Plastic-Free(ish)

7 Tips for a Zero Waste Thanksgiving

While Thanksgiving is a holiday notorious for overindulgence, there are many ways to enjoy a festive meal and keep waste to a minimum. In fact, wit...

7 Steps to Start Living Zero Waste (Without Spending Money!)

I know it’s cliche to say this, but the only thing that seems certain in 2020...is uncertainty. So many of our lives have been uprooted or put on h...

5 Reasons Why Trash Jars Are Rubbish

I remember the first time I read about the zero waste movement. It was Earth Day 2010, and my colleague friend dropped off an article from the Mari...

Our Commitment to You

It shouldn’t take the murder of three unarmed Black people—George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, adding to the long list of fatal arrests...

5 Steps Toward Zero Waste Dental Hygiene

Have you ever wondered where your favorite Elmo toothbrush from childhood ended up, or all those freebies you picked up from dentist visits over th...

5 Tips to Get Started With a Safety Razor

Safety razors have been around since the turn of the century and have recently come back into popularity in the zero waste community. Made from lon...

I Put 5 Sustainable Underwear Brands to the Test

We spend a lot of time in our undies and while they’re usually hidden under of layers clothing, wearing the right pair can make us feel more put to...

7 Tips to Stay Low-Waste(ish) During COVID-19

Tips for reducing waste in way that's manageable during COVID-19.

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...