Plastic-Free(ish)

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...

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...