Cling film is one of those products that everyone has in their kitchen cupboard. Its easy to reach for, simple to use and is the perfect storage solution for all kinds of foodstuffs.
Most of us buy our cling film while doing the weekly shop, its something all supermarkets stock and its not something we really think about while purchasing. But every option available on supermarket shelves is made of entirely virgin PVC plastic!
Our home-compostable cling film fully biodegrades within 90 days under composting conditions. It's entirely plastic free, made from corn starch and leaves no chemical trace once it's broken down. It looks, and acts like just like standard cling film, and is a perfect environmentally friendly like-for-like swap!
Changing to compostable cling film will help to reduce the amount of plastic waste that your home produces, which in turn will reduce the amount of plastic that enters the wider environment - a big win in our eyes!
How do I use compostable cling film?
Like normal cling film of course. Our home compostable cling film is just as good as the regular stuff. Wrap to your hearts content - without the guilt!
Things you might like to use our biodegradable cling film for include:
Covering bowls or tubs of leftover food before putting them into fridge
Portioning up veg or protein before freezing
Storing prepared meals
Acting as a makeshift lid or cover for cupboard staples that have lost their lid
Plus many more
The problems with plastic cling film:
>Not only is cling film single use plastic, it's sticky, bendy, squashable single use plastic. It's absolutely awful for the environment. It can conform into any shape, ending up squished into all types of crevice or crack (or mouth!) and is particularly detrimental to aquatic animals.
It's is clear and jelly-like when it's submerged in water, so cling film has the uncanny resemblance to jellyfish - a turtles favourite food. Meaning turtles can (and do!) end up snacking on cling film instead of the real thing. This causes significant digestive distress for the turtles, which are unable to regurgitate the plastic, often leading to intestinal blockages or organ damage. Sadly 22% of turtles that ingest just a single piece of soft plastic end up perishing - a terrifying statistic!
>Cling film and other soft single use plastics also get caught up on already struggling coral reefs, wrap around the limbs and tails of aquatic wildlife, as well as being ingested. Smaller pieces that end up being eaten are digested and processed into the wider bodies of animals, which means over time microplastics have entered the food chain. It's important for us to make conscious choices when it comes to plastic, which is why we introduced our range of recycled plastic home-ware in the first place, to allow our customers easy access to more eco-conscious alternatives.
Why do I need compostable cling film?
Cling film is one of those products that everyone has in their kitchen cupboard. Its easy to reach for, simple to use and is the perfect storage solution for all kinds of foodstuffs.
Most of us buy our cling film while doing the weekly shop, its something all supermarkets stock and its not something we really think about while purchasing. But every option available on supermarket shelves is made of entirely virgin PVC plastic!
Our home-compostable cling film fully biodegrades within 90 days under composting conditions. It's entirely plastic free, made from corn starch and leaves no chemical trace once it's broken down. It looks, and acts like just like standard cling film, and is a perfect environmentally friendly like-for-like swap!
Changing to compostable cling film will help to reduce the amount of plastic waste that your home produces, which in turn will reduce the amount of plastic that enters the wider environment - a big win in our eyes!
How do I use compostable cling film?
Like normal cling film of course. Our home compostable cling film is just as good as the regular stuff. Wrap to your hearts content - without the guilt!
Things you might like to use our biodegradable cling film for include:
Covering bowls or tubs of leftover food before putting them into fridge
Portioning up veg or protein before freezing
Storing prepared meals
Acting as a makeshift lid or cover for cupboard staples that have lost their lid
Plus many more
The problems with plastic cling film:
>Not only is cling film single use plastic, it's sticky, bendy, squashable single use plastic. It's absolutely awful for the environment. It can conform into any shape, ending up squished into all types of crevice or crack (or mouth!) and is particularly detrimental to aquatic animals.
It's is clear and jelly-like when it's submerged in water, so cling film has the uncanny resemblance to jellyfish - a turtles favourite food. Meaning turtles can (and do!) end up snacking on cling film instead of the real thing. This causes significant digestive distress for the turtles, which are unable to regurgitate the plastic, often leading to intestinal blockages or organ damage. Sadly 22% of turtles that ingest just a single piece of soft plastic end up perishing - a terrifying statistic!
>Cling film and other soft single use plastics also get caught up on already struggling coral reefs, wrap around the limbs and tails of aquatic wildlife, as well as being ingested. Smaller pieces that end up being eaten are digested and processed into the wider bodies of animals, which means over time microplastics have entered the food chain. It's important for us to make conscious choices when it comes to plastic, which is why we introduced our range of recycled plastic home-ware in the first place, to allow our customers easy access to more eco-conscious alternatives.
Ecoleaf Cling Film
3 reviews
Plastic-free
Compostable
Sustainable
Pretty much all of us do it. We all use single use plastic to store food items we want kept separate in our fridges/ freezers. But, what if we told you there was an alternative? A completely bioavailable single use ”plastic” wrap with a difference.
