Going Zero Waste

The UK Plastic Cotton Bud Ban: What Changed, What Didn't, and What's Next
On 1 October 2020, England became one of the first countries to ban the sale of plastic-stemmed cotton buds. Scotland had already acted in June 2019, and Wales followed in... Read more...
How Cotton Swabs Are Made — And Why the Process Is Fundamentally Wasteful
From cotton field to landfill, a disposable cotton swab passes through a surprisingly resource-intensive supply chain for something used for 30 seconds. Read more...