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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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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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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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Sustainable Footwear

Allbirds footwear is a shoe company known for supplying comfortable shoes. This company has committed to sustainability by using natural...

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Swimwear Made From Recycled Material

Everlane is a swimsuit brand that sells a swimwear line with swimsuits made up of 82% regenerated nylon from recycled plastic. The...

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Bar Shampoo and Conditioner

Bar shampoo and conditioner cuts down on plastic waste because these bars don’t use any plastic like regular shampoo and conditioner do....

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Sustainable Phone Cases

Many people tend to go through a new phone case about every year, which creates a lot of plastic waste. A company called Pela wanted to...

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Sustainable Skin Care Line

River Organics is a sustainable skincare company that not only is mindful about their product packaging but also their shipping...

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Zero-Waste Skin Care Line

Most skin care products are stored in plastic containers which can be detrimental to the environment. Meow Meow Tweet has created a...

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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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Environmentally Sustainable Decomposition Notebooks

Students go through so many notebooks every school year, which creates a lot of waste that most likely won’t get recycled. Michael Roger...

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Biodegradable Pencils

Many people think that mechanical pencils are more environmentally friendly because they can be reused, but so many of them still get...

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Diva Cup

Most women usually use either a tampon or a pad, which can be detrimental to the environment due to all of the plastic within those...

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Eco-Friendly Menstrual Pads

There are millions of disposable plastic pads currently in landfills and polluting the environment. Unlike other pad brands, Saathi has...

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Reusable Fabric Menstrual Pad

Women use thousands of pads throughout their lifetime due to periods, which creates a lot of trash ending up in landfills. LunaPad has...

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Life Without Plastic Sustainable Toothbrushes

Toothbrushes are a part of everyone’s everyday lives and they need to be replaced about every 3 months. This can cause a lot of waste...

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Natural Toothpaste

Normal toothpaste is given in plastic containers with chemicals that are harmful for the environment. Using natural toothpaste, one can...

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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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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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Sustainable Brush

Brushes and combs are also products of plastic which many people use that help pollute the environment. Using Ecotool Air dryer Hair...

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