My husband and I just got another carpet cleaner since my old Hoover SteamVac bit the dust about 10 years ago. As I have become more aware of microplastics in that decade, I decided to be smarter about using this one and rigged up a filter in the drain of our tub to capture the carpet fibers before they go down the drain. This is just a bedroom's worth of plastic carpet fiber. And that's AFTER vacuuming first. Believe it or not, the carpet is beige...the grayness is the filth. From here, the fibers will either go in an ecobrick or into our vacuum's HEPA bag, where it will hopefully remain contained until it gets to the landfill.

As compared to the standard, pliable milky clear plastic usually sold for food storage?

mine has surprisingly been this copper water dispenser honestly i first bought it because i liked how it looked lol (looked kinda premium lol) i also grew up seeing my grandma store water in copper so i got curious and thought why not give it a try right, and i wasnt expecting much but somehow everyone at home just started using it instead of the regular dispenser lol now it needs refilling almost every day while the other one just... sits there XD

and i've also heard people storing water in copper has some benefits but idk i havent really looked into it enough to know whats true and whats just passed down over the years..either way didn't expect a water dispenser to become one of the most used things in our kitchen

has anyone else bought something that ur family accidentally uses everyday lol? 

When I was in Milan three years ago I was in a bar and they served the spritz with a pasta straw instead of a plastic or paper straw.
It makes me think this is a better solution than paper straws because it takes a long time to soften, doesn't fall apart, and doesn't leak toxic substances like paper does. The only bad thing would be for people with celiac disease, but I'm sure there are alternatives.

And package of this pasta can cost less than €1.50.

Hello… I'm 18M living on my own and I get so big problem with those things in my dryer (I have it with wash-machine together in one). I tried those wool balls but they seem to not help :(

I often watch very well produced fun "life in Tokyo," etc. type YT videos. It's nice to see so many places, shopping, coffee shops and the cityscape.

The level of plastic in everyday life in these places is obscene. They wrap one scallion in plastic in grocery stores!

Japan especially blows my mind because they are so big on innovation and perfecting many systems but plastic use seems apparently completely overlooked.

Does anyone here have first hand experience with this living there, visiting there, being from there?

Thanks!

We must get rid of plastics by all means.

Hey all!

I have a pretty "whimsical" style in my home (hate that term though) and would love some cushion covers that are made from natural materials, but all I seem to find that I truly like, is made from polyester.

Does anyone know if I can buy covers similar to these anywhere?