Plastic-Free Bathroom Swap List Under $100: A Full Reset
The Bathroom Is the Most Plastic-Dense Room in Your Home Open the cabinet under your bathroom sink. Count the plastic containers. Shampoo, conditioner, body wash, face wash, lotion, toothpaste tube, mouthwash bottle, disposable razors, cotton swab packaging, makeup remover wipes. If your bathroom looks anything like mine did three years ago, you’re staring at fifteen to twenty-five pieces of single-use plastic within arm’s reach. According to the United Nations Environment Programme, the average person generates roughly 50 kg of plastic waste per year, and bathroom products are a significant slice of that total. What makes bathroom plastic particularly insidious is that most of it isn’t recyclable — pump tops, tubes with mixed materials, and film-wrapped packaging almost always end up in landfill. Your curbside recycling bin rejects them. ...