A plastic-free bathroom is a bathroom designed to eliminate or significantly reduce plastic from everyday routines, especially single-use and disposable plastic. This can include switching to products such as shampoo and soap bars, toothpaste tablets, bamboo toothbrushes, reusable accessories, and other lower-waste alternatives.

Start with the products you use most often and replace them as they run out. Look for durable, reusable, plastic-free, or lower-waste alternatives, and choose products made with thoughtfully sourced materials and minimal packaging. You don't have to change everything at once. Small, consistent swaps can make your everyday bathroom routine more sustainable over time.

Some of the easiest swaps include replacing bottled shampoo and conditioner with bars, switching from plastic toothbrushes to bamboo toothbrushes, trying toothpaste tablets instead of traditional toothpaste tubes, choosing bar soap instead of liquid body wash, and using reusable or durable alternatives to disposable bathroom products.

Start with the products you use frequently and replace regularly, such as shampoo, conditioner, soap, toothpaste, and toothbrushes. These everyday essentials are often the easiest place to make a meaningful change because you can switch them as they run out instead of throwing away products you already have. Choose one or two swaps that fit naturally into your routine, then build from there.