Ethical Companies and
Products List: Some Alternatives to Plastic
We’re looking for more
suppliers to add to this list and are considering creating a buyer’s collaborative
in the effort to avoid the use of plastic as much as possible. Please send
names of any other companies that you order from, or know of, to Bette at blbates@mac.com Please share this draft list with others who may be
interested, or have suggestions. It will continue to be a work in progress as
we learn more.
ZERO Plastic in
products and shipping:
Bestowed Essentials – Eco-friendly home and body products, a
neurodivergent-female-veteran-owned company in Oregon. Plastic-free shipping. bestowedessentials.com
Brush with Bamboo – Toothbrushes with biobased, castor oil bristles and
silk dental floss. Soft bristles and compostable. Plastic-free shipping. info@cleanplaneterra.com
909.265.4326 brushwithbamboo.com
Dental Lace – Eco-friendly oral care, silk and plant-based floss,
refill floss and glass containers, toothpaste tablets, plastic-free shipping. Based
in Maine. dentallace.com
Divine Chocolate, a B Corp company, plastic-free wrapping, first
farmer-owned fairtrade chocolate product. Ghana, does not use palm oil. 855.972.0527 divinechocolate.com
Eco Girl Shop – Wide range of products, plastic-free shipping, woman-owned,
based in Massachusetts
email: customerservice@ecogirlshop.com 413.345.6381 ecogirlshop.com
French Broad Food Co-op – Local and anyone can shop here. You can also join as a
member. Member-owned since 1976. They have a lot of unpackaged produce and many
bulk items. You can bring your own containers, and they have paper and
cellophane bags. They also carry plastic products.
90 Biltmore Ave. Asheville,
NC 828.255.7650 frenchbroadfood.coop
If You Care – No paraffin, petroleum products or toxic coatings on
paper snack and sandwich bags, they are home compostable, recycled box, FSC
certified paper products. Made in Sweden, importer is Source Atlantique,
Englewood Cliffs, NJ 833.642.2180 www.ifyoucare.com
Life without Plastic – Cotton bags, stainless steel utensils and take-out containers
etc. Ships without plastic packaging. B Corp. Canada and US. Email: info@lifewithoutplastic.com 888.898.0369
Lifewithoutplastic.com
Maggie’s Organics – Organic cotton and wool clothing and socks, some are
made in NC, and some in India by union workers, fair trade. Still plastic for
shipping sometimes, but you can request no plastic shipping –usually they will
do that. 800.609.8593 maggiesorganics.com
Not!ce Hair Company (formerly Unwrapped Life) – Shampoo bars and
conditioner, plastic free shipping
Package Free – Wide range of products, shampoo and conditioner
bars, cleaning and stainless products shipped plastic free, NYC based. packagefreeshop.com
To the
Brim – Local refillery, BYO bottles to refill with bath, body
and home cleaning products
145
Charlotte Hwy (74) brim@gmail.com 828.552.3332 tothebrimrefill.com
Sow True Seeds – Local open-source seed company. 243 Haywood
R. Asheville, NC 828.254.0708
Who Gives a Crap –Recycled toilet paper, bamboo, tissues and paper
towels. No inks, dyes or plastic. Ships plastic free. B Corp company. Send love
letters to: 8605 Santa Monica Blvd. Suite 62559 W. Hollywood, CA 90069 whogivesacrap.org
Wisdom Supply – Zero plastic planners, notebooks, recyclable and
repairable 3-ring binders. Non-plastic pens and pencils. No plastic in products
or shipping. B Corp company based in CA.
info@wisdom supply.com
Zefiro – Non-plastic kitchen, cleaning supplies, personal
care, and pets. Chicago based. zefirowaste.com
LESS Plastic in
products and/or shipping:
Country
Trading Company – Stainless yogurt
maker. Making yogurt saves buying so many plastic yogurt containers and it’s
easy with this thermos-like yogurt maker. New Zealand based, sells in US. 484.512.9843
hello@countrytradingco.com
Dolphin Blue – B corp. Wide range of products and information. An
online green general store, but with lots of plastic products also. :( Richardson, TX 800.932.7715 dolphinblue.com
Dropps – Laundry, dish detergent, brushes and household
cleaning products. Pods use PVA or PVOH – polyvinyl alcohol, but is a lot less
plastic than a bottle of detergent. info@dropps.com
Eartheasy – Garden supplies, home supplies, gifts, gardening
and composting advice. Victoria, BC.
888-451-6752 eartheasy.com
Elevate Packaging –Compostable stickers and cellophane bags, also poly
products, plant-based plastic, or PLA. Not sure if they use plastic-free
shipping. 773.276.4554 elevatepackaging.com/products
Gardener’s Supply Company – B Corp, 100% employee owned,
gardening supplies, they have plastic products also, and am not sure yet whether
you can request no-plastic shipping
128 Intervale Road,
Burlington, Vermont 1.888.833.1412 gardeners.com
Little Seed Farm – Goat milk and botanical skin cream and soap,
plastic-free shipping. Some products have plastic lids and bottles. Great goat
pictures. Farm is in Tennessee. hello@littleseedfarm.com
Sheets Laundry Club – Laundry sheets, soap and detergent, ships
plastic-free. PVA (a fossil fuel) is used in the laundry strips. Mooresville,
NC 833.274.3387 sheetslaundryclub.com
Tru Earth – Laundry strips, there is PVA in the sheets, but this
involves a lot less plastic than buying a plastic container of detergent. info@tru.earth.
Wowe – Silk dental floss, floss is in a little bag made of
corn starch, bamboo toothbrushes. Now distributed by Amazon, which typically
ships using plastic. wowelifestyle.com
Many thanks to Bette Bates who has researched all of these items and companies above. It is an evolving list, so she would appreciate knowing changes that you may discover down the road.
...I just bought some items that were encased in plastic.
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ReplyDeleteBarbara, This is a pretty impressive list and I'm sure that it will continue to grow. In our neighborhood, the trash company no longer recycles anything as there is no profit in it for them. Not a good situation. Any plastic we end up with we try to reuse but it is challenging for sure. Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
ReplyDeleteIt’s not easy to find plastic-free products. I usually buy unscented Tide powder in cardboard boxes, but lately Walmart has been out of it and no one else has it except Amazon and they charge a lot more.
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