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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Hannah Rochell

12 sustainable cleaning and toiletries subscriptions that make life easier – and cut plastic waste

A teenage girl washing dishes in the kitchen
Eco subscriptions are a win for both your home and the planet. Composite: Getty Images

When it comes to cleaning products, both for our bodies and our homes, convenience is a bit of a dirty word. While you may have a sparkling loo, the environment won’t thank you for multiple single-use plastic bottles of cleaning fluid and ingredients that go down the sink despite the small print warning of the harm to marine life.

UK households use 13bn plastic bottles every year, which take at least 450 years to decompose, while more than 212m toothbrush heads or manual toothbrushes are thrown away across the country annually.

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