I have been slowly making changes to make our house use less plastic. I haven’t wanted to suddenly throw everything out to buy new eco-friendly products because one, I couldn’t afford to suddenly change everything but two, that defeats the point of being eco friendly, throwing away useable items so when things have been worn out, rather than buy new plastic ones or ones that don’t biodegrade so easily, I have been looking at what will produce less waste long term.
I have recently been introduced to EarthBits. They firmly believe real change comes from both individual and societal choices, but as a family that still tries to live a plastic-free life every day, they are very aware of how challenging this can be, especially for families and young people. They’ve decided to use their experience and desire to protect the planet and make it easier for people to find products they can trust are not going to damage the environment.
Eco-friendly dish brush bundle
This full set of cleaning brushes will cover all your needs for hand washing in the kitchen. All the brushes are fully biodegradable, and the metal wire that holds the coconut fibres together is 100% recyclable. The bundle includes a coconut fibre round head dish brush, coconut fibre bottle brush, pot scrubber made from sisal bristles and wood and a wooden dish brush with sisal bristles.
I love them, the heads are very hardwearing but soft enough not to scratch my dishes and glasses. They look fab too, wooden handles look much nicer than plastic.
Eco-friendly dish sponges
These amazingly versatile eco-friendly kitchen sponges are made with organic fabrics that are fully compostable. The internal lining is bamboo, renowned for its antibacterial properties; one side is organic cotton, suitable for delicate surfaces, the other is made of hessian fabric, perfect for scrubbing away the dirt on dishes and cups.
You can use them time and time again, washing them when needed in the washing machine. Once they come to the end of their life, cut them in small pieces and pop them in your compost. They will naturally biodegrade. They come in a pack of 2, with 4 colourful distinctive design to choose from, dinosaurs, cactus, bees and clouds.
Vegan food wraps
Now, I have seen beeswax food wraps before but I didn’t realise you could get vegan food wraps. These vegan wraps are a great step to cut down on your plastic usage while using a product made 100% of plant-based materials. The Vegan food wraps are handmade using organic cotton. They are a fantastic eco-friendly way to protect and maintain your food fresh and a sustainable alternative to cling film! The pack includes 2 wraps, a smaller one at 20x20cm and a bigger one measuring 30x30cm.
The wraps last about a year, to increase the lifespan and keep them clean, just wash with lukewarm water and a tiny bit of washing up soap. After a year, you can rewax with a vegan wax refresher block to use it for another!
Soap nuts
I haven’t tried these yet as we are getting a new washing machine soon so I want to wait for that and use them in a washing machine that hasn’t had any chemicals in. These berry shells grow on the Sapindus mukorossi (Soap Berry) tree in the Himalayas and they naturally contain a cleaning agent that works like detergent, called saponin. Saponin is amazing at penetrating the fibres of your clothes, lifting stains from the fabric that is then rinsed away.
Soap nuts work at all temperatures from 30. C – 90. C. Get the best out of their natural cleaning properties by putting them in a mug with hot water just before using them, or make liquid soap that can also be used as a natural pesticide for your plants, shampoo and even a general cleaner for your home!
You can use the same soapnuts for approx 4-6 washes, once they start they start to turn dull grey and the shells become flimsy you simply place them in your compost as they are 100% biodegradable.
Giveaway
EarthBits have very kindly offered one reader the chance to win a pack of their eco-friendly dish sponges. You can choose the design between dinosaurs, cactus, bees and clouds, subject to availability. Use the app below to enter, good luck!
Win a set of eco-friendly dish sponges
Chana says
This is a wonderful prize! I’m slowly changing to no plastic more sustainable products but it ain’t cheap! Would love to win!
Mandy Doherty says
Not heard of this company before, their products look fantastic
Lugworm says
Great range and very on trend and appropriate
Tracy B says
I love to hear about products that are eco friendly and fully biodegradable so they don’t pollute the planet so thank you for this review, I’ll be checking this company out further
MARIA ROGERS says
what a great idea!
michelle o'neill says
looks fantastic
Ursula Hunt says
I am trying to be more eco friendly and these ideas and reviews give me some great ideas to help me on my journey
Sally Collingwood says
Wow, this is fabulous!
Joanna Gerrard says
Small changes make big differences.
