The Zero Waste Store offers household, pet care, beauty and more products all with a reduced carbon footprint. Products are sustainable, eco-friendly and helpful alternatives to otherwise environmentally harmful everyday options. Whether you value compostable, vegan or plastic free, the Zero Waste Store provides a curated collection from which to shop conveniently online.
Packaging is a significantly increasing environmental concern, which Zero Waste addresses by utilizing carbon neutral shipping and plastic free packaging. However, there is one important, essential and versatile household product that we tried and want to share.
The Pre-Rolled Reusable Paper Towels made from 100% cotton flannel fabric. During this pandemic, the demand for paper sanitary products and paper towels increased greatly. In fact, the market is expected to stabilize and reach $94 billion at a CAGR of 9.3% through 2023 and $12 billion paper towels are sold annually around the world.
Ultimately this results in an increase in price for the consumer, deforestation and a insurmountable consumer waste problem. More specifically, as many as 51,000 trees per day are required to replace the number of paper towels that are discarded every day and 3,000 tons of paper towel waste in the U.S. alone.
The alternative- reusable clean-up options. This colorful rainbow roll (also available in neutral colors) is gentle on surfaces and the body, absorbent, but increases absorbency with every wash, and wrapped around a biodegradable cardboard tube. Zero Waste offers this roll in both a 12 or 24 pack for your convenience.
For more helpful tips and sustainable household swaps, check out The Zero Waste blog here.
