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How to go Plastic-Free this Halloween
Trick or Treat! Halloween is coming and there is no shortage of Halloween plastic from plastic trick-or-treat bags, plastic pumpkins, plastic decorations, plastic costumes, to plastic candy wrappers. However, with a few small changes, we can reduce the amount of...
Happy Autumn Giveaway!
Happy Autumn! We’re celebrating the changing seasons with a marvelous giveaway worth over $330! We’ve partnered with 6 amazing brands for a sustainable, environmentally friendly giveaway! One lucky winner will be able to win: Six bars of decadent...
Nonprofits We Support: Plastic Ocean Project
Plaine Products has a mission to reduce waste in the world and help eliminate single-use plastics. By offering natural products in aluminum bottles we provide an easy alternative to plastic. We also support nonprofit partners that are working towards the same mission....
Best Loofah Options for Your Skin and the Environment
When most of us think about our time in the shower, we envision an oasis where we can get some peace and quiet to balance out our hectic day. To de-stress, some people enjoy massage showerheads or fragrant shampoo and soap, while others love to exfoliate their skin...
Actions Speak Louder Than Words
We have all heard it said, actions speak louder than words. This Friday and Saturday there are two prime opportunities for you to put that saying into play and show how you really think and feel about our environment and we want to be sure you know about them. We...
How Our Plastic and Carbon Footprints Are Intertwined
We know that plastic is filling up our landfills and polluting our waterways, but have you ever considered how plastic plays a role in air pollution and climate change? Until recently, many of us were not aware of the huge link between the plastic and energy sectors,...
Book Recommendations to Help the Planet
Earlier this summer we went looking for book recommendations from our Facebook fans (you do follow us on Facebook, right?!). We asked everyone what was on their summer reading list around the topics of plastics, zero waste, the environment, etc. Below is a collection...
Rank & File Podcast: What Nonprofits & Business Can Learn from the Other
Plaine Products co-founder Lindsey McCoy was recently featured on the Rank & File podcast. With host Kari Enge, Lindsey discusses how her nonprofit background played into starting a business. Lindsey also shares her tips for a successful start-up. You can check...
Partner Highlight: Organically Becca
Plaine Promoters are individuals who use Plaine Products, love them and want to get others to join in eliminating single-use plastics while enjoying outstanding products. Plaine Promoters spread the word about our products and get 10% from every sale they generate....
How To Reduce Plastic This School Year
Another new school year is just around the corner. That means it’s time to stock up on all of the supplies that our children need to have a successful school year. Have you ever noticed how much plastic is lurking in that school supply aisle? If we’re not mindful...
Going Plastic-Free in the Bathroom
We’re celebrating Plastic-Free July, a global movement to reduce single-use plastic waste every day at home, work, school, and within your community. This week we’re focusing on going Plastic-Free in the bathroom. By choosing to refuse single-use plastics, a...
Going Plastic-Free In the Kitchen
We’re celebrating Plastic-Free July, a global movement to reduce single-use plastic waste every day at home, work, school, and within your community. By choosing to refuse single-use plastics, a small change by many can make a huge difference in the world’s plastic...
Plastic-Free July: When Shopping
We’re celebrating Plastic-Free July, a global movement to reduce single-use plastic waste every day at home, work, school, and within your community. By choosing to refuse single-use plastics, a small change by many can make a huge difference in the world’s plastic...
Plastic-Free July: Out and About
We’re celebrating Plastic-Free July, a global movement to reduce single-use plastic waste every day at home, work, school, and within your community. By choosing to refuse single-use plastics, a small change by many can make a huge difference in the world’s...
Join us in the Plastic-Free July Challenge!
Next week we will be kicking off Plastic-Free July and we will be coming at you with ideas all month long on how you can choose to refuse single-use plastic! Be sure to follow along on Instagram! What is Plastic-Free July? Plastic-Free July is a global movement to...
Plaine Product’s 2018 Sustainability Report
Plaine Products is pleased to present our 2018 Sustainability Report highlighting our accomplishments for 2018 and our goals for the future. We founded Plaine Products in 2017 to reduce the amount of single-use plastic in the world and we are so proud of what...
Partner Highlight: UPSTREAM Plaine Promoter
A Plaine Promoter is an individual or nonprofit who uses Plaine Products, loves them and wants to get others to join in eliminating single-use plastics while enjoying outstanding products. Plaine Promoters spread the word about our products and get 10% from every sale...
Celebrate World Oceans Day, June 8th, 2019
On Saturday, June 8, 2019, people around the planet will celebrate World Oceans Day. What will you be doing to honor and protect our shared oceans? Plastic pollution of our oceans is an overwhelming environmental threat and has a devastating effect on the health of...