Ecoleaf home compostable cling film is just that! Simple to use and effective, it makes choosing an alternative to traditional single-use plastic cling film easy. It looks and acts just like regular plastic wrapping – you simply wrap up your food (or other) item, and pop it into storage.
It’s both fridge and freezer safe, meaning you can use it for any food item.
Important details:
Under composting conditions it biodegrades into natural elements within 90 days.
Made from: PLA + PBAT (Corn starch)
Measures: 30cm x 30 metres
Certified Food Safe
£3.60
In Stock
You may also likes these...
Shipping & Returns
Standard delivery
Free when you spend over £30 or £3 for orders under £30.
Delivered within 2-4 working days from the date of dispatch.
Smaller items will be delivered using Royal Mail 48. Larger items will be delivered by Fedex or ParcelForce.
Delivery Monday to Saturday (excluding bank holidays).
Expedited delivery
£6 for all orders.
A fully tracked service, delivered within 1-3 working days, from the date of dispatch.
Smaller items will be delivered using Royal Mail 24. Larger items delivered via FedEx or ParcelForce.
Delivery Monday to Saturday (excluding bank holidays).
We have a 60-day return policy, which means you have 60 days after receiving your item to return it.
To be eligible for a return, your item must be in the same, re-sellable condition that you received it, unused, with tags, and in its original packaging. You’ll also need the receipt or proof of purchase.
The postage cost for the return will need to be covered by yourself (please keep the proof of postage until your return has been processed).
At the core of Chimney Sheep is our Community Interest Company, Buy Land Plant Trees (BLPT). For every purchase you make with us, 20% of the profit facilitates the planting of trees on agriculturally poor land in Cumbria.
We set up BLPT in 2019 as a ‘boots on the ground’ tree planting initiative. The company is run by us and the tree planting is done by us. We do it to help you and us to reduce our impact on the planet. The trees we plant reduce CO2 output as well as contribute to the reduction of flooding and the creation of habitats for wildlife.
BLPT isn’t a tick box exercise nor a distant and detached carbon offset company. In fact, this is as much part of our business as the products we sell and is an integral part of our ethos. We are big believers in the phrase ‘think globally, act locally’ and want to make a genuine difference
A Chimney Sheep® draught excluder is a brilliant tool for any property with an open chimney. But don’t just take our word for it...
Let customers speak for us
from 5050 reviews
Eco Friendly Weed Control
I bought this as I wanted a non-plastic weed suppressant to use under stones and bark and this is ideal as it can be bought by the metre rather than having to buy far more than I need (though it does make it more expensive per metre). It is easy to use and I'm really pleased that it is a natural material with no plastic. I'm wondering how long it will last before it needs replacing, but for now, I'm really pleased with my purchase.
I ordered two of the 10kg...in error! There's a massive amount of wool in each bag and, to my mind, it's quite clean. It's very thick and has a high amount of lanolin in it, a good sign.
I placed it around my runner beans and French climbing beans. The wool provides support when it's windy. Round the tomatoes, the courgettes and...the potatoes. They thrive on it.
Important: the will deters slugs etc, but my advice is that it's essential to keep the wool moist. Not sodden, as the wool is superb at preventing the soil drying out.
Well worth it.
Delivery box was a bit battered on arrival so feared for the pots, but the sheep's wool had kept them safe. Brilliant non plastic option to keep seedlings watered without wasting water and the wool works to keep slugs at bay.
Bought these as the fluffy inside lining of my slippers had worn down to the rubber! I hate waste and didn’t want to throw them away as they were in otherwise good condition, so I bought these and popped them in and now I have warm and comfy insides to my slippers again - Hurrah!! Slipper life extended and waste reduced. Very glad to have found this company 😊.
We have an open fire that is only used a few times a year but don't want to decommission it.
When not in use there is a noticeable draft that comes down the chimney this includes the smell from our neighbours log burner when the wind blows the wrong way.
Enter stage left the Chimney Sheep. I measured up the chimney aperture and placed my order. Despite Royal Mails best efforts it arrived well packed and in good order.
It's a neat product and having attached the handle shoved it up the chimney. Perfect fit. Can't be that easy surely? Yep.
There is a fob that attaches to the handle that dangles down from the chimney so that you are reminded that the Chimney Sheep is in situ before lighting a fire.
I can't comment on the draught excluding properties yet as the weather has been glorious since I got it, but I see no reason it won't be effective. I no longer have to listen to the pigeons serenading each other though.
My first purchase of three ply…I will buy more….this is good stuff….does the job….soft enough…AND made in uk from uk waste paper…this is important if you are thinking green….no point buying recycled paper which has been round the world and back. We have loads of waste paper to use in the uk and loads of uk bottoms to wipe 😂
Amazing felt, thick and really good quality. Worked amazing by for my art project. I love both the colour and the texture! Excellent delivery and costumer service.
Receive energy saving tips, gardening advice, news about our latest products, progress updates on our Buy Land Plant Trees initiative and exclusive access to our secret sales!
Your Shopping Cart (0)
YOUR SHOPPING BAG
Your bag is currently empty
Can we tempt you?
Make shipping costs go further by adding some little extras.
