Green Salon’s Plastic Free July 2023

At Green Salon, we like to celebrate Plastic Free July all year round. But we’re realistic and know that it takes a while to switch out single-use plastic, so we’ve curated a list of 31 items that we had around Green Salon HQ to show the sustainable swaps we’ve made along the way. You don’t need to rush out and buy them all every single day in July, as that wouldn’t be very sustainable at all! But here are some ideas for things to switch along the way on your journey to a greener life.

The 31 products listed here for each day of July are just some of the plastic-free options we have on our Directory of planet-friendly brands that we check out to make sure they’re as green as they say they are. Just click here to find 150+ more green brands.

PS. We’ve included some exclusive discount codes for you too so you can save some money along with the planet!

1 VEO’s Linen Napkins ❀ - £14.06

We love these linen napkins that don’t come wrapped in plastic from VEO, home to the UK’s largest online collection of independent eco-products, providing everything you need for a sustainable lifestyle.

2 Kiss the Hippo’s Compostable Coffee Pods ❀ - £11

Plastic-free, compostable coffee pods? Thank you Kiss the Hippo, the first carbon negative coffee company - and one that takes its blends as seriously as its environmental mission.

Use code GREENSALON10 for 10% off all coffees online excl. subscriptions.

3 St Eval’s Dinner Party Candles ❀ - £9.99

Dinner party candles that are all natural? St. Eval fits that bill: sustainably made on their farm in Cornwall, their candles are made of mineral and vegetable waxes and are some of the loveliest we’ve found.

4 Kib’s Tea Bags ❀ - starts from £3.99

You won’t find any plastic in these tea bags from Kib Tea: a herbal tea company that cultivates herbs in “food forests”, small plots of land densely planted with crops, which create richer soil, greater biodiversity and, luckily for us, a better flavour for their tea.

5 Black+Blum’s Charcoal Filter ❀ - £7.95

Ditch the plastic water filter in favour of Black+Blum’s charcoal filter. It’s way cheaper than its plastic counterpart, can be popped into any bottle, jug or container to naturally filter your water. Plus, it’s a great conversation starter.

6 Clothes Doctor’s Eco-Liquid Detergent ❀ - £16

Clothes Doctor offer plastic-free, non-bio, fragranced laundry detergents and clothing care as well as repair, alteration and restoration treatments for your clothes.

Use code GREENSALON for 15% off.

7 Fussy Natural Deodorant ❀ - £12 (when you subscribe & save)

Imagine never having to throw away a plastic deodorant bottle again. Step forward Fussy! You choose your outer case and they provide you with plastic free, compostable refills made from natural, probiotic ingredients.

Clothes Doctor’s eco-laundry range leaving you smelling sustainably, sweet.
Use code GREENSALON for 15% off.

8 Who Gives A Crap Toilet Roll ❀ - from £28 (£5 off using our discount code below)

WGAC’s eco-friendly loo roll is plastic-free and made from 100% recycled paper or renewable bamboo - soft on your bottom and the planet. Plus, they give 50% of profits to help build loos for the 2.3 billion people who don’t have them.⁠

Use code TP4EVA for £5 off your first loo roll subscription (valid for new customers only).

9 DAME’s Organic Tampons ❀ - £9.99 (when you subscribe & save)

No more plastic periods. DAME have produced the world’s first reusable tampon applicator and organic tampons and have so far saved over 6 million plastic period products from the bin.

Use code GREENSALON to get 10% off.

10 Zao’s refillable make-up ❀ - prices varies ££ - current sale of up to 60% off

We love plastic-free Zao beauty products from Glow Organic. Our top 3 picks from Zao are their refillable eyeliner, eye primer and lipstick

Use code GREENSALON10 for 10% off any orders up to £50 (excl. samples and sales).

11 Organically Epic’s Electric Toothbrush ❀ - £79.95

OK not strictly plastic-free, as the toothbrush body is made from plastic. But the replaceable head is bamboo and can be composted and the charge lasts for weeks so it’s as low energy as possible.

12 VEO’s Produce Bags ❀ - £7.95

Up next from VEO are their mesh produce bags that replace any number of plastic bags. VEO is a Green Salon Next Gen Team hit because of their vast range of sustainable products.

13 Clean Beauty Collective’s Perfume ❀ - £97

We’d love it if Clean Beauty Collective dropped the plastic wrap around the box, but all-in-all they eschew plastic in favour of natural material and they’re divine scents are free of phthalates, preservatives and artificial dyes.

14 VEO’s Reusable Glass Straws ❀ - £8.75

Again, VEO comes through with another plastic-free alternative. You can get them in a range of sizes but we chose the classic 2 pack.

