Plastic Free Champions

This month went by so fast! I'm proud of myself for trying new ways to reduce plastic, and the opportunity to do this through work. I know I'll continue with making more eco-friendly choices, and will find even more swaps to make in the future.

I gave 2 very large bags of my daughter's out grown clothes to a friend. Her daughter loves them so much.

If you don’t live near a place that has bulk options for home/personal care products, finding items in aluminum or glass containers is a great alternative to plastic. Target now Carrie’s Grove Co, which uses aluminum containers. It’s cool to see sustainable materials at mainstream stores.

Sometimes you have to go out of your way to recycle/compost things but it’s worth it. Our neighborhood taco place uses commercially compostable containers, but they only have trash and recycling as options for customers. My partner and I, put our used napkins in our containers, and brought the containers home to our organics recycling bin. It...

A year or so ago, I bought some kitchen scrubbers that were a good choice because they had cotton woven in them, which is a sustainable material. Upon further investigation, I realized the cotton was woven over the plastic. My current plastic scrub brush is still going strong and I won’t throw it out until it goes bad. But when it goes bad, I...

Finally had the chance to check out Tare Market. They had some fun options and gave me inspiration for more eco friendly swaps to make in the future.