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The month of May has been a rather exciting Month indeed, from Workers day to Mother’s Day and lets not forget Election day Wednesday. As many people celebrated Mother’s day, we must also not forget our Mother Earth, and make sure that she is always looked after, as she has looked after us.
She has fed and sustained us for millions of years and has done so without complaint. It shouldn’t be our duty to want to look after her but it should be second nature to do so.
With us giving homage to our Mothers and showing how much they mean to us, we would like to help with, 5 adjustments to make your kitchen a Zero-waste or Low-impact one.
Moving to a Zero-Waste or Low-impact lifestyle all at once seems like an impossible task. Getting rid of all your plastic? “but I need it” is what often goes through our minds.
Its just a new practice we can start, there is in fact a Eco-friendly swap for nearly everything in your kitchen
1. Embrace Silicone Sponges: (Have a look at the selection on Takealot)
Remember the Good ole days when we used to use a cloth, were used as paper towels to clean up the mess in the kitchen
They were:
1. Completely washable, completely reusable.
2. available in colors and designs to choose from for many different styles and tastes
2. Fabric Paper Towels (Various Brands)
3. Invest in Jars:
Such a simple idea but has endless uses:
4. Beeswax wrap is an eco-friendly alternative to tinfoil, aluminum foil, and Cling wrap.
The natural warmth of your hands activates the beeswax, getting it sticky enough to self-adhere to fruit, vegetables, or cover the tops of bowls or plates
Use it to cover up leftover dishes stored away in the fridge, to wrap up a to-go snack (like some nuts, a piece of fruit, or a handful of granola or cereal), or a piece of cheese.
To clean, rinse with cold water and a pump of dish soap.
5. Buying in bulk as often as possible is one of the great keys to a zero waste kitchen.
With all these various ways to move to a Zero-waste , or a Less Impact way of living, we encourage you to share these new innovative ways of living with others around us.
We are always willing to talk about new places to eat or go to, or what’s happening on the latest episode of Bridgerton, but lets try to share ways to recycle and help educate others by word-of-mouth about using less plastics and what alternatives, there are out there.
Some News about Whats recyclable. Mc Donalds Cup/ Burger King Take-away-like cups are Polycups. Yes it can be recycled but do we really need it. Our challenge to you, re- think the cup, ask for your re-usable cup to be refilled as an idea to minimise your waste.
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