Avoiding Plastic

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.

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#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.”

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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.

Plastic bags harm wildlife & pollute for 500 years. 🌍 Switch to reusable cotton, jute, or recycled PET bags—durable, stylish, and waste-free. Save money, protect oceans, and shop sustainably! #ReusableBags

Spice World sells both a plastic and a glass version of the same minced garlic product.

Which do you choose?

Understanding environmental impacts of plastic requires a palaeontological lens - Nature Ecology & Evolution Growing evidence suggests that timescales for plastic degradation have been vastly underestimated. The fossil record of plastic-like biopolymers might provide a perspective on plastic fossilization in...

Sarah Gabbott's @thepalass.bsky.social plenary talk has been living rent free inside my head ever since December so I'm delighted that she's written it up as a Comment for @natecoevo.nature.com: we need taphonomy to understand plastic pollution

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Resident Culture beer comes with paper rings. Also beer from Grimm Artisanal Ales and Whalers Brewing Company. If you know any other brands that use paper rings, please let this account know.

Even better, try to support and buy beer and other products that come with paper rings. They’re out there.

Xochitl Mexican Thin Crispy Sea Salt Tortilla Chips come in paper packaging.

Choose the tortilla chips in the paper bag.

Ditch your dish sponge, take a packed lunch: 33 easy plastic-free kitchen swaps Plastic is a growing concern, so it’s time to cut back. Here’s how, from tips on reducing our use to ideas for more sustainable products

Ditch your dish sponge, take a packed lunch: 33 easy plastic-free kitchen swaps

Organic Nancy‘s Probiotic Kefir in paper containers

Kefir in cartons.