Ocean Protection Through Plastic-Free Living
It’s that time of year again. Where gatherings with friends and families become more frequent and we celebrate togetherness. I’ll admit I’m not a Christmas fanatic, but I LOVE Christmas music. I sometimes listen to Christmas music in July and basically every day starting November …
Thanksgiving is a wonderful time to gather, give thanks, watch football, and of course eat! But with such a large multi-part meal, there can be many opportunities for waste and disposable plastic. So, here are 6 tips to help you avoid plastics for your Thanksgiving …
In my volunteer job as the Rise Above Plastics program lead for the San Francisco Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation, I work to reduce the usage of single-use plastics in San Francisco. Currently, I work with a coalition of other non-profits to help City Hall …
Fall is in full swing and with it comes dry weather. I haven’t bought a lip balm tube, or ChapStick, in a very long time. When my lips are dry I normally rub coconut or sunflower seed oil on them. But recently, I found myself …
I live as plastic-free as I can, but I’m not perfect. And like everything else in life, there’s always room for improvement! The best way to improve is to measure the current status. So, a few weeks ago, I started a project to collect my …