Clean Beauty Collective scent: Citron Fig - Photo credit: Vicki Knights

15 Oakdale’s Beeswax Wraps ❀ - from £6.99

Eco-Homemaker is another one of our favourite one-stop-shop for all your sustainable home products - with a primary focus on the home and items for your little ones. Their beeswax wraps can come in handy as an alternative to cling film.

16 Canned drinks from Toast Ale - from £22 & Canned Wine Co. ❀ - from £16.50

Lucky you, there’s two! No single-use plastic involved the production and packaging of Toast Ale. Made of left-over bread from supermarkets and cafes, this award-winning craft beer is on a mission to abolish food waste.

Use code TOASTXGREENSALON15 for 15% off their ales (excl. sales).

Canned Wine Co source their wines from low intervention vineyards in Europe and sell them in plastic-free aluminium cans which cut their carbon footprint by three quarters. Another perfect addition to a summer picnic in the park.

Use code GREENSALON10 for 10% off all of their wines.

17 ecoegg ❀ - £9.99

ecoegg is a no brainer from a plastic-free point of view. By our calculations, their £9.99 laundry egg could save you from throwing away around 50 plastic bottles over ten years.

18 Ocean Bottle’s Water bottle ❀ - £35

Ocean Bottle’s stylish reusable bottles help you kick single-use plastic out of your life and each one funds the collection of 1000 plastic bottles from riverways before they reach the ocean.

19 Storage Jar’s ❀ - from £7.96

Abel & Cole do beautiful storage jars, we say the bigger the better so that you can have enough space for all of your plastic-free refillable pantry staples.

20 Smol’s Laundry Pods ❀ - free for your first try & 25% off your next two packs (discount code below)

SMOL’s cleaning tablets are a no brainer way of clearing single-use plastic from your home. Their concentrated cleaning tablets arrive by post, just add water, and you never need to go the shops for cleaning products again. Easy, peasy!

Use code GREENSALON4 for 25% of the first two paid packs of either laundry or dishwasher tabs (+ free trial pack).

21 Guppyfriend Bag ❀ - £25

If you want to stop the plastic microfibres on your polyester clothes from spiralling down the drain when you wash them, then you’ll need one of these: the Guppyfriend Washing Bag.

Picnic essentials with Canned Wine Co’s Summer Wine’s & Piper’s Farm cheese - delicious!
For Piper’s Farm use code GREENSALON10 for 10% off your first order.

22 Milk & More Milk ❀ - from £1.48

You no longer need to buy your milk in plastic bottles as you can get your milk delivered by the milkman. Milk &More deliver fresh cows’, oat or almond milk in returnable, reusable glass bottles.

23 Stojo Collapsible Coffee Cup ❀ - £20

Stojo’s collapsible cups are ultra-portable, leakproof and reusable. Their small size beats bulky travel mugs and disposable cups. Perfect for on-the-go, whether you’re enjoying an iced coffee or an oat latte.

24 Pärla’s Toothpaste Tabs ❀ - from £6.95

Eco-Homemaker have lots of plastic-free bathroom options. Their Pärla Toothpaste Tabs come in a glass jar and have a unique formula that has been designed by dentists with cutting edge, ethical and sustainable ingredients.

25 Bamboo Plasters - £6.99

Who knew you could even get plastic-free plasters? These bamboo plasters are natural, breathable and hypoallergenic and enriched with Aloe Vera.

26 VEO’s Safety Razor ❀ - £24.99

VEO have done it again with another plastic-free alternative - an affordable, safety razor which gives you a clean shave. Plus, they come in a range of colours and last a lifetime.

27 Stasher Bags ❀ - £21.99

Ethical Superstores Stasher bags are food safe pure platinum silicone, which can be washed and reused over and over again to help cut down on single use plastic in your home and food waste.

28 Jam Jars - free!

This one is sort of free. All you have to do is reuse your jam or sauce jars for all your storage needs, from spices, to make-up pads, to left over birthday candles!

Milk & More❀ bringing us back to the good ole’ days by delivering milk with a modern twist - oat milk. They do dairy too.

29 Reusable Shopping Bags - free!

We all have at least one tote bag laying around, pop that in your usual bag for times you need to head to the shop to avoid buying a plastic bag. And on the off chance you end up having to buy a plastic bag (we’re not perfect, it happens), you can reuse it again and again.

30 Smol's Dishwasher Tablets ❀ - free for your first try & 25% off your next two packs (discount code below)

SMOL’s plastic-free dishwasher tablets arrive in a package, smol enough to fit through your letterbox, pop them in the dishwasher and hey presto, your plates are clean. Easy, peasy!

Use code GREENSALON4 for 25% of the first two paid packs of either laundry or dishwasher tabs (+ free trial pack).

31 Abel & Cole Refillable Pantry Staples ❀ - price varies ££

Abel & Cole’s Club Zero offers plastic-free, refillable packaging for your cupboard goods that you can return them to be refilled and so on and so on.

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