Plastic free*. Affordable. Sustainable.

We don’t want to be throwing around the words plastic free without being upfront about where you can find traces of plastic. So here are the quick facts on how plastic free we are:

Out of all our products we are 99.9% Plastic free

For each product we worked out the percentages of plastic (or plastic derived materials), then we divided each percentage by all of our products and added up the total. This total was 0.1% (0.096% to be really precise).

Packaging we send:

We never send any plastic packaging out with our orders. We use paper, cardboard and paper tape (and sometimes left over wrapping paper from christmas!). It is always recyclable and most of the time re-used.

Packaging we recieve:

We do sometimes recieve bubble wrap from suppliers. In these cases we contact the supplier to see if they can change and in most of the cases they have. Any left over bubble wrap is donated to companies who can put it to good use.

Products that contain plastic of any kind:

Bamboo toothbrushes – our toothbrushed have nylon fibres (some with only 40% but it is still plastic based) apart from the wooden ones which have sterilised boar bristle. We are always on the look out for a vegan and plastic free toothbrush but currently we haven’t been able to source one.

Loose tea packets have a bioplastic liner, it is certified compostable (7P0466 DIN EN 13432) so can be commercially composted and home composted in sophisticated set ups.

The Tsuno bamboo period pads have a biodegradable plastic wrapper.

The biodegradable nappy sacks are a form of bioplastic which takes 2 – 5 years to break down leaving no residue.

The patch plaster have a single plastic film over each plaster for hygiene. We have not received a response for what type of plastic this is but will update this as soon as we know. The plasters themselves are fully biodegradable.

Reusable breast pads and reusable period pads have PUL liners which is plastic based to act as a barrier for moisture.

Some bamboo fabrics are mixed with around 10% nylon for the fabric consistency. This includes the bamboo flannels, bamboo terry wipes and bamboo makeup rounds. This is normal for ‘bamboo fabrics’.

The keep leaf bags have a polyster liner. We stock this product as it is reusable and replaces single use plastic.

Bamboo husk mugs, cutlery, plates, cups and bowls are comprised of 35% bamboo fibre, 30% Corn powder, 5% wood fibre, 29.5% melamine, 0.5% polyamide resin. We have only recently discovered this and may not be continuing these product lines however all descriptions have been updated.