Disposable razors are one of the most wasteful items in the bathroom: a few weeks of use, then plastic handle, rubber grip, and cartridge all go to landfill, forever. A metal safety razor fixes the whole category. The handle lasts decades, replacement blades cost pennies, and the shave is closer once you learn the technique. … Read more
You spend a third of your life in your sheets, so what they’re made of matters. Conventional cotton is one of the most pesticide-intensive crops, and many “wrinkle-free” sheets are treated with formaldehyde-based finishes. Organic sheets, ideally GOTS certified, skip all of that. Here are the best. Brand Material Certification Best for Avocado Organic cotton … Read more
A bar of shampoo replaces two or three plastic bottles, ships without water weight, and lives happily on a shower shelf for months. The category has matured past the early days of waxy hair and weird residue; the good bars now rinse clean and lather like the bottled stuff. Here are the best shampoo bars … Read more
Most dish soap comes in a plastic bottle you toss every few weeks, and a lot of it contains dyes, synthetic fragrance, and petroleum-based surfactants. Plastic-free dish soaps fix both problems: solid bars and concentrated refills cut the packaging, and the best ones use plant-based ingredients that are gentler on your skin and the waterways … Read more
Conventional floss is a small piece of plastic you throw away every single day: nylon thread, petroleum wax, a plastic dispenser, and often a slick PTFE coating in the same chemical family as the nonstick compounds we avoid in cookware. The plastic-free alternatives have gotten good enough that there is no reason to keep buying … Read more
Avocado and Naturepedic are the two names parents land on after deciding a conventional crib mattress is not happening. Both are certified organic, both skip chemical flame retardants, and neither is cheap. The differences that should actually drive your decision are waterproofing, allergens, and materials philosophy. We compare those directly below; the wider field is … Read more
The Zero Waste ListVerdict ★★★★ 3.8/5 Pros Plastic-free cardboard packaging Featherweight shipping footprint Donates 10 loads of detergent per package sold Affordable and easy to find Fragrance-free version available Cons Sheets are made with PVA, a dissolvable plastic Less ingredient transparency than top rivals No MADE SAFE or Safer Choice certification on the sheets Where to buy: Shop … Read more
Babies sleep up to 16 hours a day, with their face inches from the mattress, so a crib mattress is one of the most important non-toxic purchases you’ll make. Conventional crib mattresses can off-gas VOCs and contain flame retardants and polyurethane foam. A certified non-toxic crib mattress avoids that. Here are the best. Brand Type … Read more
Stasher turned the humble plastic baggie into a durable, reusable silicone staple. It’s one of the most recognizable zero-waste kitchen products, and mostly earns the reputation, with a couple of asterisks. The Zero Waste ListVerdict ★★★★☆ 4.4/5 ✔ Pros Made from premium platinum silicone. BPA-, BPS-, lead-, and phthalate-free Certified B Corp (since 2017) Replaces countless single-use plastic … Read more
Caraway’s pastel ceramic-coated pots are everywhere, marketed as the safe, non-toxic upgrade from non-stick. On health, it largely delivers. On sustainability, the picture is more nuanced because of how ceramic non-stick ages. The Zero Waste ListVerdict ★★★★☆ 4.2/5 ✔ Pros Genuinely PFAS-, PTFE-, PFOA-, lead-, and cadmium-free coating Third-party tested for 200+ PFAS and 20+ heavy metals Made … Read more