Paperless kitchen towels and reusable face wipes

Purchasing reusable items Paperless kitchen towels and reusable face wipes may seem like a slightly bigger investment financially at the time of purchase. But it can save you hundreds of pounds long term and will also save so much waste.

Reusable alternatives can come in many shapes and sizes, replacing many day-to-day items, reusable sandwich bags and food wraps will help towards your plastic-free lifestyle. These are items you can start buying then slowly purchase more as finances allow.

Plastic-free water bottles and reusable coffee cups

On MettaLife, we have a selection of plastic-free water bottles, reusable coffee cups and straws. They come in so many different designs and colours.

Buying your own reusable water bottles and coffee cups has never been easier with our lightweight travel friendly options.

With most coffee chains now supporting the banishment of single-use plastic. You may even receive money off your next hot beverage just for going green.

Reusable sanitary pads and panty liners

Reusable products are not limited to kitchen and cleaning. You can purchase items such as nappies, as well as reusable sanitary pads and panty liners. In an average life, a woman can use up to 9,000 single-use sanitary items. Which equates to just 100 reusable alternatives.

Most sanitary products have harmful chemicals that can cause serious illness and play havoc with hormones, when these products are so close to your body you are putting yourself at risk without realising it. If you wanted to make one swap today as a woman reusable sanitary pads would be the one item I would recommend.

Small changes like this have detrimental impacts on the environment and reversing the damage we have created.

Reusable shopping bags

Everyone should have a couple of reusable shopping bags, you always are in need of an extra bag. This is a major change towards going plastic-free, ditch plastic bags altogether.

By opting for reusable alternatives, you are helping to reduce the need for unfriendly materials that are harmful to the environment and its inhabitants from production to disposal.