How sustainable is your kitchen?

Our next few blog posts will dive into the appearance of sustainability within your living and interior space! Sustainability is commonly associated with fashion and garments, often leaving homeware overlooked. This post includes my experience with sustainability in my home as well as ways to convert your kitchen into an environmentally friendly space.

My experience- A sustainable kitchen

Recycling is the most common initiative of sustainability within the kitchen that is used within most households and is a process that encourages a circular lifestyle for waste. Alongside recycling, the earliest memory of sustainability in my household was to compost leftover food waste and scraps into helpful soil for growing and feeding plants in the garden.

Growing up, I was surrounded by Indian-influenced cooking and would be around freshly cooked vegetarian and vegan meals a lot of the time. Reducing meat consumption is a great way to be more sustainable in your lifestyle and when cooking in the kitchen.

Re-using plastic bags, containers, and jars from food products was also a way that reduced unnecessary waste and made for perfect storage for spices or meal prep. These methods of reducing our environmental impact continue to inspire me to make a difference and find more ways to incorporate sustainability into my kitchen!

Visit Shop Zero!

Shop Zero is an independent sustainable store aiming to lower the environmental impact of products through minimal packaging and ethically sourced ingredients. I browsed their wonderful array of skincare, kitchenware and lifestyle products that support Nottingham-based creators. They sell compostable cleaning accessories alongside offering cruelty free cleaning productions, solutions, and sanitisers to fill into your own bottles.

Below pictured are Shop Zero’s bulk buying scheme where they offer customers to bring along jars or bags to fill up with kitchen staples such as pasta, lentils, and spices which is perfect for reducing plastic waste all whilst supporting a local business!

Sustainable swaps and product recommendations

Plants are a perfect addition to any room in the house but especially the kitchen. Growing your own herbs such as basil, parsley or thyme is an affordable way to reduce buying plastic wrapped chopped herbs as well as gaining the satisfaction of growing an indoor plant.

Below are listed some sustainable product recommendations you need in your kitchen!

• Beeswax Food Wraps

• Produce Bags

• Compostable Cleaning Cloths

I hope this post gave an insight into the possibilities of sustainable living within your kitchen and has inspired you to visit Shop Zero as an admirable business in Nottingham that celebrates the idea of conscious living!

Thanks for reading,

Ria x