Earth Day - Use This vs. That

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Natural Grocers Brand Bath Tissue

Flush for the future of the forest-we can't afford to ignore it! Natural Grocers Brand Bath Tissue is made with 100% recycled materials and processed without chlorine, Made in the US and produced with water conservation methods, too-it's a better way to flush.

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Think Before Your Flush

This toilet paper doesn't care about leaving forests bare. Toilet paper production contributes to deforestation in the "most carbon-dense, intact forest" we have left—Canada's boreal forest. One study estimates that at current, deforested areas in the Province of Ontario alone, will release more than 40 million metric tons of carbon by 2030!


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Seventh Generation® Dish Liquids

When it comes to being “green,” Seventh Generation Dish Soap is pristine! It’s USDA Certified Biobased, made with 95% renewable ingredients, with refreshing scents that are essential oil and botanical based. EPA Safer Choice and Leaping Bunny Certified—it’s tough on grease too.

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The Dirt on Dishwashing

Watch out for suds that are environmental duds! The bright colors and scents of mainstream dish soaps might appeal, but the chemicals washing down the drain can accumulate in the environment and could be toxic to aquatic life. Artificial dyes and chemicals used in fragrance have been found in water, soil, and fish.


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Stasher Bowl

When planet lovers are eating on the go, a Stasher Bowl is how we roll! It’s made from food-grade platinum silicone and is endlessly reusable. One Stasher product replaces an estimated 260 singleuse plastic bags yearly. Stasher’s current count of bags saved from entering waterways is 5.5 billion!

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Say No to Packing in Plastic

Our planet is suffocating in plastic—let’s get serious before it gets drastic! Experts say we’ve generated over 7 billion metric tons of plastic waste globally and recycled less than 10% of it! Plastic waste polluting waterways is expected to almost triple by 2040.


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BioBag® Resealable Sandwich Bag

When your sandwich baggie can compost—that’s a thing about which to boast! BioBag Resealable Sandwich Bags are made from the starches of GMO-free crops. They meet both US and European requirements for the gold standard in Certified Compostable. Just make sure to send them to the compost, not the trash.

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Don’t Lunch with Plastic

We must make haste to eliminate plastic waste! An estimated 85% of plastic packaging ends up in landfills or as litter. The greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production, use, and disposal of fossil fuel-based plastics are expected to consume almost one-fifth of the Global Carbon Budget by 2040.


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Natural Grocers Brand Organic Laundry Detergent

On Laundry day, don’t panic; choose a detergent that’s organic! Natural Grocers Brand Organic Laundry Detergents give you fresh, clean clothes without synthetic fragrances, dyes, or artificial brighteners. They’re even packaged in recyclable containers made with a renewable resource—sugarcane.

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Skip the Detergent that Won’t Come Clean

Permission to bail on environmental FAILS! The Environmental Working Group (EWG) gives an F to selections from some of the biggest names in laundry detergent. The ratings include concerns about biodegradation, bioaccumulation, and acute or chronic aquatic toxicity for multiple ingredients.


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Caboo® Bamboo Baby Wipes

When your baby has to poo—make sure you have Caboo! Made of bamboo fibers and without nylon, plastic, or harsh chemicals—Caboo Baby Wipes are sturdy, gentle, and Made Safe® Certified too. Bamboo is a planet-friendly hero—it grows back within three years and requires minimal inputs.

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It’s Not the Earth-Friendly Type

We have a gripe with this kind of wipe! Baby wipes are often made with plastic like PET, polypropylene, or cotton woven together with plastic resins. Since they can’t be recycled, they will degrade into microplastics, which could eventually end up in the ocean.


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If You Care® Coffee Filters

We’ll take the coffee filter that won’t throw ecosystems off kilter! If You Care Coffee Filters are unbleached, chlorine-free, Certified Compostable, and USDA Certified Biobased. The USDA says biobased products displace around 300 million gallons of petroleum annually—that’s like taking 200,000 cars off the road!

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Filters that Don’t Care

Coffee filters that are bright white—should give us all quite the fright! It could mean the common bleaching agent, chlorine dioxide, was used. And that means highly toxic chemical byproducts called dioxins may end up in nearby lakes and streams. Even when dioxins are at undetectable levels in water, they can be found in measurable concentrations in aquatic animals.


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Dr. Bronner’s Organic Sugar Soap

Go green with your hand hygiene! Dr. Bronner’s Certified Organic Sugar Soaps have zero synthetic preservatives, detergents, or foaming agents and are packaged in bottles made of 100% post-consumer recycled plastic. Fun fact—some of Dr. Bronner’s bottles are made from locally recycled plastic sourced in their home state of California!

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Not Our Kind of Clean

Do we need antibacterial hand soap? Even the FDA says—nope! Because there isn’t enough proof that it does more good than harm. Even though the well-known antibacterial, triclosan, has been banned in soap, the lesser-known benzalkonium chloride has not. Plus, why wash your hands with artificial fragrances and colors?


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Green Gobbler Weed Killer

Gobble up my weeds with an organic-approved solution, please! This vinegar-powered fix is corn-derived and made without bleach, dyes, or chloride. It's biodegradable and scores a "best of" ranking for eradicating many weedy pests, but most importantly—it's glyphosate-free!

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These weed sprays? No way!

Don’t make a gardening date with the planet’s most-used herbicide—glyphosate! The World Health Organization classifies it as probably carcinogenic, and studies suggest that in formulation with other common weed-killer ingredients—it may become more toxic. It may also be harmful to marine organisms and could disrupt the microbiome of bees!


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UCO Titanium Utility Spork

For the love of Mother Nature, ditch the plastic fork—get a spork! Even better, snag this "three-in-one" Utility Spork, including a micro-serrated edge for cutting. Titanium delivers lightweight durability, meaning it’s endlessly reusable—as long as you don’t lose it!

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Don’t pack plastic!

Do you plastic much when you pack a lunch? An estimated 40 billion plastic utensils are wasted EVERY year in the U.S.! And they’re almost impossible to recycle, even with the best intentions. When brunching, or lunching—don’t put a plastic fork in it.


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Eco Food Boards

Have you scored the Eco Food Board? This chopping board’s creation transforms camphor laurel, a locally invasive species, into a stunning, multi-use kitchen staple. It’s naturally anti-bacterial—excellent for food-prep, and (with proper care) will always be there for you!

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Cut this board out

A chopping board made of plastic is LESS than fantastic! It won’t last you forever, but it will last that long in the landfill. A 2019 study estimates we consume between 39,000 to 52,000 microplastic particles (MPs) every year, and one report has traced MPs in meat to the plastic cutting boards it was carved on!


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Dr. Bronner’s Sal Suds

This cleaner will take you far—from toilet bowls to washing your car! Dr. Bronner's Sal Suds is a concentrated all-purpose, hard-surface cleaner powered by plant-based surfactants and natural essential oils. Rapidly biodegradable and certified cruelty-free—it's up to the task for (almost) everything, including the kitchen sink!

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Don’t wash these chemicals down the drain

How green is your cleaning routine? Some popular household disinfectants contain these questionable chemicals—ammonium hydroxide, a “known environmental hazard,” and benzalkonium chloride. The latter has been found throughout the water supply, and it can be deadly to aquatic organisms and “invoke antimicrobial resistance”!