Say no to plastic microbeads with these alternatives
Micro plastics are hidden in a shocking number of personal care products, including face and body scrubs and toothpaste, under the names polyethylene and polypropylene. These plastic ‘beads’ are used...
View ArticleWhat are nurdles, and what are they doing on my beach?c
This one time I found nurdles on a beach I really like visiting in Oregon. Nurdles are a sneaky type of marine plastic debris. The Oregon coast is wild and beautiful. The water is dark and sharky....
View ArticleDo you really need pine rosin to make beeswax wraps?
We’re all doing beeswax wraps, but do you ever wonder if that mysterious ingredient, pine rosin, is essential? I set out to find out. Anatomy of a beeswax wrap Beeswax wraps at their most basic are...
View ArticleDid you fail at Plastic Free July?
It’s Plastic Fee July and somehow you ended up with plastic you didn’t want or expect. Does it make you a failure? We’re nearing the midway point of Plastic Free July, and there’s this idea I see...
View ArticleMy Plastic Free July in review
How was your Plastic Free July? I don’t usually do Zero Waste inventories as such, but Plastic Free July almost seems to demand it, so here goes. Follow along, then tell me how yours went. Day 1 –...
View ArticleYour regular pen might be secretly refillable
Sometimes cheap everyday pens can be converted into refillable pens. Here’s how. I need the touch of pen to paper. I’m always jotting down notes and leaving to-do lists everywhere. Pencil? No thanks. I...
View ArticleIn pursuit of zero waste dental floss
I floss my way through some zero waste dental floss brands, and then I get on my soapbox. This is a post I’ve held off publishing for a while. It feels…unimportant. Dental floss quite literally...
View ArticleDoes the Cora Ball capture plastic microfibres?
A couple of years ago, a Kickstarter project caught my attention. It was shared on social media by someone I know who works for a leading organisation studying marine plastic pollution. I helped...
View ArticleWishcycling: when good intentions go wrong
Wishcycling is wishful thinking recycling. It’s when we put things in the yellow bin that we hope or assume are recyclable, but aren’t. Our eagerness to divert from landfill (or inattention) can lead...
View ArticlePlastic free: my working definition
It’s impossible to live without plastic, many are quick to point out. They’re not wrong. Some respond to this critique with, I’m low waste, not zero waste, I’ll never be zero waste or plastic free....
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