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Guidance and Research
Microplastics in Food: What a Major Review Found in Everyday Staples, and What It Couldn't Measure
A review published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials pulled together 193 studies of microplastics in food and drink. In the authors' model, grains, fruits and vegetables made up 99.5%...
Microplastics in Food: What a Major Review Found in Everyday Staples, and What It Couldn't Measure
Microplastics in Food: What a Major Review Found in Everyday Staples, and What It Couldn't Measure
Product Testing
Plastic-Free Kitchen Sponges: Four Sponges and Scrubbers I’m Testing
What a 2026 study found about sponge microplastics, the labels that fooled me, and the four plastic-free sponges and scrubbers that survived every cut.
Plastic-Free Kitchen Sponges: Four Sponges and Scrubbers I’m Testing
Plastic-Free Kitchen Sponges: Four Sponges and Scrubbers I’m Testing
Plastic-Free and PFAS-Free Dental Floss: Only Silk Passed
Silk was the only floss material in this review to meet both the plastic-free and PFAS-free criteria. See why TreeBird remains my pick after daily use.
Plastic-Free and PFAS-Free Dental Floss: Only Silk Passed
Plastic-Free and PFAS-Free Dental Floss: Only Silk Passed
Metal and Ceramic Only: My Pick for the Best Plastic-Free Salt and Pepper Grinders
I compared HexClad, Männkitchen, Luvan, and leading alternatives to find the best plastic-free salt and pepper grinders—plus the tradeoffs to know before buying.
Metal and Ceramic Only: My Pick for the Best Plastic-Free Salt and Pepper Grinders
Metal and Ceramic Only: My Pick for the Best Plastic-Free Salt and Pepper Grinders
Plastic Free Living Updates
One Month In: What We Have Learned about Plastics and What We Are Still Trying to Figure Out
Our research journey is shifting how we think about plastic exposure and raising questions we didn't expect. It's been one month since we launched Plastic Free Living, and most of...
One Month In: What We Have Learned about Plastics and What We Are Still Trying to Figure Out
One Month In: What We Have Learned about Plastics and What We Are Still Trying to Figure Out
Why I’m Launching This Site (and Where It’s Headed)
The inspiration for Plastic Free Living - Research, product guidance, and testing.
