Greenstead Kitchen Shop zero-wasteShop

Portland, Maine · Zero-waste kitchenware

Wrap.
Carry.
Repeat.

Beeswax wraps, produce bags, steel straws and compost bins — the everyday things that replace the things you throw away. Made to be used, rinsed, and used again.

Shop zero-waste See how it works
Hands pressing a beeswax wrap around the rim of a bowl
Folded beeswax wraps stacked beside bamboo spoons on a linen cloth

Warm it in your hands first

01 / Wrap

Press it warm, rinse it cool.

A beeswax wrap softens with the warmth of your hands. Press it around a bowl, a wedge of cheese, half an onion — then rinse it cool and do it all over again.

  1. Warm the wrap in your hands until it starts to hold its shape.
  2. Mold it over the rim and press the edges down.
  3. Rinse in cool water with a little soap, air-dry, fold away.

02 / Carry

Load it up and head out.

Reusable produce bags go to the market, the co-op, the farm stand. Light enough to forget in the bottom of your tote, strong enough to fill to the top.

  • Loose greens
  • Apples
  • Onions
  • Bulk grains

Drawstring bags rinse clean and hang dry in minutes, so the next market run is already covered.

Reusable produce bags filled with market vegetables on a stall table

Almost weightless, holds a lot

03 / Sip

Sip once. Keep it.

Stainless steel straws live in a jar by the sink, ready for iced coffee, smoothies and everything in between. A quick rinse and they are back in rotation.

Stainless steel straws standing in a glass jar beside an iced drink

Rinse and go

Under the tap, or standing in a glass of warm soapy water.

Keep a set handy

One in the jar by the sink, one in the car, one in your bag.

Nothing to throw away

Steel is built to be used again and again, so the straw is never the thing left on the table.

Countertop compost bin open with vegetable peels and coffee grounds inside

04 / Compost

Feed the soil, not the bin.

A countertop compost bin keeps scraps out of the trash and out of the landfill. Fill it through the week, empty it on the pile, start again.

  1. Line it with a paper bag or a layer of dry leaves.
  2. Keep the lid on and it stays tidy on the counter.
  3. Empty it weekly onto the pile, the tumbler, or the drop-off.

The range

Start with one wrap.

Swap one disposable thing for a reusable one, then another. These five are where most kitchens start, and every one of them is chosen for the kitchen you actually cook in.

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