My Plastic-free Life

Think we can’t live without plastic? Think again. In 2007 I committed to stop buying any new plastic & I’ve almost succeeded! Won’t you join me? Let’s see what plastic-free looks like today… for the health of our bodies, our oceans, our planet. ~Beth Terry

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Category Archives: Microbeads

August 2, 2015

Homemade Tooth Powder and Facial Scrub Recipes, Sans Plastic Microbeads

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 TimesÂ has reported onÂ them, several U.S. states have passed legislation to ban them, Â Canada is on the verge of […]

July 24, 2007

Plastic Microbeads in Facial Scrubs — We’re Flushing Plastic Down the Drain!

06/10/2013 Update: Â Several organizations have waged a campaign to get companies to eliminate polyethylene micro-beads from their facial scrubs. Â Please read my updated post to take action and learn about what other kinds of products contain microplastics. Here is the text of my original article from July of 2007, which was updated in December 2011: […]