Eco Friendly Review · A testing bureau

Proof over greenwash.

We buy the sustainable version of everyday things, test what they’re made of, and score it — so a green label has to survive the data before it earns a Buy.

52 reviews166 picks scored6 aislessince 2022

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Two plain cream five-gallon buckets with black spigot taps near their bases standing on a bone-white kitchen counter by a window, the nearer one with its round lid propped against its side to show chopped vegetable trimmings pressed flat under an even layer of pale wheat-coloured bran, the further one closed and sealed, an open kraft paper sack of the same bran with a small wooden scoop resting in it and a little bran spilled on the counter to the left, a plain glass jar holding two inches of cloudy amber drained liquid in front, and a folded undyed linen cloth at the right edge

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Kitchen & CompostNovember 9, 2026

Bokashi Composting and How Fermentation Differs From a Compost Bin

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The aisles

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Pick the part of your life you’re cleaning up — each aisle opens to the swaps we’ve field-tested for it.

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Kitchen & Compost24 guides

Lower-waste cooking, scrubbing & composting.

LatestBokashi Composting and How Fermentation Differs From a Compost Bin

Clean Home2 guides

Reusable, plastic-free cleaning for every room.

LatestZero Waste Bathroom Cleaning Without the Plastic Bottles

Everyday Carry3 guides

Bottles, bags & cases that ditch single-use.

LatestYou Could Help Save The Environment By Using A Reusable Bottle

Wellness1 guide

Natural-material gear for movement & rest.

Latest5 best eco-friendly and renewable cork yoga mats for hot yoga

Bath & Body10 guides

Plastic-free swaps for the most disposable room.

LatestBamboo vs Recycled Toilet Paper and Which Is Greener

Laundry Line12 guides

The most repetitive plastic habit in the house.

LatestHow to Make Your Own Laundry Detergent Without the Mess

On the bench

Highest scored

Kitchen & CompostMarch 27, 2022

Reasons you should never send your food scraps to the landfill again

The fifth layer of the EPA's food recovery hierarchy is composting. Even after all efforts to repurpose your discarded food have been made, certain inedible components will still…

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From the bench

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A plain matte black stacking worm bin of four shallow ventilated trays on short legs with a small black spigot at its base, standing on a bone-white tiled floor beside a pale cupboard, its perforated lid lifted off and leaning against the stack, the open top tray showing damp shredded grey newsprint and torn cardboard bedding with carrot tops and apple cores laid on it over dark crumbly castings, a small terracotta pot of finished castings with a steel hand fork across its rim to the left, a shallow white dish of chopped vegetable scraps and a folded undyed linen cloth to the right, and a glass jar of dark liquid behind

Kitchen & CompostNovember 9, 2026

Indoor Worm Bins and What Vermicomposting Actually Takes

Ruth Lopez

3.4/5

Solid

Stacking Trays & Live Worms

An unbranded matte white countertop food waste appliance on a bone-white counter with its lid lifted off and propped against its side showing the dark empty cast aluminium inner bucket, a pale birch board to the left holding fresh raw trimmings of carrot tops potato peel onion skin and crushed brown eggshells, and a shallow undyed stoneware dish to the right holding a few tablespoons of dry fine mid-brown granular crumb

Kitchen & CompostNovember 2, 2026

Electric Kitchen Composters and Whether the Output Is Real Compost

Ruth Lopez

4.0/5

Solid

Heated Steel & Cast Aluminium

A short narrow bone-white kitchen counter in a small flat lit by a sash window at the left, holding an evenly spaced row of three plain unbranded containers - a lidded clear tub of frozen vegetable trimmings frosted on the inside, a cream bucket with a sealed snap-on lid and a small spigot near its base, and a shallow black tray of damp shredded newsprint bedding - with a folded canvas tote hanging from a wall hook above and one small dark-leaved houseplant at the right edge

Kitchen & CompostNovember 2, 2026

How to Compost in an Apartment Without a Yard

Ruth Lopez

An open natural canvas tote standing upright on a bone-white counter with a lidded clear tub of frozen vegetable trimmings set inside it, frost on the tub and the lid sealed, a second plain cream lidded tub and a flat folded brown kraft paper sack beside it, a ring of plain keys on the counter in the near foreground and a folded undyed linen cloth at the left edge

Kitchen & CompostNovember 2, 2026

Where to Take Food Scraps If You Do Not Compost at Home

Ruth Lopez

A small brushed stainless kitchen compost pail on a bone-white counter with its lid propped beside it and a sheet of folded grey newsprint pressed into the open base, a partly unrolled roll of pale sage green liner bags with one bag lying flat to the left, a flat brown kraft paper bag to the right, and a folded undyed linen cloth behind

Kitchen & CompostOctober 26, 2026

Compostable Bin Liners and Which Ones Actually Break Down

Ruth Lopez

3.1/5

Fair

PLA Bioplastic & Kraft Paper

A plain reused clear plastic tub with its loose cream lid propped upright against it on a bone-white counter, holding carrot ends and green vegetable trimmings, beside an open brown kraft paper sack spilling dry fallen leaves and torn strips of corrugated cardboard, with a folded undyed linen cloth and a pale birch board to the right

Kitchen & CompostOctober 26, 2026

How to Start Composting Kitchen Scraps

Ruth Lopez

An overhead flat-lay on a bone-white stone counter divided down the middle by a pale birch board, with raw plant trimmings grouped on the left - carrot tops with green fronds, curls of potato peel, a papery onion skin, a used unbleached paper coffee filter holding spent grounds, crushed brown eggshells and a torn strip of corrugated cardboard - and the excluded items grouped on the right: a wedge of hard yellow cheese, two chicken bones, a glossy magazine page, a small oval produce sticker and a crumpled pale green plastic bag

Kitchen & CompostOctober 26, 2026

What You Can and Cannot Compost From a Kitchen

Ruth Lopez

A brushed stainless kitchen pail on a bone-white counter with its flat lid lifted off and propped upright against the pail, showing the round matte black activated-charcoal filter disc seated in the underside of the lid, a dry loose handful of shredded newsprint and torn cardboard strips to the right and a folded undyed linen cloth to the left

Kitchen & CompostOctober 19, 2026

Do Kitchen Compost Bins Smell and How to Stop Fruit Flies

Ruth Lopez

3.4/5

Solid

Activated Charcoal & Newsprint

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Why it matters

What’s at stake

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How we test

No greenwashing — just the swaps that survived the data.

01
We buy it ourselves
No samples, no sponsor picks. Every product is bought at retail, the same way you would.
02
We live with it
We use the swap in real life — through dishes, commutes, and laundry — and judge it by material and durability, not the label.
03
We publish the number
Each pick is scored 0–5 on four axes and given a verdict. The score is derived from what it’s made of, not how green it looks.

Proof over greenwash.

Bokashi Composting and How Fermentation Differs From a Compost Bin

Shop by aisle

Highest scored

Reasons you should never send your food scraps to the landfill again

Latest verdicts

Indoor Worm Bins and What Vermicomposting Actually Takes

Electric Kitchen Composters and Whether the Output Is Real Compost

How to Compost in an Apartment Without a Yard

Where to Take Food Scraps If You Do Not Compost at Home

Compostable Bin Liners and Which Ones Actually Break Down

How to Start Composting Kitchen Scraps

What You Can and Cannot Compost From a Kitchen

Do Kitchen Compost Bins Smell and How to Stop Fruit Flies

What’s at stake

Cut plastic waste

Protect the ocean

Fewer harmful chemicals

Keep it out of the landfill

No greenwashing — just the swaps that survived the data.

We buy it ourselves

We live with it

We publish the number