are definitely going out of fashion the reusable alternative with embedded antimicrobials are steadily gaining favour.

Razors

Nope, nobody buys disposable razors anymore! Thats why theyre sitting on the bottom shelf in the supermarket, instead of at eye level. Reusable razors are cheaper, and invariably offer a cleaner, closer shave than single or dual-blade disposables.

Quality Furniture and Toys

Walk into any cheap store and youll immediately be surrounded by hundreds of products that are causing massive environmental problems cheap, poorly made items produced in countries with few environmental protection controls using slave labour. The notion of embodied energy is slowly becoming known around the world these items have life cycle high embodied energy because they dont last very long and probably werent needed to begin with.

Reusable products, from reusable coffee cups to nappies, keep goods out of the waste stream, they preserve the embodied energy used to create products, save money in purchasing and disposal costs and create less hazardous waste. Theyre inherently better start your reusability journey now!

by: belindadarling

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