Sometimes it’s difficult to know what we can replace everyday single-use plastics with.
That is why at Plastic Free, we have prepared the following table of more sustainable alternatives. We have based this on products that we use every day in our homes and that generate a lot of plastic. As you will see, many of them were used by our parents or grandparents, but with the arrival of single-use plastic they were relegated to the background and even disappeared.
We are all immersed in an ever more frenetic pace of life, working all hours, taking care of our families, paying for our cars, our mortgages, sometimes struggling to make ends meet. It’s easy to be taken in by the comfort of single-use products. And we don’t deny that they can make life easier, but it’s important to look beyond this to what really matters: how long this product or container will linger in our environment, how many people may get sick from its toxic contents, or how many animals could die from ingesting it.
Therefore, at Plastic Free we encourage all households to make small changes to their consumption habits, like using refillable water bottles, lunch boxes and canvas bags. Because our oceans, the organisms that live in it and the future generations of our planet will appreciate it.
Find a new way to shop and discover a new way of living without plastic.
| Shop | Island | Sector | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ibiza Produce | Ibiza | Online food directory | A portal where you can find all the solutions and contacts to eat healthy, local and without plastic |
| Ibiza Produce Granjas Locals | Ibiza | Online food directory | List of organic farms in Ibiza |
| Ibiza Produce mercados | Ibiza | Online food directory | List of the markets in Ibiza |
| Eco tiendas de Alianza por el Clima | Ibiza | Search engine | Organic shops of Ibiza |
| Green Delivery Ibiza | Ibiza | Search engine | Sustainable food delivery |
| GEN GOB y Consell d'Eivissa | Ibiza | PDF with shop lists | List of shops that adhere to the "Compra con Senalló" campaign |
| Pachamama | Ibiza | Food shop | Organic bulk food shop |
| Bio Smell | Ibiza | Household products shop | Find organic soap bars |
| Ibiza | Search engine | Online shop of artisans from Ibiza and Formentera where you can buy from the convenience of your home | |
| Es Senallò | Ibiza | Fruit and veg | Local organic products |
| Flors i Violes | Ibiza | Local | Vegetables from Ibiza |
| Agromarti | Formentera | Fruit and veg | Local produce |
| Kokopeli | Formentera | Bulk buy | Shop selling bulk and loose items |
| Pescadería Marí Rivares | Formentera | Fresh fish | Fishermen's Guild |
| Carmen | Formentera | Fresh fish | Fishermen's Guild |
| Pescadería Federico | Formentera | Fresh fish | Fishermen's Guild |
| Formentera slow food, Consell of Formentera | Formentera | General | Local produce |
| Plastic product to substitute | Alternative |
|---|---|
| Drink stirrers | Wooden stirrer |
| Stainless steel stirrer | |
| Cotton buds | Bamboo stick buds |
| Food bags | Paper food wrappers |
| Recycled paper bags | |
| Fabric bags | |
| Reusable silicone bags | |
| Organic cotton bags | |
| Cotton mesh bags | |
| Baby bottles | Stainless steel baby bottles |
| Rubbish bags | Bags made of potato starch |
| Bottles | Glass bottles |
| Stainless steel bottles | |
| Titanium bottles | |
| Coffee capsules | Stainless steel capsules |
| Picnic cutlery | Wooden cutlery |
| Bamboo cutlery | |
| Kitchen wrap | Wrapping made from cotton, vegetable wax and jojoba oil |
| Beeswax wrapping | |
| Coffee and tea filters | Paper coffee and tea filters |
| Feminine hygiene | Menstrual cup |
| Reusable cloth sanitary pads | |
| Organic cotton sanitary pads | |
| Dental floss | Silk or bamboo floss thread |
| Table linen | Paper table linen |
| Fabric table linen | |
| Razors | Brass shaving equipment |
| Plum wood shaving equipment | |
| Menus | Wooden menus |
| Cardboard menus | |
| Paper menus | |
| Cloth menus | |
| Straws | Paper straws |
| Stainless steel straws | |
| Bamboo straws | |
| Rye straws | |
| Titanium straws | |
| Toothpicks | Wooden toothpicks |
| Cling film | Silicone stretchable food storage cover |
| Food wrapping paper | |
| Toilet paper, wrapped in plastic | Recycled toilet paper without packaging |
| Plastic combs and brushes | Combs and brushes made from all different types of wood |
| Coat hangers | Wooden coat hangers |
| Metal coat hangers | |
| Clothing pegs | Stainless steel pegs |
| Sustainable beech wood pegs | |
| Picnic plates or containers | Cardboard plates or containers |
| Plates or containers made from palm leaf | |
| Cardboard plates or containers | |
| Plates or containers made from sugar cane | |
| Coasters | Paper coasters |
| Plastic salt & pepper shakers | Bamboo salt and pepper shakers |
| Glass salt and pepper shakers | |
| Sauce pots | Sugar cane sauce pots |
| Coffee cup lids | Paper covers |
| Tupperware | Stainless steel food containers |
| Glass food containers | |
| Plastic cups | Paper cups |
| Stainless steel cups | |
| Bamboo cups |
Help us to reduce pollution caused by single-use plastics on our islands.
You can support us via Ibiza and Formentera Preservation, our principal sponsor.
A movement with a common vision:
PLASTIC FREE IBIZA.
Un movimiento con una visión común:
IBIZA SIN PLÁSTICO.
Un moviment amb una visió comú:
EIVISSA SENSE PLÀSTIC.
