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Paper Napkin Alternatives

Did you know that the average American uses 2,200 paper napkins every year? This is a huge issue in our environment because paper napkins...

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Feb 22, 20221 min read

Fabric Napkins

Fabric napkins are a great alternative to using paper napkins. Paper napkins are disposed of after only one use and this waste can add up...

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Sep 11, 20211 min read

Reusable Metal Straws or Paper Straws

Plastic straws are commonly used in restaurants and on a day-to-day basis. This usage amounts to a large sum of waste in landfills, also...

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Sep 5, 20211 min read

Biodegradable Trash Bags

Trash bags create a large sum of waste in landfills every year. Fortunately, manufacturers have developed an environmentally sustainable...

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Sep 5, 20211 min read

Reusable Grocery Bags

Instead of using new plastic grocery bags every time you go to the store, bring reusable grocery bags. It is estimated that 500 billion...

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Sep 5, 20211 min read

Saran Wrap and Plastic Bag Alternative : Beeswax cloth

Many households use saran wrap and plastic ziplock bags every single day to store their food. This can lead to a lot of plastic waste....

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Sep 4, 20211 min read

Compostable K-Cups

Normal coffee pods are made up of plastic that is not recyclable and there are many people in the world who are coffee lovers. Billions...

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Sep 4, 20211 min read

Stainless Steel Straws

Even if using a metal straw might seem like a 2019 trend, plastic straws are a huge contribution to landfill waste and by using metal...

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Sep 4, 20211 min read

Compostable Cutlery

Plastic silverware is always used in public places and they are always thrown away, contributing to landfill waste. If people can carry...

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Sep 4, 20211 min read

Biodegradable Trash Bags

18.5 % of landfill is made up of plastic, and plastic does not decompose. By using biodegradable trash bags, people will start causing...

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Sep 3, 20211 min read

Environmentally Friendly, Natural Cleaning Products

According to Home Guides (SF Gate), "cleaners that are used to sanitize, degrease, whiten and wash clothing, surfaces, dishes and bedding...

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Aug 31, 20211 min read

Biodegradable Trash Bags

According to TerraPass "Beyond the carbon footprint, single-use plastic bags have many other negative impacts on the environment. Some of...

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Aug 31, 20211 min read

Reusable (Non-Plastic) Food Containers

According to Food Print "most food packaging is designed to be single use and is not recycled. Instead, packaging is thrown away and...

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Aug 31, 20211 min read

Fabric Napkins

According to Norwex Movement, "50% of the U.S. population uses 3 paper napkins a day, that totals 450,000,000 napkins for 1 day—or more...

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Aug 31, 20211 min read

Reusable Coffee Filters/K Cup Filters

According to Home Grounds "at least 16 million U.S. households currently have a single-serve brewer on their countertop. And, of course,...

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Aug 31, 20211 min read

Reusable Organic Cotton Dish Towels

A product used in everyday life in the kitchen is a towel. Many households all over the world continue to resort to using paper towels....

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Aug 30, 20211 min read

Certified Compostable Bin Liners

There are many bags that are not biodegradable that are used for bins. However, you can use Onya bin liners that are certified...

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Aug 15, 20211 min read

Reusable Silicone Food Storage Bags are More Affordable and Protect the Environment

An average of 63 pounds of plastic packaging per person is discarded each year. This surprising statistic leads to the huge amounts of...

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Mar 9, 20211 min read

Reusable Coffee Cup Lids

There are many eco-friendly alternatives for coffee cups. But what about single-use coffee cup lids that are not biodegradable? Onya is a...

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Nov 19, 20201 min read

Stainless Steel Reusable Water Bottles

Humans consume one million plastic bottles every minute around the world. This is very harmful to the environment for many reasons: the...

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Nov 14, 20201 min read