This week, I’d like to give you nine ideas for having fewer single-use plastics aboard. Actually, they’re equally good on land. In addition to being better for the environment, you’ll need less storage space, have less trash, and most of them weigh less than the plastic-y alternatives.
- Reusable shopping bags and backpacks instead of plastic grocery bags.
- Reusable silicone can covers instead of plastic wrap.
- Reusable silicone zipper bags instead of Ziplocs.
- Mesh or cloth bags instead of trash/recycling bags (empty the contents out into the dumpster, rinse and reuse the bag) – large mesh laundry bags work well as the drawstring tops prevent trash from falling out on the way to the dumpster.
- Shampoo bars instead of bottles of liquid (see these on Amazon) and now you can get conditioner bars too (see these).
- Laundry detergent strips instead of liquid (see these).
- Bar soap for your hands and face instead of bottles of liquid soap.
- I just discovered that you can get bar soap for washing dishes (see it), too, and can’t wait to try it out.
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Carolyn Shearlock has lived aboard full-time for 17 years, splitting her time between a Tayana 37 monohull and a Gemini 105 catamaran. She’s cruised over 14,000 miles, from Pacific Mexico and Central America to Florida and the Bahamas, gaining firsthand experience with the joys and challenges of life on the water.
Through The Boat Galley, Carolyn has helped thousands of people explore, prepare for, and enjoy life afloat. She shares her expertise as an instructor at Cruisers University, in leading boating publications, and through her bestselling book, The Boat Galley Cookbook. She is passionate about helping others embark on their liveaboard journey—making life on the water simpler, safer, and more enjoyable.
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