Plastic Free Shopping List: 8 Things to Pack First
The first time I tried a fully plastic-free grocery run, I walked out with a canvas tote full of produce and...
Six years into checking garment labels for a living, I still bought a coat that turned out to be almost half plastic. I trusted the tag. I didn't ask...
Plastic Free Grocery Delivery: Does It Even Exist Yet?
Order groceries online right now, anywhere in most of the English-speaking world, and a truck will show up with your bread...
Plastic Free Produce Bags: Why Mesh Size Actually Matters
The first set of mesh produce bags most people buy are the pretty ones. Loose weave, soft cotton, the kind that...
Plastic Free Shopping: Where First Timers Go Wrong at Bulk Bins
The most common bulk bin mistake has nothing to do with which container you bring. It happens before that,...
Plastic-Free Gift Wrapping Guests Actually Notice
Last December I watched someone unwrap a present, glance at the paper for exactly one second, and drop it...
Plastic Free Shopping Costs More Some Weeks, Less Overall
I started tracking my grocery receipts about four months into going plastic free, mostly out of...
Plastic Free Living Picks the Bulk Stores Worth the Drive
There's a specific kind of disappointment that comes from driving twenty minutes to a "bulk...