Today’s Solutions: November 25, 2024

While many consumers are changing their personal relationships with single use plastics, bringing a reusable bag to the grocery store can feel futiIe in the face of the globe’s consumption of 300 million metric tons of plastic each year. In the wake of the global anxiety about climate change, an increasing number of startups are developing eco-alternatives to everyday products like single-use plastics. Apart from being prompted by these anxieties, entrepreneurs are also taking advantage of our current cultural moment and appetite for plastic free alternatives to develop products that are more ergonomic and effective than their less eco-friendly counterparts.

Products such as beeswax food containers, collapsable reusable straws, and silicone sandwich bags are proving to be not only eco-friendly every day items, but highly lucrative and marketable products for consumers craving more sustainable options.

Check out the article below to read more about highly rated sustainable products and how your personal purchasing power can help our planet.

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