How Plastic Packaging Can Impact Our Health
Throughout your day, you probably come in contact with some type of plastic packaging material. Whether it be what your food is wrapped in or the plastic protecting the gift that arrived at your front door. In fact, packaging is currently the largest market for...
BUYmeONCE Excellence Awards – Most Innovative
We’re thrilled to announce that Plaine Products has been awarded “Most Innovative” in the Inaugural BUYmeONCE Excellence Awards! Recognizing brands that are at the very best in their commitment to sustainability, durability, exceptional aftercare and eco-innovation,...
Partner Highlight: Living with Harmony
Plaine Promoters are individuals who use Plaine Products, love them and want to get others to join in eliminating single-use plastics while enjoying outstanding products. Plaine Promoters spread the word about our products and get 10% from every sale they generate....
How To Go Green This Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is all about love. It’s the perfect time to show our mothers and grandmothers how much we love them by also loving Mother Earth. Holidays can be tricky when it comes to making eco-friendly choices with all the cards, gifts, and meals involved. But with a...
4 Ways to Make Your Sleep Routine More Environmentally Friendly
If you’re environmentally conscious, you may spend all day trying to minimize your ecological impact. Bedtime is the time of day you don’t have to worry about anything, right? Not quite. While you might not think of bedtime as an opportunity to make a big impact,...
Why We Need To Understand the History of Plastic Before We Can Tackle The Problem
To most effectively tackle a daunting challenge, it’s best to first take a step back and get perspective. Let’s look at the history of plastic to figure out how we got here in the first place. Who invented plastic? Why did plastic become so popular? What are the...
5 Ways to Celebrate Earth Day
Earth Day is celebrated around the world by more than 1 billion people in 192 countries. Each year, on April 22nd, individuals, governments and corporations demonstrate a commitment to protecting our Earth and the life it sustains. There are cleanup events, marches,...
Partner Highlight: Joyful Vegan
Plaine Promoters are individuals who use Plaine Products, love them and want to get others to join in eliminating single-use plastics while enjoying outstanding products. Plaine Promoters spread the word about our products and get 10% from every sale they generate....
Grow Ensemble Podcast
Always a pleasure to chat with a fellow B Corp and 1% For The Planet member. The Grow Ensemble podcast, with the host Cory Ames, exemplifies the mission of Grow Ensemble. In French, Ensemble means together. At Grow Ensemble, they believe that we grow together. Grow...
Cohesive Home Podcast: Chatting about the Zero Waste Movement
Interested in the zero or low-waste lifestyle? Need some fresh inspiration to jumpstart your journey? Cohesive Home is an intentional living community for families seeking a simpler, values-based life, founded by the original “lazy minimalists” Melissa...
Plaine Products Accepted Into Plastic Alternative Bootcamp
We’re proud to announce that we’ve been accepted into the Telluride Venture Accelerator Plastic Alternative Bootcamp program for Spring, 2019! The Plastic Alternative Bootcamp was created for hyper-focused companies diverting plastic from our waste streams...
Proud to be Women Owned & Support Other Women Owned Businesses through the F Project
I’ve met a lot of inspirational women in this space of business for social good and working for the planet. I don’t think it’s a coincidence. It makes sense that this is where we would show up and spend our energy and time. So when I found the F...
How To Raise A Plastic-Free Pet
If you have a lovable furry friend in your home, then you know it’s like having another family member to care for. Pets bring so much joy and comfort to us. Raising a pet requires a tremendous deal of work. It’s also important to note that, like humans, pets can...
6 Things You Don’t Want in Your Handwash
The first ingredient in Plaine Product’s vegan shampoo, conditioner, body wash, handwash and lotion is aloe. Ingredients are listed by weight, so the first items on the list make up the bulk of the product. There’s a number of ingredients most mainstream shampoos,...
Share the Plaine Products Love!
Two years ago, we founded Plaine Products. After looking around our bathrooms and realizing how much plastic we owned, we started thinking about how to change that, and how to make it easy for others to do the same. We spent a year and a half researching sustainable...
How To Nix Plastic From Your Fitness Routine
It’s no surprise that getting fit is the most common New Year’s resolution. What about getting fit with less plastic? Have you tried that one yet? Well, this is the year to eliminate as much plastic as possible from your fitness routine. When you stop to think about...
Reuse is a Mantra at Plaine Products
At Plaine Products we place a priority on sustainability throughout our company. This means we reuse more than just the bottles. As much as we can we reuse boxes, lids, office supplies and kitchen supplies at work and in our personal lives. Not only does this keep...
