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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I switched everyone to bar shampoo and conditioner (Ethique), bar soap for the showers. They make bars of lotion too that I intend to try when my current big plastic bottle runs out. I switched to a powder laundry detergent that comes in a recyclable bag as well.

I am really annoyed, though, with the [b]silicon reusable bags[/b] for food storage. All of the ones I've bought have stained or the ziplocks stop working. I feel like they are creating a ton of waste - and not really helping at all over using disposable ziplocks. Any suggestions there? I've also never found reusable bags that really replace a gallon ziplock for storage. I'd love some specific suggestions.

For a PP, there are lots of biodegradable dog poop bags out there.

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Try to use the ones that can stand up, and strong bag clips to prevent them from bursting open. [/quote]

I bought a brand on amazon that I don't like -- it has a sliding clip on top that is really hard to get on and off.  When I use those, I use the big bag clips that Ikea sells (SUCH a useful product for many purposes!) to hold it shut.  I bought a different brand at World Market that pushes close like a regular ziplock bag and those work pretty well.  I use them for freezer, mostly -- things like freezing berries or extra veggies, or freezing leftover uncooked meat that would get freezer burned in a container.  I feel like this was an easy substitution for me.

The hard stuff, for me, is the yogurt/cottage cheese/cleaning supplies.  I'd like to try some of the cleaning supplies that don't come in plastic, but my teenage kids' clothes smell REALLY BAD so I really need something that works, plus I am allergic to most flowers so all the foofy organic stuff that has lavender or weird herbal essences in them won't work for me.  [/quote]

For laundry detergent, I like this brand:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01G7L71VQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

I use this and then bought some of the wool dryer balls. Put a few drops of essential oil on the dryer ball and I found that everything smells fresh but not fake. I usually stick to a citrus essential oil.

I have two tween boys, so I feel your pain, but this has been working for me. [/quote]

Thanks for the suggestion but unfortunately I need to keep looking beause rosemary totally bothers my allergies, and my son's too.  So much of the "green" stuff has floral or herbal scents.  I once got into a whole thing with some saleslady at Costco trying to sell me on their organic laundry detergent that was lavender scented -- I told her I was allergic, she told me it was all-natural, hypoallergenic, and I was like "not if I'm allergic to LAVEDER."

I would like to just use the All Free & CLear (or the Kirkland knockoff) but be able to refill it from a giant keg of laundry detergent at the store.  (That's so sad that I would now be excited about a keg of detergent.  No keg stands, though.  Although maybe that should be their marketing ad -- a bunch of pumped up middle aged moms psyched for the detergent keg so they can cut down on their single use plastics.)[/quote]

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