So it’s a stainless steel mug. What’s the big deal? First off, it is a big deal, because it’s a BIG mug. It holds 750 ml / 25 ounces, the equivalent of three cups of liquid. That’s a lot of liquid. The Institute of Medicine recommended daily adequate intake of liquids is about 8 glasses of fluid…
UPDATE (3 May 2016): Scroll down to see our winner, and the other inspiring entries!* How about a challenge this Earth Day? We’re great believers in taking small steps toward big goals. Of course big steps toward big goals are great too, but small steps are more realistically attainable quickly, and definitely less daunting. That’s…
“No plastic straw, please.” These are easy words to remember and use the next time you’re at a restaurant or bar and order a drink. Why? Do you really need, or even use, the straw? Or do you just sort of stir the ice cubes around in your glass with it once in a while?…
Today is World Water Day. It’s a United Nations-organized, internationally-observed day to appreciate water and learn more about water issues. Single-use disposable plastic water bottles are not welcome on this day — actually on any day in our opinion, but even moreso today. We all need water We are mostly water. It accounts for 50%…
This guest post was written by Elana Kann, Founder of Wood Doing Good and creator of the Bag and Bottle Dryer, with input and collaboration from Jay Sinha and Chantal Plamondon, Co-Founders of Life Without Plastic. I’ve been reading up on the brain science behind habits. Why? Well, it’s the season of New Year’s resolutions.…
Yes, it’s Plastic FREE July, and there is less than a week left to enter the Challenge and Giveaway organized by BALM! Baby, a company specializing in natural baby care products, and which uses non-plastic packaging.
There are fabulous prizes to be had, including a set of our Freezycup Ice Pop Molds…
It looks like a popsicle.
And depending who you ask, it tastes like a popsicle.
Find out about Jay’s use of the newly designed stainless steel Freezycup ice pop popsicle molds to craft delicious – yes, delicious! (says Jay) – green popsicles.
Laundry detergents are a major plastic waste culprit.
Get this: In Canada alone, approximately 94 million plastic 1.5L / 50 fl. oz. plastic laundry jugs end up in landfills each year – or potentially as plastic pollution in the broader environment.
There is now an eco-friendly solution that eliminates all plastic waste – and cleans beautifully.
Looking at efforts and ideas ranging from the Kingdom of Bhutan to Gretchen Rubin’s Happiness Project to Pharrell Williams Raw for the Oceans, this post examines how the correlation between using less plastic and happiness is valid and important, but not always so easy to implement, and requires a broader perspective.
He is known as the Paper Bag Boy. He is on a mission to rid the world of plastic bags.
And now Abdul Muqeet has joined forces with India’s Technex 2015, one of the largest student-run tech-management conferences in the world, to raise awareness and reduce plastic bag use across India.
