Zero Waste Club state that the crafters are paid per scourer made, which allows them to work to suit their need, so they can fit it in easily around their other responsibilities such as caring for their family. Use the scrubber for dedicated tasks such as cleaning grease and hard grime and use a normal natural cellulose or loofa sponge for other washing up tasks. EcoCoconut produce biodegradable and sustainable coconut based products that are all perfect for taking the place of their single use alternatives. Scroll down to see maker story and environmental breakdown of this product compared to the market-leading disposable/unsustainable version of this product. This is a biodegradable and highly durable multipurpose scourer that has been designed to meet style with sustainability and with all the functionalities to deliver a superior clean in your home.

We also love that it’s a scourer with a handle, so the hard bristles of the coconut fibre don’t hurt soft hands. We think they look stylish too and so much better than those plastic green scourers that we are now ashamed to have used all these years. Our coconut scourer is made from sustainably farmed coconut husk’s (outside of dried coconuts), wrapped around a metal wire core with a sustainable beechwood handle.I purchased the green wipes to distinguish the difference between nappy wipes and hand/face wipes as well as having both scents to provide variety, and both scents are amazing. For each of their products, they provide a ‘makers story’ a mini-interview with one of the craftspeople who create these products. I decided to set up a system to use the waste from coconut harvesting and turn the waste coir into useful environmentally friendly products.

Being non-scratch, they are suitable for non-stick frying pans; great on hard surfaces like the cooker hob or stove top, and safe for enamel sinks and baths. As well as being totally natural, the scourers are naturally antibacterial, free from toxic chemicals, recyclable and biodegradable. The production of scourers does not create waste, and the husk they were made from would have been discarded otherwise. These multipurpose scourers are highly durable and have been designed to offer excellent performance and to be sustainable. By switching to these natural alternatives you can eliminate the risk of microplastics from polyester or plastic scrub pads entering our water systems thus helping to reduce the plastic pollution problem.Scour the scourge of microplastics going down your drain by swapping your nasty green and yellow plastic sponges for these brilliant, natural and plastic-free coconut coir scourers instead! We love this product because it’s so durable for all types of surfaces and washing up as well as being biodegradable.

sections on the product pages have to appeal to your moral judgement rather than your innate bargain finder mechanism. plastic free this two pack of scourer brushes are made using sustainably sourced coconut husks with stainless steel wire.If you want to speed up the breaking down of the scrubber, simply bury it underground or put it in your home compost. If your council collects food waste for composting, you can also put the coconut scrubber in the food waste bin. Because there is no need to mine, our production creates less waste, while reusing a precious resource.