Five CN Brands Committed to Reducing Plastic Waste
By Amber S, CN Supplements Education Coordinator
As someone who's endlessly fascinated by the impact of plastic on human culture and the environment, I've always got an eye out for ways to reduce my own plastic waste. Whether it's buying my tea in bulk, opting for paper-wrapped food, or switching to solid shampoo, I'm curious about companies who understand the gravity of the world's plastic crisis. In that spirit, today we're taking a look at five brands at Cambridge Naturals who are committed to reducing plastic waste.
1. True Grace: Vitamin company (and CN staff favorite) True Grace has partnered with ReSea, an Indonesia-based company that employs local fishermen to pull plastic from Jakarta's waters. Due to factors including ocean currents, coastline size, and geographic proximity to plastic-producing nations, Indonesia sees some of the most polluted ocean water in the world. Some of that plastic is also recycled and finds its way back into True Grace's packaging -- and all of their packaging is made from 100% post-consumer recycled plastic.
2. GoodPop: As the first food company to be certified plastic neutral by the ocean-protection initiative 4Ocean, GoodPop finances the removal of one pound of plastic from the ocean for every pound of plastic they produce. To date, they've removed over 500,000 pounds of plastic from the ocean -- not too shabby for a company that began as the humble project of a college student in 2009!
3. Humble: New Mexico-based body care brand Humble offers their popular deodorants in both 75% recycled plastic packaging and biodegradable paper packaging options. They also ensure their shipping supplies are recyclable and printed with plant-based inks!
4. Marley's Monsters: Caring for babies and young children creates a lot of plastic waste. That's the issue at the heart of Oregon-based company Marley's Monsters, which creates reusable cloth cleaning wipes, laundry solutions, and dishwashing supplies in a variety of bright colors and prints. Dare I say that switching to their brightly-colored Unpaper Towels has actually made my cleaning routine kind of...fun?
5. Solaray: This Utah-based supplements staple makes all of their bottles from post-consumer recycled resin -- that's plastic that has already been used as packaging like milk jugs, water bottles, and buckets -- thus preventing the plastic from ending up in landfills. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, using PCR also reduces reliance on using fossil fuels.
What's your favorite low-waste brand?
