Take a sec and just look around you. Plastics are LITERALLY everywhere! Plastic is so imbued in our daily routine that it’s hard to imagine a day without it. If that’s not something you’re already noticing, you definitely will now that we mentioned it. And that got us thinking—with plastic so ubiquitous in our everyday […]
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How to Go Plastic-Free: 11 Steps to Life Without Plastic
In Partnership with EarthHero The biggest challenge to going plastic-free is going plastic-free. You can understand the issue, commit to reducing or eliminating your plastic use, and even start opting for plastic alternatives, yet still find plastic creeping into your home and your trash at alarming rates. The omnipresence of plastic can make going plastic-free seem […]
Why Plastic Straws SUCK
In 2018, an old foe of the environmental movement was put on the public enemy list: plastic straws. Across social media platforms, the hashtag #stopsucking illuminated our screens and suddenly, consumers started to face the reality of their daily straw use. Although the issue of plastic waste existed for decades, seemingly overnight, videos of plastic straws […]
How Does Plastic Get into the Ocean? And How Do We Stop It in Its Tracks?
Bonus Material! Plastic-Free Resource Guide [PDF] Single-use plastics are some of the biggest environmental disrupters of our time. From interference of food chains to destruction of entire marine ecosystems, ocean plastics are a problem that we are ready to face. So where to start? Well, how does plastic get into the ocean in the first place? […]
How to Go Zero Waste & Plastic-Free in the Bathroom (For Less Than $200)
*When you buy a product through our links below, we may earn money from our affiliate partners to help support the site. Learn more here.* The decision to go zero waste is a good one and a big one. It’s a bigly good decision. But sometimes, overtaken by the power of impact, we can swear off all […]
How Does Plastic Pollution Affect Humans, Our Health, and the Environment?
Bonus Material! Plastic-Free Resource Guide [PDF] We’ve likely never gone a day without seeing something made from plastic. Isn’t that crazy? In addition to the plastic we see in use every day, large pieces of plastic remain in landfills for hundreds of (even a thousand!) years *yep, I’m with you*; tonnes of plastic waste flood into our oceans, […]