Bling: Jewelry for a Better World
We’re always excited to learn about businesses who have taken the reduce, reuse mantra to heart. We’re happy to share this post from Amy Ragsdale who creates sustainable jewelry. As a jewelry designer for over thirty years, I am aware that the industry...
What is a B Corporation and why does it matter?
Plaine Products is proud to have been a B Corp since January, 2018. B Corporations are businesses that are certified by B Lab and have confirmed that they are working towards sustainable social and environmental goals. Our mission of reducing single use plastic was a...
New Year, New Eco-Friendly You Giveaway!
Happy New Year! Make 2019 the most sustainable one yet with this giveaway full of products we love that help save the planet. Enter here and you could have the chance to win… 1 toothpaste, 1 body butter and 1 deodorant worth C$33 ($25 USD) from Birch Babe 1...
Our Top 5 Posts from 2018, All Helping Reduce Plastic
Thank you all for a wonderful year with Plaine Products! If you missed them, these were our top 5 blog posts from 2018! All with ways to reduce plastic in your life! Plaine Products Posts DIY Wax Wraps, A Replacement for Plastic Wrap, Wax Wraps are a great replacement...
Happy Holidays from Plaine Products!
From our family to yours, thank you for joining us on this adventure in reducing single-use plastics across the country. We hope you have a marvelous holiday season and we’re looking forward to making an even bigger impact in 2019!
Recycling Mistakes You Might Be Making
How much of your household trash are you successfully recycling? Fifty percent? Seventy-five percent? What if I told you that the average household in this country recycles less than one-quarter — just 22% — of their household trash? And that we don’t recycle over 90%...
DIY Wax Wraps, A Replacement for Plastic Wrap
A cool new plastic replacement item has hit the market: Wax Wraps. Wax Wraps are a great replacement for plastic wrap (a.k.a. saran wrap, cling wrap, etc). These sustainable products can be made from cotton cloth with either bee’s wax, vegan plant-based...
‘Tis The Season To Go Plastic-Free
With so much to do during the holiday season, all of that pesky plastic can easily slip right by us. From gift wrap and packaging to decorations to party supplies, we can easily get lost in piles of unnecessary plastic. However, when we shift our mindset a bit, we can...
12 Easy Ways To Store Food Without Using Plastic
Many of us grew up with Tupperware containers (our moms loved those Tupperware parties!) and never thought twice about storing our leftovers in plastic. But now we have several reasons to look for alternatives to plastic wrap and plastic storage containers. For...
Sustainable Holiday Gift Options We Love
While we love for people to share the gift of sustainable, reusable Plaine Products for the holidays, there are a ton of other brands and Earth-friendly companies we’re thrilled to support! Household Products: Stasher Bags: Food-grade silicone reusable snack...
Partner Highlight: Litterless
Plaine Promoters are individuals who use Plaine Products, love them and want to get others to join in eliminating single-use plastics while enjoying outstanding products. Plaine Promoters spread the word about our products and get 10% from every sale they generate....
Coffee Pollution: Plastic Waste & What We Can Do About It
We’re happy to host this guest post by Kathy Gallo. Kathy is a dedicated coffee lover and ardent environmentalist. She enjoys nothing more than spending her time in a café with a cup of her favorite drink, which she tries to enjoy without creating...
How to Save the World Podcast: Hooray for Refills!
How to Save the World is a podcast created by Meghan + Jaimie. It’s a platform to share ideas revolving around ecologically sustainable and responsible home, health + body practices. They talk about sustainability, systemic environmental issues, breaking...
How To Not Get Spooked By All The Halloween Plastic
Getting dressed up in silly costumes and indulging on tasty treats is a blast at any age. But all that fun comes with an environmental price each year when we celebrate Halloween. Have you ever stopped to notice all the Halloween plastic? Plastic trick-or-treat bags,...
New Plaine Products Shop Design!
Notice anything different lately? Our new Plaine Products shop now offers all products individually – this means that you’re able to have products with different time frames in one order, or create your own multiple-bottle order, and get bulk pricing...
DIY Makeup Remover Using Plaine Products Face Wash
One of the most vital parts of our daily beauty routine is removing makeup at the end of the day. If we don’t remove foundation, eye liner, eye shadow, and mascara before going to bed, the residue can cause extensive damage to our skin throughout the night. It can...
Creative Ways that Technology Can Reduce Plastic Waste
We are thrilled to host this guest post by Cloe Matheson, a freelancer writer from Dunedin, New Zealand. You can check out more of her articles on Tumblr. She is awesome. We’ve all seen sobering images of beaches inundated with plastic cartons and bags, and of...
