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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
|Ryan Stanley
Why I’m Launching This Site (and Where It’s Headed)
The inspiration for Plastic Free Living - Research, product guidance, and testing.
Why I’m Launching This Site (and Where It’s Headed)
Why I’m Launching This Site (and Where It’s Headed)
|Ryan Stanley
Guidance and Research
Lab Testing for Nanoplastics: Why no single test tells the whole story
Methods, Limitations, and What to Expect We wanted to start testing products for nanoplastics. What we found was a field still figuring itself out. Nanoplastics are plastic particles smaller than...
Lab Testing for Nanoplastics: Why no single test tells the whole story
Lab Testing for Nanoplastics: Why no single test tells the whole story
|Ryan Stanley
Product Testing
I’m Done with Plastic Cutting Boards
Why I’m Going Solid Wood (and Stress‑Testing Five Etsy Boards) For years, plastic cutting boards were my default. They’re cheap, common, and “easy” (toss them in the dishwasher and keep...
I’m Done with Plastic Cutting Boards
I’m Done with Plastic Cutting Boards
|Ryan Stanley