Avoiding Plastic

Good Deeds Market is Cape May County's 1st zero-waste lifestyle store specializing in sustainable personal care, home goods, and gifting. All of their products are environmentally friendly and are either reusable, refillable, compostable, biodegradable, or as plastic-free as possible. Join Good Deeds Market in the fight against plastic pollution as we Plog (jog + pick up litter) up and down the South Jersey Coast. Not a jogger? No problem -- all are welcome to go at whatever speed they are able. This is a family friendly event open to all ages and abilities. Meet us on the beach at 1pm January 4th 2026 by the flags at 29th Street Beach in Avalon, NJ, where we will meet to sign waivers and hand out compostable bags and gloves.

Please consider patronizing Good Deeds Market (gooddeedsmarket.com), which has a physical store in Cape May, New Jersey but also ships across the US. Great selection of zero-waste products, tons of plastic-free options, and the small company also organizes beach cleanups (next one: January 4th!)

Keep the polish on all your steel with this gentle and eco-friendly cleaner. All you have to do is drop this tablet into 750mL of water in a spray bottle (sold separately) and it will dissolve and form your stainless cleaner. Once you're done, compost or recycle the packaging. Plastic free. Certified compostable polylactic acid packaging. Made in Canada.

Canadian company MYNI offers plastic-free stainless steel cleaner. Buy Canadian!

ALPINE PROVISIONS Shampoo and Conditioner Set - Cedar Sandalwood. Sustainable packaging that is plastic-free to help reduce environmental waste. BPA-free aluminum bottle and cap for a safe and eco-friendly product. Infused with organic essential oils for a natural aromatherapeutic scent.

Shampoo and conditioner in plastic-free bottles.

2-in-1 Wrinkle Release Refill Natural alternative that freshens clothes and reduces static without harsh chemicals. Sustainable solution that eliminates plastic waste from traditional fabric fresheners.

Finally! A fabric softener in a nonplastic container. From Grove Collaborative.

Grove Co. Hand Soap in a yellow carton. Made with 92% plant-derived ingredients and free of triclosan, parabens, phthalates, phosphates, and dyes. FSC-certified recyclable paper carton holds enough soap to fill 2+ dispensers.

So many options. A new one from Grove Collaborative:

Refill your reusable glass bottle with this 32 oz hand soap, fragranced with sandalwood, amber, and vetiver. Crafted with Brazilian Sweet Orange. Pacha Soap Co

What's your favorite hand soap refill in a nonplastic container? Here's one from Pacha Soap Company (available at Whole Foods).

Props to Yoplait "Oui" yogurt which comes in glass containers and not plastic ones like 99% of yogurts. (And also for Yoplait's creative encouragement to turn empties into upcycled glass spice containers and such.)

We have a theory.

Simply Gum uses natural ingredients like chicle, avoids artificial sweeteners, and lacks any synthetic plastic.

Gum without plastic, inside and out.

Multiple reasons to boycott Chobani! One reason is they only offer plastic containers. (Choose "Oui" by Yoplait or Nounos brand for non-plastic yogurt containers, widely available.)

Your kitchen is full of microplastics. Here's how to eat less of them Microplastics gush out of our taps and flake off cookware. They find their way into the yolks of eggs, and into meat and vegetables. But there are things we can do to eat less of them.

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Proud Source Water Joins Forces with Hyatt Centric Key West for Proud Planet Project Cleanup Proud Source Water, the leader in sustainably bottled and packaged spring water, partnered with H...

Proud Source Water and Hyatt Centric Key West removed 120+ lbs of debris, largely microplastic, from Rest Beach via the Proud Planet Project 🐢

Proud Source Spring Water: Made In America (aluminum can)

If jingoistic branding helps conservatives buy non-plastic water containers at the gas station (or in this case a GM Energy fast charging station), I’ll take it.

The hidden plastic problem in your daily dental routine – and what’s being done about it Why clean teeth may come at a dirty cost.

#ResistanceEarth
#BlueEarth

Are you poisoning yourself (and the Earth) with microplastics every time you brush your teeth? Toothbrushes, floss and even toothpaste shed plastic particles with normal use. There are plastic-free options that can reduce the impact.

