What you're using —
and what to use instead

PTFE coatings degrade above 260°C, releasing microplastic particles and toxic fluoropolymer fumes directly into food with every use.

Studies found plastic boards shed up to 50 million microplastic particles per year directly into the food being chopped on them.

Plastic containers leach BPA, phthalates, and microplastic particles into food — especially when microwaved or filled with hot or acidic food.

PVC cling wrap contains plasticisers that migrate directly into food on contact — especially with fatty foods like cheese, meat, and leftovers.

Nylon spatulas and spoons melt microplastic fragments into hot food — releasing more particles the older and more scratched they become.

Standard sponges are plastic foam that shed synthetic microfibers into washing water and onto dishes with every single wash.

Most teabags are heat-sealed with polypropylene that releases up to 11.6 billion microplastic particles per cup at brewing temperature.

Silicone and plastic ice trays leach particles directly into your ice. Every drink is affected — invisibly.

Infants fed from plastic bottles ingest millions of microplastics daily. Exposure during early development is among the most concerning sources.

Most dishwasher tablets come in a plastic tub with individual plastic wrapping — a double layer of single-use plastic for every wash.

Standard bin bags head straight to landfill and fragment into microplastics in soil and waterways over time. Never designed to degrade.

Standard cleaning products come in single-use plastic bottles thrown away when empty — often not recyclable due to mixed plastic components and residue.

Plastic dish brushes shed microplastics into washing water with every use — water that goes straight down the drain into the water system.

Microfiber cloths shed millions of synthetic plastic fibres into your sink and drains with every rinse — one of the most overlooked sources of microplastic pollution.

Disposable cups have a plastic polyethylene lining that hot liquid dissolves — releasing roughly 25,000 microplastic particles per cup. Hotter drinks leach faster.

Single-use plastic cutlery is used for minutes and takes centuries to break down — fragmenting into microplastics in soil and waterways throughout its long decay.

Plastic bags fragment into microplastics throughout their life — not just after disposal. Handling them accelerates particle release onto hands and food.

Thin plastic produce bags are almost never recycled. They fragment into microplastics in landfill and frequently escape into the environment.

Plastic zip-lock and sandwich bags are single-use and rarely accepted by household recycling. Most end up in landfill or as environmental microplastic contamination.

Bottled water contains an average of 325 microplastics per litre. Heat from a warm bag or car significantly accelerates leaching with every sip.

Tap water contains an average of 5.45 microplastic fibres per litre. At 2 litres per day that's thousands of particles per week, invisible and tasteless.

Without filtration, microplastics, PFAS, lead, and chlorine pass directly from your tap into every glass of water and every pot of food.

Kettles with plastic-lined interiors shed microplastics into boiling water — every cup of tea or coffee is affected, every single day.

Many shampoos contain synthetic polymer additives and the bottle itself degrades releasing particles. Hot shower water accelerates leaching from plastic packaging.

Standard toothbrushes are made from nylon and polypropylene. Bristles wear and shed micro-fragments into your mouth twice a day, every day.

Many conventional toothpastes contain microbeads as abrasives. The laminate tube itself is almost never recycled and leaches particles as it ages.

Single-use plastic pump bottles are made from multiple plastics that cannot be easily recycled. The average household goes through dozens per year.

Single-use dispensers are thrown away when empty. Made from mixed plastics rarely accepted by kerbside recycling collections.

Disposable razors are made from multiple mixed plastics. The lubricating strip contains synthetic polymers that transfer to skin with each use.

Conventional cotton pads come in plastic packaging and most contain synthetic fibres blended with cotton that don't biodegrade.

Standard roll-ons come in plastic tubes with synthetic fragrance, aluminium compounds, and chemical preservatives that absorb through skin every day.

Conventional floss is made from nylon — a plastic — in a plastic dispenser. Billions are thrown away every year and almost none are recycled.

Conventional menstrual products contain synthetic fibres, plastic applicators, and are individually wrapped in single-use plastic — every month, for decades.

Synthetic shower poufs shed plastic microfibers with every use — directly into water that runs across your skin and into the drain.

Standard liquid detergents come in single-use plastic. Many formulas contain synthetic polymer thickeners that pass through water treatment systems unchanged.

Polyester, nylon, and acrylic shed 700,000–1.4 million microfibers per wash cycle. These pass through most water treatment facilities completely unchanged.

Dryer sheets are made from polyester coated in synthetic fragrance chemicals that transfer directly onto clothes — and then onto your skin all day.

Most stain removers come in plastic bottles with synthetic chemical formulas that linger on fabrics and re-release into wash water with every cycle.

Chlorine bleach in single-use plastic. Produces harmful by-products when reacting with organic matter in the wash and downstream in the water system.

Polyester bedding sheds thousands of synthetic microfibers every night — fibres you breathe for 7–9 hours. Body heat accelerates fibre release throughout the night.

Polyester fibrefill pillows shed microplastics into bedroom air and directly onto your face for hours every night — among the most intimate plastic exposures.

Indoor air contains up to 10x more airborne microplastic fibres than outdoor air. Synthetic textiles, furniture, and rugs constantly shed particles into the air you breathe.

Paraffin is a petroleum by-product. When burned it releases synthetic particulates, benzene, and toluene into the room where you sleep and breathe.

Polyester and nylon rugs continuously shed microfibers into indoor air and dust. Walking on them, vacuuming them, or sleeping near them all contribute to inhalation.