Plastic-free reusable produce bags are the MUST HAVE way to avoid those flimsy single-use plastic bags you grab when you’re shopping bulk produce aisles. I’ve updated this post for Plastic-Free July to remind you how great reusable produce bags are and help you find ones that work for you. Get some and do what I […]
If you want to eliminate plastic pollution, recycling alone won’t do the job. You’ve got to use a lot less plastic. For many products, you can replace plastic altogether by choosing glass jars or cardboard boxes. But for the products you still buy in plastic bottles or jugs, wouldn’t it be great if you only needed […]
358views In the new animated Disney movie “Finding Dory,” the adorable little blue tang voiced by Ellen DeGeneres accidentally sleep-swims her way out into the open ocean, gets trapped in a plastic six-pack ring, and ends up captured. Dory turns out ok. Her panicked family eventually finds her, and they go back to swimming through forests […]
725views Reusable water bottles are superior to single-use, throwaway plastic bottles when it comes to reducing throwaway plastic and saving water. ♥ It’s estimated that as much as two gallons of water might be wasted for every gallon that’s bottled in a factory, so filling up at home, at work, or on the go is a […]
How much money do you waste buying plastic every year? It’s probably hundreds, if not thousands of dollars. Even though it’s that much money, you may not realize how much you’re spending because so much of the plastic we buy is hidden in products that we think are plastic-free. Fortunately, by following even a third of […]
Last week, the County Council for Montgomery County, MD, where I live, finally voted to start charging consumers a nickel for each plastic or paper single-use bag they take at the check-out counter. The new environmental law, which goes into effect January 1, 2012, is designed to help get rid of the billions of horrible, […]
There is so much plastic pollution in the oceans it’s created “islands” the size of Texas. Small pieces of plastic are killing tiny birds and huge whales. And plastic is polluting people, too. Babies and pregnant women are particularly susceptible. You can learn more about the threats plastic pose and what you can do to protect […]
Beth Terry is best known for taking a stand against plastic over at her inspired blog Fake Plastic Fish. But living plastic-free is not the only way this Bay Area accountant and activist makes a difference. She’s shifted her spending to organic produce and natural products like toothpaste and laundry powder, too. She bought a bicycle instead of […]
