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Alpine Shampoo & Deodorant

Alpine Provisions shampoo is gentle and effective for most hair types, even color-treated. It uses sustainably-sourced essential oil blends and is packaged in infinitely-recyclable aluminum bottles to be truly sustainable. Alpine Deodorant does not contain any aluminum, and instead uses plant-based ingredients.

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Bamboo-Handled Toothbrushes

These bamboo toothbrushes are made from natural, sustainable bamboo. They have the same quality and effectiveness of plastic brushes but can be completely recycled. The packaging is also 100% recyclable. (Bristles are BPA-free nylon.)

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Silk Dental Floss

The natural texture of this floss cleans between your teeth better! Biodegradable and compostable silk floss is made of natural mulberry silk, candelila wax and can include natural mint flavoring too. Just buy floss spool refills for the glass jar when you're finished! Packaged in recyclable cardboard and a biodegradable corn starch bag.

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Bamboo & Silk Floss Picks

Natural, biodegradable floss picks work great and take the difficulty out of cleaning your teeth if you have a hand or arm injury, or just have trouble getting in between.

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Disposable Hand Cleaning Cloths

Compostable unscented sanitary wipes are biodegradable, made with 99% purified water for a gentler clean and are ideal for using on even the most sensitive skin. They're hypoallergenic and free of alcohol, paraben, and chemcial sulphates.

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Organic Cotton Tampons

Easy, confortable, hypoallergenic tampons are vegan, dye-free, and fragrance-free as well as eco-friendly and sustainably-produced.

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Organic Diapers

Chlorine free organic cotton diapers are perfect for baby skin. Made with only plant-based materials, these are dermatologically tested, allergy-certified, fragrance-free, chlorine-free, latex-free, and made in a carbon-neutral plant powered by green electricity by a certified B-Corp!

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Many common products we use can be made from natural materials instead of plastic.

Plastic-Free, Biodegradable Sponges

Instead of petroleum-based sponges, try natural sponges made from plant materials. They're just as good as "normal" polystyrene sponges! You can wash them and reuse them lots of times.

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Cleancult Liquid Soap Refills

Cleancult skin-friendly hand soaps come in a lot of different scents, and let you skip the plastic bottles and use economical, paper-based recyclable packaging. This hand soap uses aloe and non-irritating, coconut-derived ingredients that protect your skin while washing.

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Wood & Fiber Kitchen Brushes

For dishes and any cleaning jobs around the house, natural wood brushes with fiber bristles work as well as plastic, and they don't choke the ocean ecosystems!

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Biodegradable Kitchen Trash Bags

Degradable by moisture, oxygen and soil, these trash bags reduce your plastic trash in landfills and help protect ocean water. (They work fine, just don't stuff 'em too full.)

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Large Compostable Trash Liners

Biodegradable plastic trash bags are less toxic for our water and soil.

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Compostable Dog Poop Bags

These unscented poop bags for dogs are ethically sourced and made from 100% botanical plant components.

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When you shop in the store, buying products like these in glass, paper or cans not only helps reduce plastic trash— it also rewards companies producing plastic-free products and applies pressure to companies still using plastic.

Ketchup in Glass Jars

Glass is better for storing food products because they don't leach BPA or other chemicals, they're truly recyclable, and they don't interfere with ocean ecosystems like plastic does. Glass also typically means a higher-quality product.

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Mustard in Glass Jars

Mustard doesn't really need to be squeeeezed out... glass jars work great and don't contaminate the product with plastic.

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Mayo in Glass Jars

Most mayonnaise comes in plastic containers these days, but you can still find glass jars— which are still recycleable!

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Honey in Glass Jars

The highest-quality honey will be in glass jars! Plastic bears are cute but add unecessary plastic to the waste stream.

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Jams in Glass Jars

The finest jams are always in glass. Avoid the cheap plastic jars; they're not going to be recycled!

