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Join The Packaging For The Planet Facebook Group And Be A Force For Good

6/19/2019

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Packaging For The Planet Facebook Group
If you want to see the companies you love the most utilize fully recyclable or compostable packaging for their products - I created a group where we can tackle the problem together.

After listening to your feedback on the #PackagingForThePlanet movement, I decided to put together a central community where we can problem solve openly together. We now have a Packaging For The Planet Facebook Group for us to call home!
JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP
This way we can have more of a conversation together, rather than replying via email on an individual basis. 

Having a group is also an opportunity to share the good with the bad. If you find a company that's utilizing fully recyclable or compostable packaging - share it with us! We have to celebrate the small wins in order to get through this mounting waste problem with our earth-loving hearts intact.

​While you'd hope that the companies we love would take it upon themselves to make these earth-friendly changes, the reality is without us as the consumers putting pressure on them, things won't change. 


​Join the movement and let's make our voices heard by giving the companies we adore a gentle nudge to starting looking for and investing in innovative eco-friendly solutions for packaging.

So head on over and join our new community of eco-warriors, tag some more companies you'd like us to contact, and jump into the conversation. I can't wait to see all the amazing things we are going to accomplish!

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Episode 17 - Period Talk: Holistic Pain Management Tips - Part 2

6/17/2019

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Positively Green Podcast Episode 17 Period Talk Holistic Pain Management
In this episode of The Positively Green Podcast, Becca and I share how we deal with dysmenorrhea, aka periods from the seventh circle of hell. We’ve got a good line up of zero-waste and holistic period pain management options for you. When PMS rears its ugly head for many of us ladies, the conventional options are all we feel we have at our disposal to help manage the pain. Tune in to find out how we deal with the red wave holistically.
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Show Notes:

  • Holistic and zero waste options to help ease period pain
  • Natural remedies that can help endometriosis or dysmenorrhea
  • The phases of our menstrual cycles
  • Tips for tracking your periods and helpful resources

Products + Resources Mentioned:

  • ​Fair Trade Natural Rubber Water Bottle
  • Mountain Rose Herbs Essential Oils
  • Tippecanoe Herbs
  • Magnesium Options: Doctor’s Best, Natural Calm, Nutrigold
  • Ancient Minerals Bath Flakes
  • Wyld Magnesium Bath Soak
  • Kindara Wink Thermometer
  • Daysy Fertility Tracker
  •  Woman Code by Alissa Vitti
  • Period Repair Manual by Dr. Lara Briden
  • ​Beyond the Pill by Dr. Jolene Brighton
  • MyFlo App​​
Also, exciting news, please welcome our first official podcast sponsor, Osea Malibu, the original plant-based, results-driven skincare line. They are generously sponsoring this week’s episode. You can enter the code POSITIVELYGREEN at checkout on their site and get a free travel-size of your choice ($18 value) with the purchase of $40 or more. Just be sure to add the travel-size to your cart first. Check them out!

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Episode 16: Period Talk: Tips For Having A Zero Waste Cycle - Part 1

6/3/2019

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The positively green podcast episode 16 zero waste period information
In this episode, Kelsey and Becca talk all about why you should work towards a zero-waste and toxin-free menstrual cycle. They also share their favorite zero-waste options for feminine items, like absorbable undies and the menstrual cup, and how to use them.
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Show Notes:

  • Positive News: Green Waste Recycling is turning green waste into greener fields
  • Study on howsynthetic fibers mess with our bacterial environment
  • Study on how those undisclosed chemicalsare absorbed from tampons and pads
  • Study on how pesticide residue from cotton tampons is present
  • A great video of Andrea Donsky burning a conventional pad next to an organic one
  • Detox The Box
  • Representative Grace Meng (D-NY), the Menstrual Products Right to Know Act of 2017 (H.R. 2416)

Products Mentioned:

  • Natracare
  • Lena’s Small & Large Menstrual Cup Combo
  • Bloody Buddy
  • Diva Cup
  • Compostable baby wipes
  • THINX cotton line
  • Luna Undies of Lunapads (a B Corp)
  • Hesta Organic Cotton reusable pantiliners
  • Reusablezippered wet/dry bags

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