Did you know that the kitchens produce the most waste as compared to any other room in your home or restaurant? To create real change and contribute towards making a positive impact on the environment with sustainable, eco-friendly growing practices, the kitchen may be a good place to start.
The good news is, there are a variety of easy changes that you can make to own a more environmentally-friendly kitchen. It begins by identifying all the items that might allow you to scale back or avoid single-use plastic and paper products and replacing them with more eco-friendly alternatives.
In supporting sustainable, eco-friendly growing practices, we would like to assist you to go green in your kitchen! Here are six easy changes that you can make on your journey towards a green kitchen without embarking on major and costly lifestyle changes.
1. Shopping and Storage
This is one of the areas in your kitchen that most likely accumulate more plastic products than any other. Opt for reusable shopping bags and environmentally friendly containers made from glass, stainless steel, or reusable plastic. Lidded glass containers come with the perks of being easily stacked in storage shelves and refrigerators and are available at KitchenSpot. Also, they are suitable and great for microwaving meals, unlike most kinds of plastics that are not microwave-friendly.
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2. Food Preparations
Cutting boards and chopping blocks are one of the common items in the kitchen. You can make a positive choice in conserving the environment by opting for a wooden or bamboo cutting board instead in your bar or restaurant where applicable. Wooden and bamboo cutting boards are easy to clean, long-lasting, and will keep your knives sharp for longer. Running an eco-friendly kitchen involves being conscious of cooking techniques, such as using a pressure cooker, that will save energy as well as reduce cooking times.
Apart from a wide range of pots and pans, you can shop for various sizes of Pressure Cookers from KitchenSpot. Check with us to get started with energy-saving cooking.
3. Cooking Utensils
Replace those short-term use plastic utensils with the more durable wood, silicon or steel alternatives. Some plastic products may release toxins upon heating which can lead to various health problems. Alternative material utensils work just as well as plastic ones, and will help keep meals safe. From spoons, spatulas, brushes, and more, check with KitchenSpot to add a touch of sustainability to your kitchen utencils.
4. Serving
Another potential area for going green is making changes in the utensils that you use to serve meals. Cutlery is among many other single-use plastic items that often find their way into our environment. Unfortunately, they can take centuries to decompose naturally, hence exposing animals, humans, and our planet to grave dangers.
Avoid plastic cutlery, plastic straws, and paper napkins. Serve meals in style with wooden trays and wooden cutlery, which you can find at KitchenSpot.
Have you seen our customised wooden trays,? We have more wood products in our shop ranging from display stands to bowls, click here to visit our customized range section.
5. Food packaging
As single-use plastic items like straws and plates are increasingly coming under scrutiny, food establishments need to start considering a switch to eco-friendly disposable cutlery and packaging.
Restaurants and cafés should use eco-friendly alternatives for the safety of customers as well as for sustainable reasons. Biodegradable food packaging, eco-friendly and disposable packaging materials take less time to decompose as compared to plastic ones.
KitchenSpot offers a variety of recyclable takeaway packaging, contact us to find out how we can help your business.
6. Less paper, more cloth
While using biodegradable paper is not as bad as plastic, we can still switch to more permanent, and cost-saving alternatives. Use cloth towels instead of paper towels to clean up spills around the kitchen. Reusable cloths mean less waste by saving paper towels from being used and thrown straight in the garbage. KitchenSpot offers fibre and cotton material cloth for long lasting and effective usage.
There are many benefits of going green to both the planet and living things. As the world demands more sustainable initiatives, customers are more likely to support businesses with environmentally conscious practices. Going green for businesses is not simply about staying ahead of the competition anymore, it’s about creating a safer and better environment for our future generations and creating a more sustainable hospitality industry.
