With the arrival of COVID-19, it’s even more important to consider re-usable items that are safe and easy to sanitize. When you purchase reusable items like these, your trips to the store become fewer which keeps you indoors and less prone to contracting the virus. The more you stay home, the safer you are. Choosing reusable items allows you to make less shopping trips, but also keeps the environment cleaner and less polluted and your body healthier. Try these amazingly innovative products and say no to disposable trash.
LastSwab – Created by LastObject, a company creating reusable items to replace the world’s most harmful single-use items, LastSwab is the sanitary, reusable alternative to single-use cotton swabs that can be cleaned by hand using soap and water. LastSwab LastSwab replaces up to 1000 single-use cotton swabs and is delicate enough to be suitable for sensitive body parts, and so precise that it’ll become a make-up essential. ($USD 12)
LastTissue – Also from the makers of LastSwab, LastTissue aims to bring the handkerchief back into mainstream culture. One LastTissue pack contains six reusable handkerchiefs made from 100% organic cotton, fitted into a 100% silicone, dishwasher safe carrying case. Every LastTissue tissue replaces a single-use tissue and saves 2 liters of water. Each pack protects the planet from more than 3,000 single-use tissues and their plastic packaging. (Available for pre-order only)
Hitch – Hitch is a sleek,reusable, two-in-one water bottle and coffee cup. Both the bottle and cup are full-size, insulated, stainless steel, leak-proof, and plastic-free. Place your cup on top of the bottle lid and turn 45 degrees to securely lock it in place. Boom. Your bottle is your cup holder. With each purchase Hitch will remove 50 ocean-bound plastic bottles via Plastic Bank. ($44 USD)
Stasher Bag – Reusable alternatives to disposable plastic baggies and single use plastic containers that come in a variety of sizes, from pocket to half gallon. Stasher is made of pure platinum silicone that is made from natural resources — primarily sand. Stasher bags are endlessly reusable, keeping single-use plastics from entering our oceans and landfills. (USD $7.99-$49.99)
Bees Wrap – Founded in 2012 to eliminate plastics in her kitchen and create a healthier more sustainable way to store food, founder Sarah Kaeck created Bees Wrap, reusable food wraps. By infusing organic cotton with beeswax, organic jojoba oil, and tree resin, she created a washable, reusable, and compostable alternative to plastic wrap. These are not for strict vegans, as they do contain ethically sourced beeswax. ($6-$34 USD)
Tushy – On average, Americans use 57 sheets of toilet paper (TP) per day. Tushy is a modern bidet that easily clips to your toilet & transforms your health, hygiene and life. Tushy uses 1/8th gallon of water per use and harms no trees in the process, compared to traditional TP. TUSHY fits all standard toilets and some one-piece toilets and doesn’t require electricity or plumbing. Just unscrew the toilet seat, pop the TUSHY on, connect to water, and you’re done. ($70 USD)
