Month: April 2021

Eco-Friendly Alternatives

Alternatives to Disposable Face Masks

The coronavirus outbreak has led to a dramatic increase in the demand for face masks. As a result, an estimated 1.56 billion face masks have already entered oceans in 2020. Disposable masks contain plastics that pollute water and can harm wildlife who eat them or become tangled in them. These masks will take as long as 450 years to break down, slowly turning into microplastics while negatively impacting marine wildlife and ecosystems.

With face masks littering the environment, the search is on for sustainable solutions.

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Eco-Friendly Alternatives

Alternatives to Makeup Removers

Traditional makeup removers are single-use products inherently wasteful and contribute to a wide range of environmental problems. Switching out your go-to makeup removing wipes is probably the simplest and most significant way you can reduce your environmental impact since reports suggest that single-use cleansing wipes, made to use once and throw away, are the third-most wasteful product in the world.

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Eco-Friendly Alternatives

Alternatives to Sponges

According to a report published at nature.com, the kitchen sponge contains more bacteria than your toilet. What are you going to do with the bacteria-infested sponge? You wipe it all over your kitchen counter and the interior of your refrigerator, and you bathe your dishes in it.

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Companies We Love

Dorai Home

Dorai creates thoughtfully designed home products made of diatomaceous earth, a natural material that dries instantly. Dorai products are made from Diomat™, an instant-drying technology that combines the moisture-banishing properties of diatomaceous earth with recycled paper fibers—a natural, eco-friendly way to prevent mold.

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Eco-Rating

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Alternative: How big of an impact this product has as an alternative for a similar generic product?
Affordability: How affordable is this product in comparison to a similar generic product?
Quality: How is the quality of this product in comparison to a similar generic product?
People/Planet: How socially and environmentally responsible is the company which makes this product?