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Lovely Naked Lettuce (and Other Pretty Plastic-Free Produce)

Lettuce wraps are my new best friend. I don’t love salad, but I’ve discovered (very late to the party) that nice fat lettuce leaves can substitute for any bread-type product. In fact, I can’t think of a single type of sandwich, be it on bread, bagels, tortillas, or any other grain-based leavened baked good, that can’t be made even better (and of course healthier) by using lettuce instead. (Okay, grilled cheese. But I’ll figure out a way.)

The thing is, I can’t buy lettuce just anywhere. W...

My Favorite Plastic-Free Sandwich and Snack Baggies and Containers

Are you still relying on plastic baggies, bags, or containers to pack lunches for school or work? Are you concerned about the chemicals that can leach out of plastics into the foods you or your kids eat? A lot of plastic food containers are touted as BPA-free. But BPA-free does not necessarily mean safe because the chemicals used in place of BPA can have the same harmful effects. And plastics like polypropylene may contain antibacterial chemicals like Triclosan, which have been found to le...

One Week Without Plastic Trash in Germany

The following is a guest post by two German students, Laura and Sophie, who tried an experiment to live one week without plastic trash. Click here to check out their blog and read this story in the original German. These posts reveal their successes, frustrations, and attempts at trying new things (like black coffee!) Please enjoy, and if you know of good resources in Germany, please be sure and leave a comment for them.

Sophie: The first plastic-free shopping

The first plastic free shoppi...

Homemade Tooth Powder and Facial Scrub Recipes, Sans Plastic Microbeads

Neutrogena Deep Clean gentle scrub still contains microbeads as of 08/02/2105. Photo from Drugstore.com website.

Are you still rubbing plastic all over your face?

Since I first reported on microbeads–those tiny bits of plastic added to facial scrubs, toothpaste, and other personal care products–in 2007 and then again in 2013, the NY Timeshas reported onthem, several U.S. states have passed legislation to ban them, Canada is on the verge of banning them, and the Story of Stuff Project has...

Storing Produce in Glass Is Safe, Healthy, and Beautiful

Last year,I received the following email from blog reader Melliny:

Hi…I recently began converting plastic to glass in my kitchen. Ithas been such an exciting experience to me that I took photos alongthe way to inspire my family to hopefully do the same….The fact is that storing good food inglass is very beautiful, which is inspiring.

Please enjoy these gorgeous images, as well as Melliny’s explanation of how she stores fruits and vegetables in glass inher refrigerator. At the end, I’ve ad...

Fresh Homemade Roasted Tomato Sauce Recipe

My newfavorite thing this summer is making tomato sauce from scratch using fresh tomatoes and my toaster oven. Why would I need to do that when it’s easy to buy tomato sauce in glass jars? Well, several reasons. First, even plastic-free packaging like glass has an environmental footprint. (I’ll write more about that in my next post.) I’d rather avoid most kinds of packaging (especially when the homemade alternative is as simple as this one is.) And second, homemade tomato sauce from fresh...

New Plastic-Free AND Sugar-Free Green Tree Chewing Gum

I don’t chew gum, but Michael does, as did legendary test pilot Chuck Yeager (maybe he still does.) But if you’ve been following this blog for a while, you know that most chewing gum (even “natural” Glee Gum) either contains plastic as an ingredient in the gum base or is packaged in plastic.

For a while, English company Peppersmith offered a plastic-free gum in plastic-free packaging. Sadly, the company switched to a synthetic gum base last year, much to the dismay of many of its loyal cus...

Giveaway: New Plastic-Free AND Sugar-Free Green Tree Chewing Gum

I don’t chew gum, but Michael does, as did legendary test pilot Chuck Yeager (maybe he still does.) But if you’ve been following this blog for a while, you know that most chewing gum (even “natural” Glee Gum) either contains plastic as an ingredient in the gum base or is packaged in plastic.

For a while, English company Peppersmith offered a plastic-free gum in plastic-free packaging. Sadly, the company switched to a synthetic gum base last year, much to the dismay of many of its loyal cus...

#PlasticfreeJuly Book Review: That’s a Wrap eGuide

Since writing my book Plastic-Free, I’ve had multiple requestsfor a condensed version with just the basics for getting started. My answer is usually, “Great idea. How about you write it?” Because seriously, we need as many plastic-free voices in the media as possible. And to be honest, I gettired of hearing my own voice. Well, now someone else gone and written the shorter guide that people have been clamoring for.

What’s Included

In hernew,brightly illustrateddigital ebookThat’s a Wrap,jus...

#PlasticfreeJuly Book Review and Give Away: That’s a Wrap eGuide

Since writing my book Plastic-Free, I’ve had multiple requestsfor a condensed version with just the basics for getting started. My answer is usually, “Great idea. How about you write it?” Because seriously, we need as many plastic-free voices in the media as possible. And to be honest, I gettired of hearing my own voice. Well, now someone else gone and written the shorter guide that people have been clamoring for.

What’s Included

In hernew,brightly illustrateddigital ebookThat’s a Wrap,jus...