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Salad Dressing in Glass Jars

So many choices... but many sald dressings are still available in glass bottles. Look for them when you shop— or get them delivered so you don't have to.

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Sauces in Glass Jars

If you care about cooking with the very best ingredients, choose glass jars for the highest quality marinara and other sauces.

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Beverages in Glass and Aluminum

SIMPLE: When you buy your favorite drink, make sure you get it in glass or aluminum, right? (And avoid artificial sweeteners!)

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Americans throw out 50 billion plastic water bottles every year. Let's end that!

Stainless Steel Bottles, Cups & Travel Containers

Quit using plastic water bottles; use a better vessel! Be sure to have a durable travel mug or thermos with you! Refill. Repeat.

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Proud Source Water in 12-Ounce Aluminum Cans

Aluminum cans are made from mostly recycled metal and are infinitely recycleable. Water in aluminum cans is not only usually better, higher-pH water compared to plastic bottles, it's also better to store water in cans because it blocks light and doesn't leach plastic chemicals into your water.

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Liquid Death Water in 16.9-Ounce Aluminum Cans

Weird name. Great water! If you try it you may never want a plastic bottle to your lips again. And aluminum alternatives to plastic help prevent the accumulation of plastic trash in the ocean!

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Perfect Hydration Water 16.9-Ounce Aluminum Cans

This 9.5-pH water goes through an extra mineralization process that adds mineral electrolytes that makes it more alkaline.

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Countertop R/O Water Filter-Purifier

Eliminate plastic bottles of water from your routine with more convenient, higher-quality water at lower cost than buying bottles.

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If your favorite restaurant still uses plastic take-out packaging, you know what to tell them!

Clamshells and Hinged Boxes

Made from natural plant material, these food boxes are ideal for takeout. Microwavable, biodegradable and compostable, they come in a variety of sizes and shapes.

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Paperboard Plates

When it comes to our environment, paper plates are much better than plastic. Microwavable, biodegradable and compostable, available flat or with compartments and different size options.

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Takeout Boxes

We don't need plastic food containers when we have these great little paper boxes in a variety of sizes and shapes.

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Paper Cups

Avoiding plastic cups is important for ocean ecology! Whether you're serving hot or cold, paper cups work just fine. (Also, save on plastic lids— ask the customer if they need one.)

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Compostable Food Bags

Naturally biodegradable sandwich bags also help us to reduce plastic trash.

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Paperboard Soup Containers

Say No to styrofoam. Don't be scared, these containers made from insulating paper are very durable, designed to hold up with hot soup and are still strong after a day in the fridge.

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Food Wrapping Paper

Butcher paper is the best way to wrap sandwiches, burgers and burritos, and avoids plastic waste.

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Bamboo Utensils

It's easy for plastic forks and spoons to make their way into the ocean. Instead, you can use sustainable, biodegradable bamboo wood... and your customers will appreciate you for it!

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Let's Use Paper Bags

Plastic bags are unnecessary. Even if you pay double or triple the price of plastic bags, the overall increase in your sale is negligible. Customers will appreciate your business avoiding plastic, and most people are willing to pay an extra five cents to support environmental consciousness.

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Compostable Food Gloves

Compostable, powder-free food prep gloves!

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Paper Snow Cone Cups

Biodegradable paper cups are durable enough for short-term use, like serving ice cream or shave ice.

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Avoiding unnecessary plastic material when you ship is important!

Biodegradable Shipping Materials

Goodbye, styrofoam peanuts and bubble wrap. This material is made to protect even fragile items like glass, and it's made of paper.

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Biodegradable Package Tape

Wood pulp kraft brown paper tape is biodegradable and has PE coating or chemical ink It's writable, easy to use, hand tearable, self-adhesive.

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Shipping Boxes

If you're ording online, you might as well get everything you need, right? Corrugated cardboard boxes with pre-creased flaps are ideal for shipping, moving and storing.

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Shipping Labels

Check out inexpensive biodegradable labels for all kinds of shipping.

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