Yesterday morning I turned in the manuscript for my book Plastic-Free: How I Kicked the Plastic Habit and How You Can Too, which will be published by Skyhorse and come out early next year. There were days I thought I wouldn’t finish, like in one of those dreams where the faster you walk, the faster […]
I’m putting the finishing touches on the Plastic-free Book, due out this spring, and I’d love to include input from the plastic-free community, without which this site and book would not exist. Â Would you like your voice to be included in the book? Â If so, please share your one or two favorite plastic-free tips. Â Tips […]
My friend Ruchi is full of questions. Â The following is a guest post from her with answers from me. So many dilemmas When the Artist Formerly Known as Fake Plastic Fish emailed around asking if people would be willing to contribute a guest post, I was … flummoxed. See, I really wanted to help out. […]
It would be easy for me to feel self-righteous about my decision not to breed. According to many thinkers, population is the number one factor driving such problems as global climate change, pollution, and hunger. And children born and raised in affluent nations have a significantly higher impact on the planet than those born to […]
Let’s make a list… A common rant throughout the Show Your Plastic Trash Challenge is frustration over how to get restaurant servers or store clerks or delivery people to hear our requests for no plastic straw or cup or utensils or containers or bags or whatever and to actually honor our wishes. Several people are […]
Finally! The videos from the TEDx conference in L.A. last month have been posted.  Here is my talk on living la vida sin plástico, as well as links to/descriptions of all the speakers and performers that day. Learn how plastic affects people across the globe, animals on land and sea, and what individuals, businesses, and […]
Last Friday night, my brother Will and I were hanging out on the phone discussing our book-writing aspirations: his dream of writing children’s books (He’s already a fantastic illustrator of books that other people write. See the end of this post for an amazing demo) and mine of creating a plastic-free book to inspire or at […]
While I love my boyfriend Isaiah Mustafa’s hot and funny Old Spice commercial, I do not love the product he is selling: Old Spice Scented Body Wash. But according to a recent NPR story on men switching to bath gels, more and more men seem to think that body wash gels work better than bar […]
Plastic-Free Living Discussion covering pantyhose alternatives, bulk foods packaging, plastic kids’ toys, plastic-free fishing bait, and other fun stuff.
Discussing plastic-free sunscreen, dog poop solutions, plastic newspaper bags, buying berries, and more. All accompanied by the cutest green pug ever.