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Plastic vs plastic-free, compared
The honest, point-by-point version of the swap decision. Each comparison weighs the everyday plastic option against its plastic-free alternative, with a clear verdict and the research behind it.
Glass vs plastic food storage
Plastic is lighter and cheaper on day one. Glass wins on almost everything that happens after that, starting with what ends up in your food.
See the comparisonStainless steel vs plastic water bottle
The water inside is the whole point, and it is where plastic loses hardest: bottled water carries about a quarter-million plastic particles a litre.
See the comparisonBamboo vs plastic toothbrush
They clean your teeth identically. The difference is what happens to the billion plastic ones the US bins every year.
See the comparisonCast iron vs nonstick
Nonstick is easy until it scratches. Then the coating is in your food. Cast iron, steel and enamel never start that clock.
See the comparisonMenstrual cup vs tampons
One is medical-grade silicone you reuse for years. The other is plastic-containing single-use, roughly 11,000 times a lifetime.
See the comparisonShampoo bar vs liquid shampoo
A modern bar is the same detergent chemistry as the bottle, minus the bottle. It just took the industry a while to make good ones.
See the comparisonSafety razor vs cartridge razor
Cartridges are convenient and expensive and unrecyclable. A safety razor is a one-week learning curve and then a lifetime of cheap, close shaves.
See the comparisonBeeswax wrap vs plastic wrap (cling film)
Cling film is single-use plastic pressed against your food. Beeswax wrap does most of the same jobs and lasts a year.
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