Treat Yo’ Self Giveaway!
Summer’s done and that means a few things – kids are back to school, vacation time is over, it’s back to the grind for everyone. So it’s time to treat yo’ self to a luxurious, all-natural giveaway! Enter on Facebook or Instagram by...
Partner Highlight: Skip the Bag
Plaine Promoters are individuals who use Plaine Products, love them and want to get others to join in eliminating single-use plastics while enjoying outstanding products. Plaine Promoters spread the word about our products and get 10% from every sale they generate....
Zero Waste Hair Care Routine
We are happy to host this guest post by Ariana Palmieri. Ariana is a zero waste blogger dedicated to sustainable living, all-natural products, and improving the environment in Staten Island, New York. You can check out her blog at www.greenify-me.com or her Instagram...
Plaine Product’s First Sustainability Report!
Plaine Products is proud to publish our first-ever Plaine Products Sustainability Report highlighting our accomplishments for 2017 and our goals for the future. Plaine Products was founded to help solve the plastic problem. Globally, we produce 300 million tons of...
Are Bioplastics the Answer to Our Plastic Waste Problem?
Did you ever stop to think about how that plastic water bottle you are drinking from comes from the same resource as the gasoline in your car? Yes, plastic is the third most commonly used product derived from petroleum. In fact, about 6-7% of every barrel of oil is...
Top Challenges Hoteliers Face in Reducing Single-Use Plastics
We are happy to host this guest post by Jo Hendrickx of Travel Without Plastic. Travel Without Plastic was created to support hotels around the world in reducing or eliminating single-use plastic from their operations without compromising health and safety or the...
5 Gyres Coral Triangle Expedition, Updates from Asia
To continue studying the impact of plastic in our oceans, the 18th 5 Gyres Coral Triangle Expedition was recently undertaken. They sailed over 700 nautical miles between Komodo National Park and Lombok Island, through Indonesia’s Coral Triangle. In 16 days they...
Surfrider’s Ocean Friendly Program: How Restaurants Are Reducing Single-Use Plastic
As the old saying goes “You are what you eat.” But marine wildlife like seabirds, dolphins, fish, and turtles should not be faced with swallowing the single-use plastic remnants of our meals. With now over 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic in the ocean, one group...
Plastic-Free July in Your Kitchen
Imagine a world without plastic waste. That’s the mission for Plastic-Free July – to build a global movement that dramatically reduces plastic use and improves recycling, worldwide. We’ll be posting PFJ tips and blog posts with ideas all month! Gardens are a great way...
Plastic-Free July Shopping Tips
Imagine a world without plastic waste. That’s the mission for Plastic-Free July – to build a global movement that dramatically reduces plastic use and improves recycling, worldwide. We’ll be posting PFJ tips and blog posts with ideas all month! A simple way to...
Plastic-Free July Traveling Out and About
Imagine a world without plastic waste. That’s the mission for Plastic-Free July – to build a global movement that dramatically reduces plastic use and improves recycling, worldwide. We’ll be posting PFJ tips and blog posts with ideas all month! When you’re...
Plastic-Free July in Your Bathroom
Imagine a world without plastic waste. That’s the mission for Plastic-Free July – to build a global movement that dramatically reduces plastic use and improves recycling, worldwide. We’ll be posting PFJ tips and blog posts with ideas all month! It’s a time to consider...
Green Dreamer Podcast: Progress Over Perfection in Fighting Plastic Pollution
Green Dreamer Podcast with Kaméa Chayne is a show for eco creatives, visionaries, and entrepreneurs exploring how we can cultivate sustainability in all areas of our lives and in our passion projects helping our planet thrive. Consistently ranked in iTunes Top Charts...
Reusable Menstrual Cup: Another Step Away from Single Use Plastic
Plaine Products is excited to host this post about reusable menstrual cup options from a fellow Cincinnati, woman-owned small business, The Keeper. They align perfectly with our mission to get single use plastic out of the bathroom. If you purchase a cup from them use...
5 Great Ecofriendly Gift Ideas
Would you like your gift giving to be a statement, a lifestyle promotion and a part of changing our culture towards ecofriendly living? We have some great ecofriendly gift ideas for you that will show your loved ones that you care about them and the...
What Do You Do with Plastic You Already Have?
We’re often asked for guidance on what to do with plastic you already have in your home. Our general advice: use it! While Plaine Products is working to help eliminate single use plastic, the truth is we all have a lot of plastic in our lives regardless of our...
