Cleaner Ways to Get Rid of Waste in Your Home

Did you know that the average American consumer produces just under 5 pounds of trash a day? Of this waste, food and plastic are the most common.

Although throwing things in the trash is essential for most, there are plenty of ways to reduce the amount of waste you create in your daily life.

In the UK alone, around 17 million dog poop bags are used a day, which means 17 million plastic bags end up in landfills! Using a compostable dog poop bag provides an alternative that keeps plastic out of landfills. Beco Pets offers compostable dog bags made from natural plant-based resins that can be composted commercially or at home, and are extra thick for easy cleanup! Find them here on EarthHero.

If you’re looking to get into the composting game but don’t know where to start, we’ve got you! Composting lets you throw out organic waste and turn it into something useful. It’s simple, inexpensive, and creates soil that you can use for planting! The VIVOSUN Outdoor Tumbling Composter has 2 chambers to allow for one side to finish while adding to the other, as well as a rotating design so you don’t get dirty. Gloves are included. Find it here on Amazon.

Using a compostable garbage bag gives you an easy way to transport compost from your home to a compost bin, and also keeps microplastics from plastic garbage bags out of compost bins. BioBag offers 3-gallon bags that allow moisture to evaporate so you don’t need to worry about pests, mold, and odors. Find it here on EarthHero.

Even though composting is an amazing way to get rid of waste, it isn’t necessary to get rid of trash more sustainably. For non-organic waste, use trash bags from recycled plastic to reduce virgin plastic use! Made with 90% recycled plastic and 10% bioplastic from renewable sugarcane, GreenPolly has 13-gallon kitchen trash bags that can be used in place of traditional trash bags. Find them here on EarthHero.

Innovative Cleaning Products!

• Of all laundry detergent sheet brands out there, Earth Breeze is doing something right. With tens of thousands of monthly sales, these sheets are packaged efficiently and reduce plastic. They are also free of harmful chemicals and donate 10 loads of detergent to charity with every purchase. Find them here on Amazon.

• A cheap and effective way to reduce waste is by using biodegradable sponges! A pack of 12 by AIRNEX will last you a while, and they are made of biodegradable white cellulose and coconut fiber. Find them here on Amazon.

• Didn’t know these existed? We didn’t either! These toilet freshener strips by ECOBARA are simple to use, free of plastic, and packaged sustainably. They are also a fun conversation starter (if you talk about toilets a lot). Find them here on Amazon.

• Now comes a very interesting and innovative product. Seventh Generation disinfecting multi-surface wipes kill 99.99% of bacteria and viruses, smell great, and are made with thymol (an active ingredient in thyme oil). Find them here on Amazon.