T2 : Tummy Tea

Although I love my coffee, I do enjoy tea in the evenings while I sit and catch up on things. (Yes, I am turning into an elderly woman by the day!) Once I had ran out of the usual supply of teabags, I made the mental note to get some loose leaf tea from T2 in the Bullring and actually use it this time. Previous purchases of loose leaf tea have sat in cupboards long forgotten about — may they all rest in peace!

I thought “no teabags = no plastic”, but the loose leaves need to be held in something right?! Cue a plastic bag for me to find when I open the box up! Thankfully, this should be less plastic than if I had bought a regular box of teabags. Another worry was the bag I was presented with for my small purchase (One box and a tea infuser) Nevertheless, I managed to re-purpose this into a birthday gift bag for a friends gift with some slight alterations to the bag itself. The tea has been thoroughly enjoyed this month so I’m eager to go back and try something different in the future.

Lush : Hair Conditioner

This was a big step for me — moving to not only a company I had only enjoyed their bath bombs from, but a new method of conditioning my hair. Thankfully, the staff in Lush were amazing at understanding my want for zero waste and told me about their journey so far with it as well! Although limited on the zero waste options (currently only three), I was swayed to try it, mainly due to the smell of what I thought was parma voilet sweets which I personally love. I won’t lie, it is strange not having a liquid form of conditioner to use but I have no complaints so far for the bar version. Another bonus to this is it’s ease for travelling on planes as well — no more cramming small bottles into the clear plastic bag!

Kitchen : Reusable baking sheet and bread bag

The baking game is still going strong, however my battle with baking paper was not. Every week when I was making bread, I was throwing away more and more baking paper. I soon took the decision to get a reusable baking sheet that would not only combat the baking paper situation, but the tin foil situation as well. A quick shop around on Amazon and for the small price of £6 and a few days of waiting, I was looking at a lovely reusable baking sheet. A quick wipe down after use and it’s ready to go again. The bread bag is a simple cotton drawstring bag that was around £2 at most. Works a charm and can easily be washed to ensure that it’s clean!

Safety razor

I’ve still to try this out however it is a purchase that I’ve made so I thought to best include it. I think we can all agree that plastic razors are expensive and a nightmare for anyone trying to go zero waste. Thankfully, many people that I’ve watched in YouTube videos have moved over onto the safety razor which you simply replace the razor blades when needed. I fully expected that this would be a bit more of a pricier swap for me but was happy to see that I was getting a better product for the same price as my local supermarket was selling the packs of new razors plus some spare razors. Goodbye unnecessary packaging!