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Early this year my youngest son finally got the bike thing down (yay!). This has meant we have spent a lot of family time hiking and biking around our local parks. Most of these outings include a mini picnic consisting of some sort of sandwich we grabbed on the way there.
I really never thought about it before but the trash really adds up. There’s four of us so usually, there’s at least a sandwich wrapper (sometimes they double wrap it), a bottle with cap or a cup with a straw, and a chip bag — times FOUR.
One of the easiest ways to be more eco-friendly is to use reusable products like those made by bambu®. Yes, pre-packaged and fast food items are often easier to throw together but there’s just SO MUCH unnecessary waste.
Why not use products that you can use over and over again? It makes so much more sense.
bambu® offers affordable, earth-friendly products for the whole family.
So I ditched the excess trash, bought a picnic kit, and stocked it with bambu® and other reusable products.
For this fun, hot dog picnic we used the following bambu® products:
Veneerware® Fancy Bamboo Plates
The great thing about these plates is that you can wash and reuse them or dispose of them. They are completely biodegradable and compost in 4-6 months.
I love the extra edge detail too — so much nicer than paper plates!
Reusable Bamboo Straws
A crazy number of plastic straws are used daily and they are hurting the environment. Instead, these bamboo straws are reusable and 100% USDA certified organic.
I love that they are easy to clean too with their included all-natural cleaning brush!
These guys are the perfect picnic item! A fork and a spoon in one that’s naturally anti-microbial.
The less I have to pack the better!
Travel Utensil Set with Eco-Conscious Pouch
SO easy to just toss into the picnic basket! Includes a fork, spoon, and knife. The spoon was perfect for scooping ranch onto our salads.
Short Bamboo Salad Servers
Made from a single piece of bamboo. Easy to grip and look great!
Organic Cotton Stripe Kitchen Towel & Bamboo Serving Tray
This kitchen towel was great to use as a napkin instead of paper products! And, these adorable mini cupcakes looked so stylish on this eco-friendly serving tray. It made me want to eat them even more!
Classic Bamboo Cutting/Bar Board
The perfect travel size to cut things on the go and to use as a prep spot!
Are you ready to make the right choice?
Life is about choices. People make about 35,000 choices in just one day. Let’s make some of those choices be for the better. Better for our families. Better for the environment. Let’s face it — better for everyone!
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I had never seen these products before, but they’re cute! I love using reusable items and bamboo is lightweight so I think they would be awesome to use!
They look great and are better for the environment. Can’t go wrong!
I try to do what I can by recycling everything, having low flow toilets, conserving water whenever possible, using organic and natural products, reusing items/buying secondhand & trying to have less waste.
Sounds like you do an awesome job helping our planet. Thank you!
I always take my own bags to the grocery store. I’ve also started refusing straws and lids at fast food restaurants.
I love those reusable stainless steel straws!
Bamboo products are great for our environment. We need to use less plastic, etc to save our planet. Thank you for sharing this great article
Bambu is a great brand for this! We all need to chip in and use less plastic (and probably paper too).
This looks like a great company. I love bamboo since I bought bamboo floors for my house. Bamboo is so versatile; it can do just about anything. I would love to take their products for a spin.
So glad to hear you are a bamboo fan! You’ll love bambu then 🙂
I help the planet by using my compost bin for all food scrapes. I also recycle all paper & plastic products.
My mom used to compost when I was little and I would take things out there. It’s a fond memory 🙂
I try not to be wasteful of resources.
That is a great way to be more green!
We recycle, reuse and upcycle. I also like using natural cleaning products.
What are your favorite natural cleaning product brands?
We are avid recyclers in my home. I aspire to be waste free, but we have a long way to go. Every little bit does help though.
I try to recycle as much as I can too!
Making better choices is so important. I make sure to buy as many eco-friendly packaged goods as possible. I have also given up fast fashion and make the effort to find ethically-sourced clothing.
It’s so great to hear you’ve been wearing more ethically-sourced clothing. SO awesome!!
I am really careful to save water and energy, my electricity. I love to recycle all I can
Sounds like you are doing your part to help the planet. Thank you!