Online shopping? This is how you do it plastic-free!
The festival season is here! Chances are that this involves shopping and gift giving. Ideally,…
Author Annemieke
Annemieke
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.
Microplastics: Five things you can do about it
Every time we wash our fleece jacket, sleeping bag, or running tights, thousands of microplastic…
Baking soda and vinegar: wallet-friendly, eco-friendly cleaning tools
Shower cleaner. Toilet bowl cleaner. Disinfecting wipes. Mopping solution for the floor. Mirror spray. Scouring…
Solid shampoo? Here’s why you should try it
Did you know that 90% of your shampoo consists of water? Why do we transport…
3 tiny steps all of us can take to reduce microplastic in our oceans
1.4 million trillion. That is the number of synthetic fibers in our oceans. Every time…
Finally making the switch to a menstrual cup
To the males amongst our subscribers I would say please forward this to your girlfriends.…
Plastic-free after moving to a new place: 7 tips
Recently I moved from a quiet village in the Netherlands to Beijing in China. Although…
DIY deodorant experiment
Last week I wrote about plastic free deodorant. I wrote that after several failed experiments,…
Plastic-free deodorant
Before I embarked on my plastic free journey, I had dozens different personal care products,…
Annika’s Orange Body Scrub
It has been ages since our last blog post. Other things in life are keeping…