by Colleen King | Jul 15, 2019 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
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...
by Colleen King | Jul 8, 2019 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
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...
by Colleen King | Jun 26, 2019 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
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...
by Colleen King | Jun 19, 2019 | Blog, Home, Our Products
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...
by Colleen King | Jun 12, 2019 | Blog, Home, Our Partners
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...
by Colleen King | Jun 6, 2019 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
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...
by Colleen King | May 29, 2019 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
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...
by Colleen King | May 22, 2019 | Blog, Home, Our Products
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,...
by Colleen King | May 15, 2019 | Blog, Home, Our Partners
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....
by Colleen King | May 8, 2019 | Blog, Home, Our Products, Reducing Plastic
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...
by Colleen King | May 1, 2019 | Blog, Home, Our Products, Reducing Plastic
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,...
by Colleen King | Apr 24, 2019 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
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...
by Colleen King | Apr 18, 2019 | Blog, Home
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,...
by Colleen King | Apr 3, 2019 | Blog, Home, Our Partners
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....
by Lindsey McCoy | Mar 20, 2019 | Blog, Home, Podcasts
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...
by Megan Carriker | Mar 20, 2019 | Blog, Home, Podcasts
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...
by Megan Carriker | Mar 13, 2019 | Blog, Home
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...
by Lindsey McCoy | Mar 6, 2019 | Blog, Home, Our Partners
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...
by Megan Carriker | Feb 20, 2019 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
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...
by Megan Carriker | Feb 13, 2019 | Blog, Home, Our Products
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,...
by Megan Carriker | Feb 6, 2019 | Blog, Home
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...
by Megan Carriker | Jan 30, 2019 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
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...
by Lindsey McCoy | Jan 23, 2019 | Blog, Home, Our 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...
by Lindsey McCoy | Jan 16, 2019 | Blog, Home, Our Partners
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...
by Megan Carriker | Jan 9, 2019 | Blog, Home
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...
by Megan Carriker | Jan 2, 2019 | Blog, Home
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...
by Megan Carriker | Dec 26, 2018 | Blog, Home, Reducing 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...
by Lindsey McCoy | Dec 19, 2018 | Blog, Home
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!
by Megan Carriker | Dec 12, 2018 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
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%...
by Lindsey McCoy | Dec 6, 2018 | Blog, DIY Recipes, Home, Reducing Plastic
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...
by Megan Carriker | Dec 5, 2018 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
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...
by Megan Carriker | Nov 28, 2018 | Home, Reducing 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...
by Megan Carriker | Nov 21, 2018 | Blog, Home
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...
by Megan Carriker | Nov 14, 2018 | Blog, Home, Our Partners
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....
by Megan Carriker | Nov 7, 2018 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
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...
by Megan Carriker | Oct 31, 2018 | Blog, Home, Podcasts
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...
by Megan Carriker | Oct 24, 2018 | Blog, Home, Reducing 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,...
by Lindsey McCoy | Oct 17, 2018 | Home, Our Products
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...
by Megan Carriker | Oct 10, 2018 | Blog, DIY Recipes, Home
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...
by Megan Carriker | Oct 3, 2018 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
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...
by Megan Carriker | Sep 26, 2018 | Home, Our Partners, Our Products
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...
by Megan Carriker | Sep 19, 2018 | Home, Our Partners, Reducing Plastic
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....
by Megan Carriker | Sep 12, 2018 | Blog, DIY Recipes, Home, Our Products
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...
by Megan Carriker | Sep 5, 2018 | Home, Our Products, Reducing Plastic
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...
by Megan Carriker | Aug 29, 2018 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
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...
by Megan Carriker | Aug 22, 2018 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
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...
by Megan Carriker | Aug 15, 2018 | Blog, Home, Our Partners
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...
by Megan Carriker | Aug 8, 2018 | Blog, Home, Reducing 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...
by Megan Carriker | Aug 1, 2018 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
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...
by Megan Carriker | Jul 25, 2018 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
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...
by Megan Carriker | Jul 18, 2018 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
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...
by Megan Carriker | Jul 11, 2018 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
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...
by Lindsey McCoy | Jul 3, 2018 | Blog, Home, Podcasts
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...