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Sustainability Series: PLASTIC PEOPLE with Liliana Kijeck Join us Wednesday, September 17th at 7:00 p.m. as our Sustainability Film Series continues with an award-winning documentary delving into the relationship between humans and microplastics! Admissio…

PLASTIC PEOPLE is our next #SustainabilitySeries film!
Wed 9/17 at 7pm - FREE Admission

This award-winning doc details the microplastics crisis with acclaimed journalist Ziya Tong and leading scientists testing her home, her food, and her body.

🎟️: athenacinema.com/sustainabilityplasticpeople/

Plastic-free cleaning supplies to replace everyday kitchen plastics Swap wasteful plastics for these sustainable, reusable and compostable kitchen cleaning essentials. Your dishes, surfaces, and the planet will thank you.

Save the World of the Future Today! Plastic-free cleaning supplies to replace everyday kitchen plastics www.sfgate.com/shopping/art...

Plastic Discovered In More Than 50% of Plaques From Clogged Arteries Plastics are now everywhere, with tiny fragments found in several major organs of the human body, including the placenta.

Plastic isn’t just in the ocean — a new study found microplastics in >50% of clogged arteries. Patients with microplastics in their plaques had much higher risks of heart attack & stroke. This is an environmental + health crisis. #Microplastics #PlasticPollution #HeartHealth

Whole Foods 365 milk cartons do not have plastic spouts.

Although Jeff Bezos is doing all manner of awful anti-environmental things these days, Whole Foods is the only source I’ve seen of milk cartons without any plastic spouts.

The Plastic Free Gathering A one day summit of talks aimed at bringing together everyone concerned about plastic pollution and single-use plastics, to drive forward ambitious action on plastic. It will showcase ground breaking...

Have you heard about the Plastic Free Gathering? Sat 20th September 10am - 6pm at Crowne Plaza Hotel here in Birmingham, and on zoom. There's talks from @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social @partykitnetwork.bsky.social @reuniverse.co @zerowastescotland.bsky.social and more.
www.theplasticfreegathering.co.uk

A metal & wood water bottle with an Orca sticker on the front next to a real full size Orca skeleton. The jaw & teeth on the right. At Noyo Center for Marine Science Discovery Center, downtown Fort Bragg, California.

Go plastic free. Save marine mammals. ❤️
#shiny #blueskyartshow

Chemical pollution a threat comparable to climate change, scientists warn More than 100 million ‘novel entity’ chemicals are in circulation, with health impact not widely recognised

“a lot of people assume that there’s really great knowledge and huge due diligence on the chemical safety of these things. But it really isn’t the case.”

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Are glass baby bottles safer than plastic? What experts want you to know Plus, we rounded up five plastic-free options to try.

Plus, we rounded up five plastic-free options to try.

Here's an easy green switch: you can use plastic free floss!

Two packs of re:gn laundry sheets in long grass

Plastic bottles take up to 500 years to break down in landfill, releasing micro-plastics which pollute rivers and seas. Choosing a plastic-free laundry product like re:gn is one way to reduce plastic use and avoid adding to global plastic pollution.
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It's impossible to avoid plastic altogether, but it's not that hard to do without all those plastic bottles, quite a bit of all that plastic packaging etc.

Every bit matters!

I imagine in Paris any small shop has to be pricey to pay the rent. But supporting the concept seems important. Good luck!

Clean Cult Dish Soap refills can refill any brand dish soap bottle.

Clean Cult dish soap carton refills available at a big box store near you.

This one?

Yes, but we as consumers must demand the change and boycott plastic packaging so they have incentive to do so. Buying plastic packaging needs to become a socially unacceptable act.

Plastic-free life glimpse
Morning coffee in a ceramic mug, milk delivered in glass bottles; shopping with cotton bags, buying fresh food wrapped in paper or unpackaged; storing leftovers in glass jars; cleaning with vinegar and brushes; wearing natural fabrics; using multi-purpose & reusable items.