Sustainable Home Checklist

Below are my quick reference printable guides for creating a sustainable home. Print off a checklist or save them in your phone. These are full of eco-friendly tips to minimising waste in your kitchen, bathroom, wardrobe and laundry.

Kitchen

Food waste is a big problem in today’s society. We need large-scale social change to alter the way we grow, transport, consume and dispose of food. 

Changing the way we go about daily habits in the kitchen is something we can do ourselves, right now. Take your reusable bags to your local grocery store or farmers market and shop for seasonal fresh produce. Fill your jars at your local bulk bin store and have fun learning to DIY some of those items you can only find in plastic.

And if you do find an item that’s only available in plastic, maybe write a letter to the store or the company directly and ask if they have plans to switch up their packaging for a more sustainable option.

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Steps to create a sustainable kitchen that is toxic free and environmentally friendly

If you are already covering a lot of these and feel like you are ready to take it one step further why not start growing your own produce. Balcony or vertical vegetable gardens are great if you are short of space and self-watering options work well if you travel a bit. If you don’t feel you have space, join a local community garden, it’s also a great way to meet like minded people.

Bathroom

A bathroom is a place that can easily get cluttered with products. I used to be terrible at buying products promising miracle results and moving on to a new one when it wasn’t achieved. I had eye creams, day creams, night creams, masks all to fix problems being caused by a bad diet, lack of sleep, and a stressful lifestyle. I was looking for solutions in a bottle of chemicals instead of fixing the cause. Once I realised this I simplified all of my bathroom products, only used natural ingredients, and allowed my skin barrier to repair itself.

A lot of these items are hard to find zero waste but look for glass, metal, or paper packaging as these can be recycled.

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Small changes can minimise huge amounts of landfill.
The bathroom is a high turnover place for toxic chemicals and plastic products. This is a small list to help you achieve a more sustainable bathroom.

Wardrobe

Quitting fast fashion and minimising your wardrobe will simplify your daily life. Most people don’t actually wear half of their wardrobe, yet often feel like they have nothing to wear. Sound familiar? When you have a wardrobe of quality staple pieces you will be more likely to shop your wardrobe before buying new and won’t be as tempted by the trends of the changing seasons.

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Having a sustainable wardrobe is not about buying more to replace what you have. This list will help you dress more sustainably doing less.

Laundry

With a nature baby in reusable nappies, we now do laundry every single day! I became very conscious of the plastic we were using, however, I have very sensitive skin so only use natural, oil & fragrance-free products. I wash with soapberries on lightly soiled loads and refill jars of laundry powder and soak from bulk refill store for nappies and heavily soiled loads.

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Gentle changes to make your wardrobe last.

Work your way through your home, room by room. Take it slow, be conscious of your decisions and regain control of your lifestyle choices. You’ll feel better, lighter, happier and healthier.

Gabrielle xoxo