This month instead of selling something on my online shop, I thought I’d take a break and instead talk about a product that I’ve found immensely useful in saving water and money!

One of the most popular items at Planet Renu are these silicone food covers, meant to replace plastic wrap, so I decided to collaborate with them to offer these in my online shop for May!

It’s only recently that I’ve purchased my first two sets of plastic-free hair ties from Amazon (when I was finally down to my last couple of regular hair ties). But I’m already a huge fan! Yes they’re slightly different from the conventional plastic hair ties but tbh, not having to use plastic to put my hair up is a win. And that’s why April’s Fairly Curated offerings are plastic-free hair ties!

I’ve used cotton bags in the past (those made by my mom from leftover fabric) but stopped during the pandemic. But lately I noticed I was using plastic produce bags way too often and had collected a drawer-full (I reuse them for small trash cans and dirty shoes/clothes). It was time to stop to go back to my old (and better) habits. So I picked up these organic cotton mesh produce bags. I love these because they have their tare weights right on the tag (so if you’re buying something particularly expensive (hello nuts), then you can at least subtract the weight of the bag from the overall price). I also love how compactly they fold up (much less bulkier than some of my handmade bags).

I’ve tried quite a few sustainable products in the last year but my favorite and the most practical have been the products from Huppy. I’m a fan of their non-plastic, refillable dental floss and non-plastic, travel-friendly toothpaste tablets. I’ve also recently tried their mouthwash tablets and love those too.

After about a month of working at my local zero waste/refill store, Planet Renu, I’ve tried quite a few of their offerings. Here are all the things I got with my employee discount and what I think about them:

This dual bin composter was one of my most exciting purchases this year (yes I’ve been looking forward to getting one for awhile) so I thought I would take the time to review it, even though it’s not really under the purview of this style blog. But then again when has that stopped me from reviewing an item? I’ve always wanted one of these rotating composter, ever since I tried making my own DIY composter about 10 years ago. This easy solution definitely works but it takes awhile (like about a year or more) for everything in the compost to break down. So when I was browsing for a spinning composter (because heck doesn’t that look like fun), I decided on this dual chamber tumbling composter from Amazon.

I first heard of Blueland through Kristy’s review of their dish soap and bathroom cleaner. And since I happened to be out of hand soap and my multi-surface cleaner, I thought it would be a great time to try out their products. So what did I think?

If you read my last Tangie review, you know I’m a huuuge fan of their shampoo bar (though not their conditioner bar unfortunately). Well in that first order from WasteFreeProducts.com (this is the site of the people who make Tangie products), I also got two Hand Soap Paste Bars. I loved those so much (and used it up straight away) that I ordered three more hand soap bars, and I thought it was about time I reviewed them. Then I got the Laundry Stain Remover Bar from my friend for Christmas (thanks Lynne!) and thought I would review that today too.