by Lindsey McCoy | Jun 27, 2018 | Blog, Home, Reducing 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...
by Lindsey McCoy | Jun 20, 2018 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
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...
by Lindsey McCoy | Jun 13, 2018 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
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...
by Lindsey McCoy | Jun 3, 2018 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
World Environmental Day is June 5th and, as a part of it, the United Nations launched a global challenge to beat plastic pollution. In response Plaine Plaine is challenging our followers to join in and help beat plastic pollution. Beat plastic pollution is the theme...
by Lindsey McCoy | Jun 1, 2018 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
On Saturday June 9, 2018, during World Oceans Day weekend the March for the Ocean (M4O) campaign will take place in Washington, DC and around the country. Through marches, flotillas, rallies, and other events, people will be mobilizing to express their concern about...
by Lindsey McCoy | May 30, 2018 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
We are happy to host this guest post by Shannon Yrizarry. Shannon is also an author on www.dailylife.com. She uses her social media to promote a lifestyle that is empowering and sustainable of Instagram at @shannonyrizarry. She was an environmental studies major and...
by Lindsey McCoy | May 15, 2018 | Blog, Home, Our Products
We are thrilled to announce that Plaine Products is now shipping to Canada directly from our on-line shop! Thank you to everyone who took the time to write and ask us to take this step. We hope this is only the beginning of our international growth and our work to...
by Lindsey McCoy | May 8, 2018 | Blog, Home, Reviews
We are happy to share this review of Plaine Products’ Shampoo and thoughts on natural hair care by Curated Cassi. Her mission is to educate other women about the environmental harm of the fashion industry, while demonstrating that it’s possible to be...
by Lindsey McCoy | May 1, 2018 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
Plaine Products not only offers an alternative to single use plastic bottles, we also offer Plastic-Free shipping. There’s three key steps we took to make that happen and we want to share our work with you! EcoFriendly Packaging We chose to work...
by Lindsey McCoy | Apr 18, 2018 | Blog, Home
As a Peace Corps Volunteer from 1992-1995 in the south of Thailand I learned a lot about the cultural implications of shampoo consumption. I mostly taught English Monday through Thursday. But from Friday to Saturday, I was charged with the early “micro-lending” idea...
by Lindsey McCoy | Apr 11, 2018 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
Plastic is all around us, but there are ways to avoid some of it. We’ve got 3 easy ideas to help you do the grocery shopping with less plastic! That will mean less plastic in our landfills and oceans and less in our homes and bodies, wins all around. Right now...
by Lindsey McCoy | Apr 5, 2018 | Blog, Home, Our Products
Plaine Products is thrilled to announce a successful kickstarter campaign to add face wash and face moisturizer to our line of toxin-free, sustainable products. We could not have done it without your incredible support. Our customers are, without doubt, the best....
by Lindsey McCoy | Mar 26, 2018 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
Easter is coming which means it’s basket prep time! Here are four tips for a Green Easter with less plastic for your family and the planet: Paper filling instead of plastic grass. Love how easter baskets look when they are full of grass, candy and eggs? That’s fine....
by Lindsey McCoy | Mar 5, 2018 | Blog, Home, Our Products
Another first for Plaine Products, March 6th we are launching a Kickstarter Campaign! Remember last November when we asked for help on what products we should add next? Well, we heard an amazing amount of feedback from all of you on Facebook, Instagram and offline...
by Lindsey McCoy | Feb 26, 2018 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
Recycling is a good thing. It’s always better to reuse than than to toss it straight into the landfill. But like most issues, when you dig into the details, the benefits of recycling are a bit more complicated. So how effective are your recycling efforts? We let...
by Lindsey McCoy | Feb 20, 2018 | Blog, DIY Recipes, Home
Plaine Products is happy to host a guest blog by Zerowastezen on her zero waste hair care routine. It includes recipes for her deep conditioning treatment and a rinse for dry/damaged hair. Enjoy! I used to think that dry and damaged hair was a right of passage....
by Lindsey McCoy | Feb 14, 2018 | Blog, Home, Our Products
It’s no secret that it’s been a scary flu season. One of the easiest preventive measures for avoiding the flu, and other illnesses, is hand washing. But not all hand washes are created equal. Plaine Products offers an aloe based hand wash that’s...
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