South Carolina Aquarium

Yeah! We did it!! Great job, everyone.

It’s been really good to check in and begin to be more intentional with my plastic consumption. I find it most hard to avoid in grocery stores. I would love to shop at more eco friendly places like farmers markets and such. 

Most of my plastic use is food related

There are some things I’m just not there yet like making detergent and using soap for shampoo. Maybe one day.

One more day everyone! I can’t believe how much great work we have all accomplished this month! 

I started bathing my dogs with bar soap and they smell so much better than they did with other dog shampoos! I'm working towards a zero waste bathroom and this gets me one step closer!  (my dogs are less than 20 pounds so I bathe them in the tub)

I hate learning how often Styrofoam is for the environment and then going to a store and seeing them serve any food or drink in the container. I use to always go to Easy Bay for lunch, but this whole month I've not gone so that I don't create any waste, but especially Styrofoam! I want more restaurant locations to offer more opportunities to...

I try really hard to only eat things that aren't wrapped in single use plastics. Which means I have had to stop eating a lot of kind bars/luna bars/lara bars. This has helped my bank account a lot, but sometimes I miss those yummy snacks. Does anyone have a good granola bar recipe that uses little to zero waste when buying the ingredients at...

Here is a petition to sign to Break Free from Plastic Pollution! https://actionnetwork.org/letters/support-the-break-free-from-plastic-pollution-act-2?source=direct_link&referrer=group-plasticpollutioncoalition  There's a lot of great resources on this site and plenty of other petitions to sign. A great way to do your own research and find...

I went to the grocery store and the only thing wrapped in plastic was the meat I purchased! Does anyone know if there's a butcher/local seafood place that you could go to and bring your own containers to purchase meat?  Or a place where you can buy rice/beans/things like that in bulk and bring your own containers?