Plastic-Free(ish)

11 Things You Really Should Stop Recycling

“Wishful” or “aspirational recycling” happens when people mean well, but actually do more harm than good. Learn from my mistakes and stop wishful r...

Is There Plastic in Tea? l looked at the top U.S. brands to find out.

Many tea drinkers are often surprised to discover that their tea bags contain plastic. I did an audit of the top tea brands in the US and here’s wh...

I Tested 5 Zero Waste Mascaras, So You Don't Have To

A few months ago, I asked for zero waste mascara recommendations on Instagram. I received many recommendations, but even more requests to share wha...

How I Threw a Zero Waste Kid's Party

Kids’ lives are filled with disposable items from the day they’re born. Birthdays can be especially wasteful events—disposable decor, balloons, pla...

9 Clever Tips to Shop Smart and Avoid Food Waste at Home

I think most of us can agree that seeing food go to waste doesn’t feel good. The smarter you are about a few important rules while shopping and pl...

An Easy, 2-Ingredient Tub Scrub for People Who Don't Like DIYs

As eager as I am to rid all plastics from my life, I've accepted that most DIYs aren't my thing. Especially when the ingredients are obscure or har...

9 Tips to Prevent Food Waste at Home

Food waste is a huge problem in the United states. 40% of all food in the United States goes to waste and a family of four throws away over $1800 i...

5 Zero Waste Remedies to Fight a Cold

There are lots of cold medicines and remedies out there, often packaged in wasteful plastic packaging. But to me, the old fashioned ways of treatin...

Zero Waste Recipe: Homemade, 1-Ingredient Walnut Butter

Making your own nut butter has never been so simple. Try my recipe for 1-ingredient walnut butter—super delicious and packaging free!

9 Zero Waste New Year's Resolutions That Are Also Cheap and Healthy

For many, 2019 could be the year you commit to going zero waste. What you may not realize, is that going zero waste can also help you spend less an...

3-Ingredient, DIY Zero Waste Baby Wipes

This 3-ingredient zero waste baby wipe recipe is super simple and leaves my baby's bum cleansed and diaper-rash free.

3 Tips for a Zero Waste Halloween

I have a love/hate relationship when it comes to Halloween. I love the costumes, the festive treats, the campy decor. I hate the candy wrappers, di...