Sixty-eight percent of U.S. households own a pet. You can ditch the plastic waste and have a plastic-free pet by trying these tricks.
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...
Our Top 5 Posts from 2018, All Helping Reduce Plastic
If you missed them, these were our top 5 blog posts from 2018! All of the posts feature ways to reduce plastic in your life!
Recycling Mistakes You Might Be Making
What if I told you that the average household in this country is recycling 22% of household trash? And that we don’t recycle over 90% of all our plastic?
DIY Wax Wraps, A Replacement for Plastic Wrap
Wax Wraps are a great replacement for plastic wrap (aka saran wrap, cling wrap, etc). You can buy them, or we have a recipe so you can make them!
‘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. Here are tips to stay as plastic-free as possible.
12 Easy Ways To Store Food Without Using Plastic
We have several reasons to look for alternatives to plastic wrap and plastic storage containers. Here are options for storing food without using plastic:
Coffee Pollution: Plastic Waste & What We Can Do About It
Coffee is now the world’s second most traded commodity, lagging behind only oil. Here, we look at the three biggest problems and what we can do about them.
How To Not Get Spooked By All The Halloween Plastic
By tweaking a few of our Halloween traditions, we can reduce the amount of plastic used and wasted during this time of year.
Creative Ways that Technology Can Reduce Plastic Waste
The scale of the plastic problem requires a fix that’s more-than-human – and that’s where technology comes in. Here are just a handful of the creative ways in which technology is contributing to the global fight against plastic waste.
Partner Highlight: Skip the Bag
One of our earliest Plaine Promoters, Katy Lauderdale with Skip the Bag has done a tremendous number of good things for the zero waste movement. Skip the Bag was started in 2016 after Katy experienced culture shock from the number of plastic bags being used in Florida. Her goal is to educate people that there is another way to live! Skipping plastic bags quickly turned into learning the environmental impact all plastic has and trying to lead a zero waste lifestyle.
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.
Are Bioplastics the Answer to Our Plastic Waste Problem?
We are inundated by plastic in our lives, and sadly it has ended up in our landfills and oceans. The good news is that science may have the solution to our plastic waste problem with the development of bioplastics.
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 guest experience. Their goal is to prevent one billion items of plastic from entering global waste streams or environments by 2020.
Surfrider’s Ocean Friendly Program: How Restaurants Are Reducing Single-Use Plastic
The Surfrider Foundation’s Ocean Friendly Restaurants program works to increase awareness, drive change, and reduce our single-use plastic footprint.
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. Here are suggestions for reducing single use plastic in your kitchen.
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!
Plastic Free July Traveling Out and About
When you’re traveling, you can still avoid using plastic during Plastic-Free July!
Plastic Free July in Your Bathroom
Imagine a world without plastic waste. That’s the mission for Plastic-Free July – and you can get started in your bathroom!
Reusable Menstrual Cup: Another Step Away from Single Use Plastic
Taking the leap towards Zero Waste is a commitment. A reusable menstrual cup is a great way to help reduce our impact and minimize trash.