Environmental issues have become crucial in today’s era and we are increasingly becoming conscious about contributing less to environmental pollution. In such a situation, using eco-friendly accessories is extremely important. And why shouldn’t we do that when these items are widely available, cheap, and fashionable as well?

Here, we are talking about two kitchen accessories that are eco-friendly, extremely useful, cost-effective, and easily available. One is an apron and the other one is calico bags (รับผลิตถุงผ้า, which is the term in Thai). Both are items that are used regularly for kitchen purposes. Aprons are for daily use while cooking, cutting vegetables, or washing dishes. And a calico bag can be used to carry vegetables, meat, and grocery items.

Reusable Aprons

Avoid using plastic or synthetic fiber aprons. These are remarkably harmful to the environment if disposed of in an inappropriate place. Instead, you can use an apron (ผ้ากันเปื้อน, which is the term in Thai) made of a cotton cloth piece. You can find cotton cloth aprons almost in any related store. 

If you want to make it a bit interesting, you can use old dresses or worn away clothes to make an apron. Consider stitching pieces of various clothes to make an appealing and colorful apron. This way you can recycle your old clothes too. 

Benefits

• Cloth aprons can be made at home
• These are widely available in the market at a very low price
• These aprons allow recycling and reusing lowering environmental pollution
• Cloth aprons are very comfortable, especially during summers
• These are easily washable
• These are capable of giving a stylish look

Reusable Calico Bags

Using cotton cloth calico bags is convenient, comfortable, inexpensive, and eco-friendly. Think of the amount of plastic bag consumption you would do if you don’t carry a bag to the store. Calico bags are preferable as they are strong, capable of carrying weight, can be folded (portable), and reusable. 

Calico bags are trendy and are a unisex item. This is an item that you must keep for shopping purposes and carry with you all the time to reuse the same bag for shopping. Also, if it wears away, you can use it for making crafts like flower pots, mattresses, wipers, etc. 

Benefits

• Calico bags are comfortable, portable, and fashionable
• These are inexpensive
• This helps in reducing plastic consumption
• These can be washed easily
• Calico bags can be reused and transformed into crafts
• These are durable and capable of handling weight

So, when are you buying your cotton cloth apron and calico bags?