Plastic Free Rules: What Happens When Grandparents Ignore Them?
By the Plastic Free Living editorial team
Grandma still wraps sandwiches in cling film. Grandpa still asks for a plastic bag at...
Plastic Free Parenting Mistakes That Backfire on Toddlers
I once spent forty dollars on a "natural" toddler feeding set because the packaging showed a wheat stalk and the word bamboo...
Plastic-Free Baby Bottles: Why Brands Overpromise
Search "plastic-free baby bottle" and you'll get a page of results that aren't plastic-free at all. Silicone sleeves. Silicone nipples. Plastic caps sitting on...
My son came home in the second week of September without his lunch container. Not lost, he insisted. Traded. He'd swapped it for a bag of chips because the...
Plastic Free Family Life: Kids Make It Harder and Better
My son once tried to trade his metal lunch tin for a friend's plastic one because it had a superhero...
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...