Plastic-Free Living

Let's explore the far-reaching consequences of microplastics and how they connect to our health, and just what we can do about it. 

Laundry sheets or strips and pods have been lauded as convenient, mess-free alternatives to traditional liquid and powder detergents. Yet, like any new technology, questions always arise about sustainability...

In the world of environmental concerns, microplastics are causing big trouble for our oceans. These tiny pieces of plastic, which are often too small to be seen without aid, may be harming marine life and ecosystems more than we know. It might surprise you that a major source of microplastics in the ocean comes from doing simply doing laundry...

When we say microplastic, we generally mean particles smaller than 5 millimeters— the size of a standard pencil eraser — but they get smaller than that as they degrade and they become virtually impossible to detect....

How many folks do you imagine opened a carton of milk and tossed that little sealing tab in the trash? There's a pretty good chance that'll end up in the ocean...

Water is in every living thing - in fact life, as we know it, cannot exist without it....

The US is # 1 when it comes to generating plastic waste and the third contributor to ocean plastic waste. We have to do better. So let’s start with something simple. Washing dishes....

This isn’t about drastic lifestyle change; it’s about being smarter about the single-use plastics that are offered to you everyday and taking steps to reduce them....