Andrea Fletcher says
Would love to give these a try.
Rebecca Nisbet says
I would choose the bees, we try and do what we can to help the enviroment
Rachel Craig says
I don’t like to have the kitchen clean and tidy. It somehow can give ‘a warm glow inside ‘, a sort of ” Sense of Wellbeing “. I think it come from ‘aiming to to do the best / my best ‘ when it comes to this Important room within the house. It’s purpose / role is so Important for ‘everyone ‘ :- Ourselves, family, friends, visitors, etc.
As the kitchen in a way is ‘the heart of the home ‘. As it is where we produce / provide food / nourishment, refreshments, sustenance. We need the kitchen to be clean in order that what food and refreshments we provide are truly healthy, nourishing, as is our intent. Caring.
Planet Earth provides for us. Which perhaps we need to Appreciate and Respect. In doing so is Caring and the Environment, and ‘everyone ‘. Up to date information / knowledge / understanding is beneficial in this aspect. We can aim to do our best, whilst live our lives. Respect for our Environment is Important. Thanks for your Care.
Annabel Greaves says
I would really love to win
Tracy Smith says
This would be a great way to kickstart going plastic free.
Margaret Clarkson says
They sound like amazing and responsible products.
Michelle Smith says
Such a fab prize
Jayne Townson says
Some great things there, I love the soap nuts.
Carole Nott says
Great new ideas – would love to give them a try
Fiona jk42 says
Interested to see that you can now get bruses etc that my grandmother would have used.
Jo m welsh says
This is a great prize love all of these products
Lyndsey cooksey says
What a great company! I’m trying my best to chose sustainable products, toiletries, recycle. So thing I am teaching my daughter. These are great.
Jemma Dwyer says
lovely giveaway 🙂 great idea
Dawn Wilkinson says
Bees sound fun. It’s difficult to change our habits and cut out plastic but the above items make it easier.
Bryan Murphy says
Nice prize
Peter Watson says
It’s good to know you are doing your bit to save the planet and its’ wikdlife.
Charlotte isobelle says
I love a good dish brush. These all look handy!
Tracy Nixon says
Great range – I’d love to try them out!
Katie says
These look fantastic and I would love to give them a go
Angela Muir says
Would love this
Priscilla Stubbs says
A great giveaway, always looking for ways to become more eco friendly
Vikki Bowker says
Thanks for this. This is something we are trying to do as well.
Laura Pritchard says
These look great!
fiona waterworth says
This is some thing I would love to add to all my other eco products
Sandra Jenkinson says
That’s a great prize, and I am trying as hard as possible to be as green as I can.
Kate Sharman says
Lovely prize to help my eco journey
Karen Richards says
Lovely giveaway. Trying to become more eco friendly. Such a useful prize.
Ritchie Dee says
What a great idea!
ashleigh allan says
Would love to win this!
Liz Marks says
I have read about soap nuts a lot but I have never tried them – seems too good to be true!
Blake says
A fab idea to help the world use less plastic
YOLANDA DAVIS says
Great post. I didn’t even know this stuff existed.
Good luck everyone with the giveaway.
Lynne D says
Love trying out new products and would love to give these a go.
Helen Tovell says
Lovely inspirational post and give away thank you
Nicola Godfrey says
This looks great!
Ruth Harwood says
Great products, we could do with some lovely plastic-free things to replace the ones in the kitchen xx
Sarah Parker says
great prize – would love to try
Christine Shelley says
Any reusable items get my vote
Rich Tyler says
Lovely, count me in
Jenny McClinton says
These look great and I would love to try. It seems now with all the extra restrictions and rules in place that plastic is being used even more and thrown away more, so this is a great prize to see.
Mark says
Good luck!
Lisa Foley says
These look brilliant
Sharon Hirst says
Some great items that I would love to try
Katie B says
Dinosaur themed! That’s amazing!
Ellie Spider says
we have soap nuts and we also have a bar washing up soap for the disches as well as some scrubbies dish clothes – like you we are working hard to go eco friendly and green as much as possible in the kitchen.
