Plastic-Free Tuesday is now also on Pinterest! Yeay! This means even more plastic-free inspiration and sharing of tips and tricks in cutting down on plastic consumption and waste.
Pinterest is great for sharing all kinds of information and inspiration, including, we should have known, plastic-free living. We’ve already been busy collecting many pins over the past weeks on a wide range of everyday plastic-free items, inspiration and DIY tips. Over 200 pins so far! If you take a look at our Pinterest page, you will find the pins organized on 7 different ‘boards’ with themes such as ‘the blog posts, ‘tools’, ‘inspiration’, ‘DIY’, ‘personal care, ‘cleaning’, but also a board on .. ‘who knew?’.. some of the coolest out-of-the-box plastic free thinking (see below).
Please, keep check of the blog as well, since we will post some of our favorite pins here regularly as well. I mean, wooden Lego..? Who knew?! I didn’t. 🙂
Wooden Lego blocks (from Mokurukku)
Wooden Lego Blocks. How cool?
Modern version of the traditional torch? 🙂
Bamboo keyboard. Got many questions on this already. “How do you work without plastics?” Here’s an answer?
Helmet from “liquid wood”.
Edible Jelloware (by The Way We See The World). Vegan disposable and compostable cups. Different flavors too 🙂 For when glass or stainless steel is no option?
Plastic-Free chewing gum (via My Plastic-Free Life)
Yeps.. Other gum apparently contains plastic. This one’s without!
We have a couple of these on our Pinterest boards. Any you like in particular?
Contact lenses cases (design by Beverly Moon)
Nice right? (via Mocoloco).
Alright, just a selection of the more special plastic-free items.
I think that probably for many of you the basics might still be a prime concern as well, i.e. getting groceries plastic-free, coffees, lunch, or a shower :-). They are for me.. Pins abound on these issues as well on the various Pinterest boards, so have a browse! Wishing you happy pinning, and please, drop us a comment if you have any other things to add or experiences with any of these specific products? We’re just collecting most of them and have not necessarily used them ourselves (yet).
Hope you have a wonderful Sunday!
5 Comments
Love the wooden Legos!!
Great right? They look so nice! And no plastic. Not sure if you already took a look at our Pinterest boards, but we came across other alternative Lego blocks as well:
http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-product-design/sawdust-coffee-tea-lego-blocks-colors-tokyo.html
Made from saw dust, cedar bark shavings, coffee beans and/or green tea leaves. Though unfortunately, I now note at the bottom of that post that these materials are actually bound together by recycable polypropylene.. Hmm, that’s a catch.. In terms of overall plastic consumption it’s probably less plastic though.. yet, they allegedly smell nice as well, which means a child might start nibbling.. 🙂 Not sure if that’s good with the plastic inside.
In any case, it’s good to see a move towards plastic awareness and potentially eco-friendlier alternatives.
Ditto, I need those wooden Legos! Great find, love the boards 🙂
That lego is so pretty. And check out the contact lens cases! Thank you for sharing that! I thought that was one thing that really was only available in plastic, and would just have to be put up with. People are so creative 🙂
Leanne
Hi Leanne,
Yes they are! It often just takes a slightly different perspective, a little creativity, and simple action, certainly when it comes to plastics… One thing i have not been able to find a way around yet is contact lens fluids though.. 😉 maybe some clever person will sort that out too. 🙂 other wise its back to a plain pair of glasses (in a metal frame) I think…? 🙂
If you need more inspiration, be sure to check out the other pins on Pinterest! we have more cool stuff gathered there!
Marlies