Phthalates (pronounced thah-lates) are a family of chemicals found in thousands of consumer products from shampoo to sex toys. Phthalates can act as a plasticizer to help soften durable plastics…
When we think of BPA, the first thing that usually comes to mind are reusable water bottles. But BPA is found in far more consumer products than just water bottles…
It would be great if plastics just had a simple code for “yes, recycle this” or “no, trash it”. Unfortunately, it’s not that simple. Here’s why: Some types of plastic…
I really hate plastic! But what I hate even more is that it’s so difficult to live without. Yeah, I avoid all the obvious stuff… I don’t use single-use shopping…
Do you ever wonder what happens to the plastic bottles you throw into the recycling bin? Here’s the gist of it… Once your plastic bottles are picked up by the…