Sustainable Gift Ideas For The Kitchen

What are sustainable gifts?

Sustainable gifts can be items that replace single use items with a reusable alternative (eg. reusable straws) or an item that is produced sustainably (e.g. products from companies that focus on environmentally friendly practices). Some other examples of sustainable gifts include food gifts (consumable so there is low waste) and experience gifts (e.g. memberships, event tickets, spa or dinner certificates, etc.)

This gift guide focuses mostly on items designed to replace single-use plastics in the kitchen with sustainable, reusable alternatives.

1. Wooden Cooking Utensils: Beautiful, elegant and functional. This handcrafted olive wood set would definitely be cherished by anybody who loves to cook.
2. Stojo Collapsible Cup: This reusable coffee cup is perfect for hot and cold drinks, smoothies, etc. The best part is that it collapses and folds up which makes it easy to take with you on the go. Available on Amazon and Well.ca in a variety of colours.
3. Souper Cubes: Perfect for freezing and storing all types of freezer friendly foods. Available in a variety of sizes for perfect portions that easily pop out! Buy them directly from the Souper Cubes website or Amazon.
4. Organic Kitchen Herb Gardening Kit: Everything you need to start growing a kitchen herb garden in one box. Fresh herbs add so much flavour!
5. Food Huggers: These fun reusable covers help protect and preserve your leftover fruit and veggies.
6. Fabric Bowl Covers: A simple, sustainable and super cute swap for single-use plastic wrap.
7. Stasher Bags: These high quality silicone storage bags are amazing and make an excellent swap for single-use plastic storage bags. They make an excellent gift especially when packed full of some goodies! Available on Amazon and Well.ca in a variety of colours and sizes.
8. Beeswax Wrap: These are another great alternative to plastic wrap. I love The Kind Hive beeswax wraps – they work really well. OLSEN + OLSEN also has a ton of cute designs to choose from.
9. Glass Jars: These decorative ceramic canisters would be great for dry food storage and these beautiful Weck jars are super versatile (suitable for canning, dry and wet food storage). High quality jars and decorative canisters are a great alternative to plastic containers but they can be a little pricey so they make a great gift. Make it super fun by also filling them with something yummy!
10. Reusable Straws: No need for single use plastic straws when there are so many wonderful reusable straw options out there! Make it a super special gift by purchasing one of these cute handcrafted glass straws.

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