10 Easy Swaps to Cut Plastic from Your Kitchen

Your kitchen is the number-one source of single-use plastic in most homes. The good news? A handful of simple swaps can slash that waste almost overnight.

1. Ditch cling film

Replace it with beeswax wraps that mould to any bowl with the warmth of your hands — and can be washed and reused for about a year.

2. Choose steel over plastic

A single stainless steel bottle replaces around 1,600 plastic ones. Keep one at home, one in your bag.

3. Compost your scraps

Fruit and vegetable peels become free, nutrient-rich food for your plants instead of methane in a landfill.

The ripple effect

Each swap feels small, but multiply it by 365 days and a whole family, and you are keeping hundreds of items out of the waste stream every year.