We’ve been using this for a bit now, before I photographed it, so the glass (as in it’s recyclable) bottle is not full. Weleda, for those of you unfamiliar with this brand, is a multi-national company based in Switzerland and specializes in holistic natural cosmetics and anthroposophical medicines. What is anthroposophy? Anthroposophy explores connections. At Weleda, our understanding of the harmonious connection between people and plants enables us to develop better natural products. Anthroposophic medicine takes a holistic view of the human being and promotes a healthy balance between body ..read more

If they didn’t purchase plastic offsets from rePurpose Global (where plastic that doesn’t get recycled gets burned) we’d be super happy with Clean Cult. Clean Cult is a relatively new company that pretty much does what Grove Collaborative and Blueland also do — and that is ship you cleaning products that are “sustainable” or “earth-friendly.” We could not find out much about the company from their website, but we found out more about the co-founder and CEO, Ryan Lupberger, here. From the piece in The Fund, Ryan had this to say about Clean Cult: I was born and raised in Colorado with an all a ..read more

Paul and I spent a good portion of this year buying, trying and writing (not always, as we have a backlog of products to review) about earth-friendly, sustainable products; from dishwasher tablets to refillable cleaning products, laundry sheets, small-batch natural deodorants, shampoo and conditioner bars to some really great sustainable lipsticks. Paul did not try the lipsticks but he does use the shampoo bars and then I get upset because he leaves them melting in a puddle of water as he doesn’t get it that they’re $15 shampoo bars and not a $1 bar of body soap from Costco. But, I digress. V ..read more

Let’s not kid ourselves, we live in a very disposable world. We like convenience. We like our products to be kept clean—and safe from tampering. And many companies over wrap their products under layers of plastic since it thwarts shoplifting because blister packaging is a real pain to carry let alone open. How many of you have cut yourselves while attempting to open a big plastic blister pack? I can count the times on both hands. The blister pack Safe yet annoying beyond belief. But the overriding issue is not us, the consumers, it’s the manufacturers, corporations and lobbying groups who pu ..read more

Grove Collaborative multi purpose cleaner with glass bottle and two refills. Grove Collaborative is an online marketplace for sustainable home and personal products. From their website: And we’re here to empower a sustainable revolution in your home. Through our marketplace of 200+ vetted brands, we’re committed to reducing and offsetting plastic waste, establishing strict ingredients standards, and crafting our own planet-first products to lead the way. Great, Grove offers a way for me to clean my home, myself and my pets, all with sustainability in mind. No more plastic — with some excepti ..read more

Since we have children in their 20s and they have friends (also in their 20s) we conducted an informal survey. The main question was “What is one thing about sustainability that is important to you, as someone your age?” Every single one of them responded with, in one way or another, “Making sure our planet doesn’t boil.” Climate change and global warming are real and the 20-somethings we spoke to are trying to figure out why this issue is not the one we should all be working on to fix immediately. And they do think we have the ability to truly fix this. With science on their side, they are p ..read more

‘Tis the season for gift giving and rather than buying another plastic doo-dad for your loved ones, co-workers or friends, we’ve put together a guide for some eco-friendly, sustainable and thoughtful gifts—ones that won’t break the bank, or your wallet. Uncommon Goods One of the best places to shop online for more earth friendly gifts, or presents for yourself, is Uncommon Goods. They have a holiday section for Christmas, Hanukkah, stocking stuffers and more, from small creators—like Etsy used to be. Your money won’t be going to a corporation who is greenwashing in time for the holidays. One ..read more

This post contains some affiliate marketing links for which we may receive a small compensation. Thanks for clicking. Have you asked yourself how you can live more sustainably? What can you do to be more eco-friendly in your life? Or maybe you are thinking about how to just stop buying and throwing away so much unnecessary plastic packaging in your life, we hear you. We throw away roughly 1700 pounds of trash per person, per year here in the U.S. Sadly, we top the charts in waste. Maybe you have seen this guy, Robin Greenfield. He deiced to wear every piece of trash he made in 30 days—from tak ..read more

The power sheet on the right is from the box, the one on the left is from my washer. It didn’t quite work. I really wanted to like these. Here’s why: Arm & Hammer offers me a way to avoid plastic bottles with both these power sheets and their powdered detergent in cardboard boxes. It’s a trusted brand. We use Arm & Hammer baking soda for so many things, from brushing our teeth to cleaning nasty stains to deodorizing things like our refrigerator, freezer and kitty litter pans. The box claims that these sheets have “quick dissolve technology.” I thought, great, this one will actua ..read more

An aerial view of a cement plant outside Jarkarta operated by PT Solusi Bangun Indonesia Tbk (SBI), September 21, 2021. The global cement industry says it’s burning more plastic waste as a cheaper, cleaner alternative to coal. Some scientists and academics told Reuters that plastic is a dirty fuel that releases harmful air emissions. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan (This photo and caption were taken directly from Reuters.) Burning plastic trash in poorer parts of the world to fuel cement kilns is not being “plastic neutral” nor is it a path to sustainability. It’s polluting the world even more and sp ..read more