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The festival season is here! Chances are that this involves shopping and gift giving. Ideally,…
In 2013, after reading yet another article about plastic soup, Annemieke started her Dutch blog Plasticminimalism where she documented her small steps towards life with less plastic. To create more awareness about the adverse impacts of our plastic consumption, she launched Plastic-Free Tuesday in spring 2014. She strongly believes that building a better world starts by changing our own behavior. Annemieke is trained in environmental science and policy. She alternates living in the Netherlands, Sweden, the US, and China.
The festival season is here! Chances are that this involves shopping and gift giving. Ideally,…
Every time we wash our fleece jacket, sleeping bag, or running tights, thousands of microplastic…
Shower cleaner. Toilet bowl cleaner. Disinfecting wipes. Mopping solution for the floor. Mirror spray. Scouring…
Did you know that 90% of your shampoo consists of water? Why do we transport…
1.4 million trillion. That is the number of synthetic fibers in our oceans. Every time…
To the males amongst our subscribers I would say please forward this to your girlfriends.…
Recently I moved from a quiet village in the Netherlands to Beijing in China. Although…
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Before I embarked on my plastic free journey, I had dozens different personal care products,…
It has been ages since our last blog post. Other things in life are keeping…