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taymad
Sep 3, 20202 min read
Smooth as silk
Treat your teeth to flossing in style - but less expensive and better for the environment! Lets be honest, no one likes the idea of...
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taymad
Jun 16, 20192 min read
Clean clothes, clean conscience
There are lots of alternatives to buying those multi-gallon plastic bottles of Tide every few weeks This is one I've been wanting to...
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taymad
Jun 16, 20192 min read
Razor sharp sustainability
Do you buy a new plastic razor or razor head every few months? No need. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that around 2...
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taymad
Feb 26, 20191 min read
Another softball
Right up there with reusable bags...you guessed it...reusable containers! This is another no-brainer (and is easier than you think!)....
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taymad
Feb 3, 20192 min read
All about off-gassing
How to cut your own stink emission AND greenhouse gas emission! As I continued to comb my bathroom for single-use plastic containers, I...
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taymad
Feb 3, 20192 min read
Utensil-free on the go
It's easy (and trendy!) to be able to say no to plastic utensils when you are out and about. As long as you have silverware in your home,...
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taymad
Jan 24, 20193 min read
Rethinking how we consume
Can we transition from a throwaway culture to containers on-loan? One of the first things that I noticed in my house when I started this...
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taymad
Jan 22, 20192 min read
Pearly whites that last forever
Everyone wants that perfect smile, but the tool to get there could long outlive you. I had never really thought much about my toothbrush....
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taymad
Jan 20, 20192 min read
Low hanging fruit...in a tote bag
Let's start with perhaps the easiest transition to make - reusable bags! Its been estimated that 100 billion plastic bags are used in the...
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taymad
Jan 19, 20193 min read
Plastic waste at the end of the world
In 2015 I visited Kiribati for my graduate program - and it turns out that there is indeed plastic waste in the absolute middle of...
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taymad
Jan 19, 20192 min read
Turtle Tales in Costa Rica
Of palm trees, pumas, plucky hatchlings...and plastic bottles. One of the most amazing moments of my career was a business trip to the...
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taymad
Jan 1, 20193 min read
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step"...or something equally cheesy
Welcome to my experiment of trying to live a single-use plastic-free life in the District/Virginia/Maryland area of the US! Welcome to...
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