88% of US and UK consumers want brands to help them be more sustainable in their daily lives and many are willing to pay a premium for plastic-free products. But despite consumer demand, plastic is everywhere and downright impossible to avoid. On today's show: 9 places those pesky polymers lurk, plus hacks for avoiding them.
Here's a preview:
[4:00] Here's what you never knew about tires
[8:00] How to shop for tea like a conscious consumer
[15:00] Your dish sponge's dirty little secret
[17:30] Are e-cigarettes any better than regular cigs from an environmental standpoint?
[25:00] The latest research into cloth versus disposable diapers
[28:00] Microplastics vs. liquid plastics in makeup
Resources mentioned:
- Customers Hate Plastic Packaging, So Why Do Companies Keep Using It? (via Forbes)
- Gaia Guy
- Etee
- Microplastics: Which Beauty Brands Are Safe To Use? (via The Guardian)
- Pukka
- Republic of Tea
- Numi Tea
- Wot Not
- Beat The MicroBead (The Plastic Soup Foundation's free app)
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