Bed & Bath
Let’s Un-Plastic Your Bathroom, Shall We?
4 min read Ahhh, there is nothing like a hot shower to wake you up and get you going in the morning or to relax and unwind after a long day. Take a…
Browsing: Plastic-Free
Kitchen
12 Easy Swaps to Rid Your Kitchen of Plastic and Aluminum
5 min read It’s crazy to think about how much we rely on both plastic and aluminum in our kitchens, and we don’t even realize it. From cookware to utensils to food storage,…
Ditch the Toxins
Natural Alternatives to Plastic Toothbrushes – And Why You Should Make the Switch
6 min read As part of my research in writing a Natural Living Guide for the Chemically Sensitive, I spent countless hours poring through Facebook groups for those suffering from acute chemical sensitivities.…
Babies & Kids
Easy Ways To Limit Your Exposure To Phthalates
3 min read 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…
Babies & Kids
Easy Ways To Limit Your Exposure To BPA (HINT: It’s Not Just About Water Bottles)
3 min read When we think of BPA, the first things that usually comes to mind are reusable water bottles. But BPA is found in far more consumer products than just water bottles…
Plastic-Free
Which Plastic Recycling Codes Can (or Cannot) Be Recycled? Here’s Your Quick List.
4 min read 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: It is easier to…
Babies & Kids
Easy Ways to Wean Yourself from Plastic (Beyond the Obvious)
5 min read 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…
Plastic-Free
Ever Wonder How Plastic Bottles Are Recycled Into Something New?
< 1 min 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…