Delicious UK - (03)March 2020

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BY NIKKI SCHER, FOOD WRITER

Cling film might keep your sandwiches

fresh, but this single-use plastic

is undeniably bad for the planet – it’s

hard to recycle, which means

the majority of it ends up in

landfill or in the ocean, where

it can choke and kill marine life.

Here are some alternatives that

are better for the environment.

GREASEPROOF & NON-STICK BAKING PAPER

Some have a plastic or chemical coating,

so they’re not biodegradable or recyclable.

What to buy? Unbleached paper with

natural greaseproof properties is hard to

find. Most are coated with silicone (and still

compostable). If You Care parchment

baking paper is £4.99 for a 20m roll at

lakeland.co.uk.

FOIL Aluminium foil is recyclable, but

first-use foil is energy-intensive to produce

and takes hundreds of years to break down.

What to buy? You can get recycled brands

such as If You Care via abelandcole.co.uk

or milkandmore.co.uk, from £3.25 a roll.

WAXED PAPER Conventional waxed

paper is coated with paraffin

wax, a petroleum-based product,

and sometimes chlorine/bleach

is used to make the paper.

What to buy? Look for waxed

paper made from renewable

sources with soybean wax.

It can’t be recycled, but it’s

compostable/biodegradable.

Find If You Care Unbleached Wax

Paper on amazon.co.uk, from

£6.62 for a roll.

BEESWAX WRAPS These cotton

sheets, coated in beeswax, jojoba oil and

tree resin, come in a variety of designs

and are fully compostable. They’re more

expensive than cling film and because

they’re not transparent your leftovers might

get forgotten.

What to buy? Oakdale Bees (oakdalebees.

co.uk) produces wraps using wax from its

own bees: £6.50 each or £10 for

a multipack of three sizes.

SILICONE BAGS Made from sand,

silicone is durable and heat-

resistant. These bags are not

biodegradable, but they can be recycled.

What to buy? Stasher bags are available

from lakeland.co.uk, starting from £9.99.

CERAMIC AND GLASS CONTAINERS They look good,

should last for ages and can be recycled.

What to buy? OXO Good Grips stackable

glass containers. Durable with snap-seal

lids. Find them at johnlewis.com, from

around £10 for a 400ml container.

Or... A bowl with a plate on it – it’s

an oldie but a goodie.

MORE PLASTIC-FREE KITCHEN PRODUCTS...

Visit Plastic Freedom’s website to

find compostable bin liners, jute

and cotton cleaning cloths (with

no plastic microfibres), wraps

and more. plasticfreedom.co.uk

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