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If You’re Looking To Be More Eco-Friendly And Don’t Know Where To Start Here Are 20 Products That Can Help

It doesn't have to feel impossible to be a little more eco-friendly.

1. A set of bar shampoo and conditioner that come in 100% plastic-free packaging and are actually *perfect* for travel (and real life). Leaky plastic bottles? Yeah, don't know that life anymore. Reviewers say these work equally as well as bottled soap and suds up just right to leave hair feeling clean and smooth!

reviewer image of the two soaps on stands

2. A plastic-free Blueland toilet cleaner starter set, because the blue-colored tablets you currently use are definitely not ~green~. These babies are plant-based, bleach-free, and keep things smelling so fresh and so clean. Plus, you can subscribe and keep the goodness rolling!

3. A reusable swab meant to help cut down on your single-use waste but also that just makes sense because those other swabs never seem to actually make it into the trash can... they somehow just lie scattered around your bathroom floor. Clean up your personal home and... your planetary home (lol?).

A user added photo of the swab

4. A pack of 100% biodegradable straws made from vegetable fibers designed to feel like plastic — because sometimes you just miss a good old-fashioned plastic straw, amirite? It's okay, we all know the paper ones just aren't the same.

A close up of the product and the packagin

5. A surprisingly chic set of four glass food storage containers with bamboo lids if you feel like your head is gonna explode the next time you have to deal with another set of tomato sauce-stained plastic containers. These clean well, don't retain old leftover smells, and last for-ever.

A reviewer's photo of the set on a countertop

6. A box of organic bamboo bandages because helping in the journey to treat Mother Earth a lil better can start with something as small as no longer purchasing the classic plastic Band-Aids. When your boo-boo is better, this biodegradable bandage can go right into your compost bin to become new soil.

7. A reusable organic cone coffee filter that's coffee-snob approved (see review below) and will make your morning brew even more java-mazing. After each use, just wash it with some hot water and it's ready to go for the next cup, and the next, and the next, and the... you get the point.

a reviewer photo of the filter in a Chemex

8. A bulk bag of oxygen whitener, an all-natural, color-safe plant-based bleach alternative, that will keep your whites nice and bright and smelling like essential oils and not harsh chemicals. Smell ya later, bleach!

9. A four-pack of all-natural, compostable toothbrushes for your littles, because the small changes we make today will actually make the biggest difference for them in the long run. Plus, that giraffe design?? So dang cute you may just start using these yourself.

A user photo of the mint and pink toothbrushes

10. A tin of organic, zero-waste mint toothpaste tablets with fluoride, which you'll love immediately because you genuinely don't need your toothpaste to be a neon color nor do you need it to come in an impossibly messy tube. Just give these a crunch, wet your toothbrush, and get scrubbing!

A reviewer photo of the toothpaste tabs

11. A pack of reusable makeup rounds that even come with a tiny laundry bag for washing them, because let's ~face~ it — you never liked the leftover fuzz on your face from the disposable ones, anyway.

A reviewer holds the makeup remover pads

12. A set of four acacia wood cutting boards truly a cut above the rest. Not only are you reducing the plastic in your kitchen, but you're also getting boards that double as fancy serving trays for charcuterie nights, making these *chef's kiss*.

The four cutting boards displayed

13. A box of 64 plastic-free Dropps dishwasher pods which will leave your dishes and glassware sparkling clean without the need for a pre-rinse. The pods are free of any toxic or harmful chemicals and they come in water-soluble packaging so everything dissolves in the wash cycle.

the box of detergent pods in the scent lemon

14. A countertop compost bin that not only looks great but keeps the odor in so you can throw your food waste somewhere other than the trash. When this fills up, run it out to the big compost bin, then give it a quick wash, and it'll be good as new. The only thing that's dirty about this is the dirt you're returning to the earth — and that's pretty great.

the compost bin in the terracotta color

15. A pack of fragrance-free, plant-based laundry sheets because there's really no need to dirty up the planet every time you clean your clothes. You'll get up to 120 loads worth with just a tiny, space-saving box, too!

A user holding the packaging and two detergent sheets

16. A set of 15 reusable food-grade silicone bags to eventually replace all the single-use plastic sandwich bags we all use just a little too much. I have it on good authority (a toddler) that Goldfish crackers taste just as good coming from these!

A user review photo of the bags laid out on a table

17. An Avocado Eco Organic mattress, that's something you'll only purchase once in a blue moon, but you certainly won't lose any sleep over it. It meets tough requirements for how the materials are sourced, acquired, and produced to be certified as a 100% organic textile and organic latex product. So, you know you'll be catching some seriously clean Zzzzs with this baby.

A dog sits on the Avocado mattress while a person looks on

18. A three-pack of organic, reusable wool dryer balls, which help your clothes dry faster, soften your laundry, and reduce static cling — all without contributing to landfills. Who knew doing laundry could be such a ~ball~?

A user review photo of the product and it's storage bag

19. A 13-pack of reusable produce bags to not only show that you are totally legit in your efforts to be more eco-friendly but to also put an end to the tangle of plastic bags you have under your sink that you swear you're gonna use someday (spoiler: you're not).

20. A set of five Swedish dish towels that are super absorbent and will make paper towels a thing of the past — each one of these cloths can replace up to 15 paper towel rolls! The best part? Rinse 'em and dry 'em and they're ready to go again!

A flat lay of the Swedish dish cloths

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