Use a wooden dish brush with natural bristles that can be composted when it has reached the end of its life.
I use this one from Life Without Plastic. It has replacement heads, which I compost when they are worn out.
Use dish cloths.
My sister knitted me some dish cloths from organic cotton yarn that I also use to wash dishes.
Use a copper scrubber to get off tough spots.
We use this one from Life Without Plastic. They can be recycled after they are worn out.
Use bar soap instead of liquid dish detergent.
I buy bar soap made for cleaning dishes off of Etsy. You do not need a plastic bottle of detergent to get your dishes clean! It is a natural bar soap (no artificial ingredients, fragrances or dyes) that is not super moisturizing so it can cut through the grease. Early on, we had been using Doctor Bronners, but this soap works much better, just as well as conventional liquid dish soap! (I also use this bar soap when I have clothes that need to be hand washed:)
Make your own dishwasher detergent.
I use this recipe, which requires baking soda, salt and citric acid. The citric acid came in a large plastic bag, but we still have not finished it over a year later, so I consider it a success. I might try this recipe when we run out, because it uses just lemons, salt and vinegar.
Disclosure: This post contains an affiliate link to Life Without Plastic, a company whose mission and products I fully support. - See more at: http://www.cellistgoesgreen.com/2014/06/plastic-free-shaving-using-safety-razor.html#sthash.BUS6DeLY.dpuf
Note: This post contains affiliate links to Life Without Plastic, a company whose mission and products I fully support.
Disclosure: This post contains an affiliate link to Life Without Plastic, a company whose mission and products I fully support. - See more at: http://www.cellistgoesgreen.com/2014/06/plastic-free-shaving-using-safety-razor.html#sthash.BUS6DeLY.dpuf
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