What reusable/eco friendly thing is not appealing to you?

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I have reusable pads. I have silicone straws. I have reusable pouches for frozen food.

But I don’t think I could bring myself to use reusable toilet paper

@GrowlingManchego - that’s fascinating but at the same time the words suction in relation to vagina has made me clench a little, no thanks!

Ah yes, those well-known ultra processed foods: vegetables, fruits, legumes, nuts, seeds, whole grains…

I hate LED bulbs. Can't get on with them at all. They hurt my eyes!

Agree that paper straws are useless and who knows what's lurking in the metal ones?

I agree it’s not eco friendly to ditch stuff you already have to go out and buy a load of eco friendly stuff but if you actually need to buy a product (such as sanpro) you might as well get the eco friendly version?

How on earth does a menstrual cup shorten your period? That makes no sense

I'm not fishing about inside my fanny to get it out and getting blood all over my hands. That's gross.

I will look for a clear plastic straw, I know buying. I have colour plastic straws. Do love the glass but only use at home.
Plus if did buy disposable plastic straws, our bin rubbish is burnt, definitely doesn’t go to landfill. In fact I don’t think council has any landfill sites. So shouldn’t be going in ocean.
I did try an eco egg but my clothes smelled and weren’t clean. Do buy powder from refill shop.

Shampoo bars - not found one that works on my hair. I actually only wash it once a week as it's super dry curly hair and then it's just with conditioner - unless I exercise hard then I rinse with water.

I use cloth wipes as toilet paper, with IBS and severe psoriasis it's so much gentler than paper to get clean. I use reusable clothes in the kitchen. A mooncup. I do not take hormonal contraceptives due to their potential impact on the ecosystem, I use a reusable femcap. I buy second hand as far as possible usually from charity shops. I walk/cycle where I can but I am disabled so do rely on my car more than I'd like.

Wooden cutlery and paper straws - ugh - hate the way they feel in your mouth. I recently ruined a delicious ice cream by having to eat it with a wooden spoon.

I'm planning to buy my own cutlery set to carry around with me!

For those saying about metal straws - the ones I bought came with a brush to clean them. Plus I put them in the dishwasher which is hot enough to sterilise them I think. Or do you mean cafes etc giving them to you? That I agree is gross.

I didn’t get on with the eco egg. I know that nice smell does not equal clean but the clothes still smelled a bit used after washing with the egg and it did nothing for stain removal. I’ve tried Smol, Ecover, Method and just end up back at Persil.

Recycled water. Not really personal use items as is being discussed here, but I could never, ever envision myself drinking it. There are certain councils in Australia who recycle water, and oh my giddy aunt. Just the thought of it makes me heave.

Have you tried smol? I found them much better

A composting toilet. That is my hard line. One night and never again.

I use Greenscents for laundry liquid (among other things) - I buy the 5L bottles and top up a smaller bottle from them. You can return the 5L bottles for reuse. I can’t use the main laundry brands as I have eczema/sensitive skin.

Isn’t all water recycled? I’m pretty sure they aren’t getting new water from somewhere 😜

We use silicone straws (for the DC) that go in the dishwasher. I carry a couple in a little box in my handbag and pop them in the dishwasher as soon as we get home.

Oh OK thats interesting.

I was surprised how little blood there was in the cup, especially overnight. A bad or a tampon always make it look like there's load of blood being released from my body!

That's what I found too when I tried it. I only used it at home, but did end up with some blood on my fingers and thought this would be a bit gross if I was out and about in a toilet without the sink right next to me.

I can assure you that it is entirely possible to clean and even sterilise a bottle of any type or size- you can even get brushes to help if you can't get your hand and a cloth into it. You can also get little brushes for re-usable straws. And surely soap containers are sort of self-cleaning?

Doesn't really matter, though, because all of this is just moving the deck chairs on the titanic. It's just a way to shift blame from corporations to the consumer... "sorry your house fell into the sea and now you're a climate refugee, shouldn't have used all those plastic straws!"

I use plenty of re-usable whatevers just because I don't like clutter and it feels nicer not to be wasteful but I'm under no delusion that it makes one whit of difference to our dying planet.

@Thatsenoughnow why is it 'gross'? It's just your own blood and surely you will wash your hands after? Have you never got a bit of blood on your hands before even with tampons/pads? Periods aren't gross and blood isn't gross. What terrible thing do you think will happen to you if you get some blood on your hands?

Cheapo cotton hankies a better buy perhaps, they last forever

You know nobody is manufacturing water don't you? Its all recycled...

I used one when glamping. It was wonderful and far cleaner than any standard public toilet I've been in. Although to be fair it was only DH and me using it.
I'd quite like one at home.

@Unsureaboutwhattodo - that’s what water treatment plants do. Water is a finite supply so it has to be recycled.

What I don't understand is why anyone would use "reusable toilet roll" when for £50 and a youtube video you can attach a bidet sprayer to the water line going to your toilet. You actually get clean (unlike with dry paper) and then you can use cloth to dry yourself off. I keep a little basket of folded flannels next to the toilet and they go in the bathroom laundry basket with the towels.

I do keep toilet roll for guests or for when I or my daughters are on our periods (since the blood keeps coming after you clean yourself so it's nicer to dry off with paper instead of a cloth) but we literally only go through a 9 pack of andrex per year.