We used some soap nuts as well to make like cleaning spray for the kitchen surfaces which worked out really well
A.E. ADKINS says
We are making small steps to reducing our plastic consumption so this would be great
Nia says
So great to see products like these being promoted!
kim white says
Useful and practical prize and good choice of designs
CarolynE says
I’d love all of these items 8n my kitchen. They are beaut as well as extremely practical.
Savetheplanet says
Great!
James Harris says
I feel like any insult can be enhanced by adding absolute as a prefix e.g. you absolute eco-friendly dish sponge.
Janet Hammond says
Thank you for introducing me to EarthBits – sounds like a fantastic company. Great blog!
Lynn says
Products sound great
JackR says
Interesting Products!
Cydney Webster says
Would love these! I feel so bad throwing away sponges when they get grubby.
Katie Moran says
What an amazing set of equipment! Perfect to save the planet and do our bit whilst cleaning
Ann Lewis says
That’s a good idea!
Harline parkin says
I try to always buy eco friendly products love them
Evette Williams says
Loving these products
Darren Bourne says
I’d choose the cactus design if I one. I would really like to try these.
AR Lister says
Good to go plastic free
Allan Fullarton says
Lovely idea.
Patricia Avery says
I do love a practical giveaway
Nikki Easton says
I’ve had a coconut scrubber before and loved it, I didn’t know there was such a range available.
Charmian Filewood says
I love that there are so many eco friendly options now
Stephanie Keill says
Loving these eco friendly ideas !!
Eileen Hindley says
Love eco friendly products 🙂
Troy Easton says
Cool Love the giveaway.
James Travis says
Love the eco products, great giveaway
Nadia Josephine says
I love using things that are reuseable and eco friendly
Richard R says
Look like great products to help reduce the use of single use plastics.
CAROLINE WATSON says
great giveaway I’m trying to do my bit with using less plastic and just being aware of waste in our house
Ian Yates says
Thank you for the chance to win useful, practical prizes.
Lynn Neal says
These items would be a graet help to go plastic free!
Adrian Bold says
Thanks for the great prize and competition. Good luck everyone.
Patricia Barrett says
Great prizes, I’d love to win. Thanks for the competition.
Charlotte C says
I had not heard of this company before but the products look really interesting! Thanks!
Anneka Davies says
This is a fantastic prize
betsy ferguson says
My grandkids keep me informed about eco issues, that they learn about at school. I think the kids would approve of these on Grannys bench x
Jenny Rogers says
Some great ideas there to help remove plastic.
Victoria Prince says
Particularly like the sound of the kitchen sponges – I’m constantly on the look out for a decent alternative!
Jodie Hutchinson says
Never heard of this company before, their products look great!
Sheri Darby says
These look a really good idea
Maria Messruther says
The one with clouds on looks amazing. Not just boring with one cloud design it has many different clouds.
Carly Belsey says
These look great, I would love to try these
Leanne Pearson says
I love the coconut bristle brushes! I’ve been wanting to try the soap nuts too!!
kim neville says
Would be nice to try these
Jessica Powell says
These look great, I love the whole ethos behind it too.
Emma England says
These sound fantastic! I love the cactus design.
Selena Longworth says
Great prize, we have been talking to our daughter about recycling this week.
I explained to her my Dad (her Grandad) spent years working in a factory making recycled egg boxes.
Jennifer Rhymer says
I love looking for more eco friendly things to try, this looks great x
Jeanette Leighton says
never heard of the soap nuts before would love to try
Rachael Sexey says
Wow I love the cactus design
Georgie Wright says
Great ideas, I love the designs as well!
Hayley Todd says
I love the ethics behind this company! We are always looking for was to become more ecologically friendly as a family and I firmly believe that even the smallest change is a move in the right direction.
Anthea Holloway says
These are such lovely products and helping us to recycle and save the planet.
MERYL Thomas says
These products are BRILLIANT
Catherine Gregory says
My little boy would definitely want the dinosaur
Jennifer Toal says
I love the look of these
Tee Simpson says
I have been looking at ways to go eco friendly. I never knew about things like this.
Orange23 says
They sound like a great eco friendly idea, I like the different designs
Craig Hindle says
Just the kind of items I need
Chris hindle says
Really nice and practical prize
Rebecca Beesley says
I’m so fascinated by soap nuts – Keen to hear how you get on with them.
Tammy Neal says
Great giveaway x