Plastic-Free February, Days 17 and 18
While I was out running this evening, the puppy stole a loaf of bread from the counter. I came home to a living room full of tiny scraps of plastic.
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Samovar Tea Lounge Releases Compostable Packaging
Samovar, an artisanal tea shop based in San Francisco, is the first tea company to introduce a compostable container for their full line of teas.
SunChips Trashes Compostable Bag Because It’s Too Noisy
A year and a half after introducing the world’s first biodegradable chip bag, Frito-Lay is ditching SunChips’ green packaging because consumers complained it was “too noisy.” What does this say about Americans’ willingness to make sacrifices for eco-friendly products?
Waste-free Options for Summer Picnics
Picnics and outdoor gatherings offer some of summer’s most enjoyable occasions. However, if you are an environmentally-conscious person, it’s likely that you cringe a bit when you see all of the trash generated from disposable plates and cups at parties. Disposable products may seem like the only practical option in our busy lives, but alternatives …
Are you sure you can compost that tea bag?
The British are known for their tea drinking. It is estimated that of the 165 million cups of tea consumed per day in the UK, 96% are of them are made with tea bags. That’s a lot of tea bags! In an effort to reduce methane gas produced by decomposing food waste in landfills, several …