We’re halfway through the fall season and the ground is beautifully carpeted with red, orange, and golden leaves. As winter approaches, trees start preparing by shedding their leaves. Similarly, our bodies need to adapt to the cold. And just like trees, our skin is the first to feel the dryness from harsh weather. You make…
Ahhhh, beeswax! Can’t you just smell that rich, honeyish aroma when you read the word?! We’ll get more into why we love beeswax — and our beeswax wrap products. But let’s start with a substantive nod to the industrious beeswax makers, and acknowledge the power and importance of bees for life on Earth. A Triad of…
You have all seen the pictures of toothbrushes found washed up on beaches. Every plastic toothbrush ever made still exists today, unless they were incinerated. So that means the chance of one of your toothbrushes washing up on some distant beach is high. When you add up all the oral hygiene products that you go…
In honor of No Straw November, it’s time to talk about all the new alternatives to plastic straws that have started popping up. We’ve likely all heard about and possibly used the stainless steel straw, the paper straw, reusable plastic straws, and the silicone straw. So what’s new on the reusable/disposable eco-friendly straw front? You…
Think of your kitchen and all the nooks and crannies filled with plastic products, whether you use them every day or once a year. Think of all the places where plastic is present without you being fully cognizant of it. Have you thought about those plastic popsicle molds? Lots more on those below… The sellers…
Covid-19 disclaimer: we realize that many people are under different types of health restrictions and some bulk stores already have their products pre-bagged. As restrictions lift, we are seeing bulk stores start allowing customers to bring their own containers and begin to bag their products. A few years ago, when someone mentioned “bulk shopping” I…
When doing a quick search on Google, you might find some websites and blogs recommending silicone as a safe alternative to plastics. The silicone food bag made its entrance into the market a few years ago under the pretence that it is ocean-friendly. How so? Semantically, it would seem to make sense because the word…
Many of our most common household staples like hair care products, laundry detergents, dish soaps, and cleaning supplies come in plastic bottles and need frequent replacing. Although the bottles are often recyclable, only about 9% of plastics actually get recycled globally. The rest ends up in landfills, incinerated, or contributes to the “millions of metric…
Living without plastic is a journey of behavioural change: it’s all about creating new habits… and all journeys begin with one step. This message has infused our philosophy and approach since we began on our plastic-free journey over 15 years ago, long before living without plastic was a “thing.” Here’s how we describe the approach…
The idea of recycling is one we often hide behind. It’s used as a blanket get-out-of-jail-free card to excuse mass consumerism. How many times have you purchased something and thought, “Well, at least the packaging is recyclable!” Sorry to be the ones to tell you this, but a lot of the time, it isn’t. Every…
