It is easy for us to unthinkingly buy the everyday products we were brought up with and which we saw our parents use and give to us, day in, day out – yet some seem increasingly out of place in an environmentally aware world.
Tinfoil looks more and more like it belongs to the 2oth century (do you really want to wrap your sandwiches in crinkly metal?), while clingfilm, even ignoring its poor green credentials, is so infuriating that it is surely the work of the Devil.
It could be argued that the bread of a sandwich is itself an envelope for the food within – and the clue is in the name of that great competitor to the sandwich, the ‘wrap’ – but there is still an urge to stick them in something when, for example, taking them to work on the morning commute.
Beeswax, it turns out, is a sustainable solution.
The Beeswax Wrap Company‘s alternatives to tinfoil and plastic wraps are made from cotton and beeswax. Don’t be put off by the price as they last a long time and can always be revamped with a beewax block or in the oven. The cotton is sustainably sourced and the wraps come in several sizes and are attractively decorated.
The Wise House, meanwhile, also offers cotton and beeswax wraps that come in three sizes and have antibacterial and anti-fungal properties. At the end of their life the wraps can be composted or even used as firelighters (which is why you should keep them away from naked flames while in use).
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It is easy for us to unthinkingly buy the everyday products we were brought up with and which we saw our parents use and give to us, day in, day out – yet some seem increasingly out of place in an environmentally aware world.
Tinfoil looks more and more like it belongs to the 2oth century (do you really want to wrap your sandwiches in crinkly metal?), while clingfilm, even ignoring its poor green credentials, is so infuriating that it is surely the work of the Devil.
It could be argued that the bread of a sandwich is itself an envelope for the food within – and the clue is in the name of that great competitor to the sandwich, the ‘wrap’ – but there is still an urge to stick them in something when, for example, taking them to work on the morning commute.
Beeswax, it turns out, is a sustainable solution.
The Beeswax Wrap Company‘s alternatives to tinfoil and plastic wraps are made from cotton and beeswax. Don’t be put off by the price as they last a long time and can always be revamped with a beewax block or in the oven. The cotton is sustainably sourced and the wraps come in several sizes and are attractively decorated.
The Wise House, meanwhile, also offers cotton and beeswax wraps that come in three sizes and have antibacterial and anti-fungal properties. At the end of their life the wraps can be composted or even used as firelighters (which is why you should keep them away from naked flames while in use).