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W Stasher Bowl When p anet lovers are eating on the go, a Stasher Bowl is how we roll! It’s made from food-grade p atinum silicone and is endlessly reusable. One Stasher product rep aces an estimated 260 single use p astic bags yearly. Stasher’s current count of bags saved from entering waterways is 5.5 billion! BioBag ® Resea able Sandwich Bag When your sandwich baggie can compost—that’s a thing about which to boast! BioBag Resea able 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. 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. All sparkle—no harm. 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.

Think Before You 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 rates, deforested areas in the Province of Ontario alone will release more than 40 million metric tons of carbon by 2030! 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 accumu ate 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. Say No to Packing in P astic Our p anet is suffocating in p astic—let’s get serious before it gets drastic! Experts say we’ve generated over 7 billion metric tons of p astic waste globally and recycled less than 10% of it! P astic waste polluting waterways is expected to almost triple by 2040. Don’t Lunch with P astic We must make haste to eliminate p astic waste! An estimated 85% of p astic packaging ends up in andfills or as litter. The greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production, use, and disposal of fossil fuel-based p astics are expected to consume almost one-fifth of the Global Carbon Budget by 2040.

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