We are two friends living on opposite coasts (Brooklyn, New York and Santa Monica, California) that share a passion for living a minimal, zero waste lifestyle and on a mission to help others do the same.
Harper. Lives in Brooklyn with a +1. Sassy pup. Matcha. Wine. Whiskey. Cheese. Proscuitto.
Charley. Lives in Los Angeles with a +1. Doofy pup. Coffee. Wine. Whiskey. Cheese. Pasta.
Given it’s great pricing and the CERTIFIED compostable, vegetable-based bag (a major step up from plastic or EPI/oxo-degradable bags!), Earth Rated’s Certified Compostable Waste Bags are our favorite right now!
Easy to remove sticker, easy to open bags, conceals smells better than other bags we have tried. Relatively affordable pricing, though this is definitely smaller, thinner than other vegetable-based bags you may have tried, so it may be best for smaller pups.
Given it’s great pricing and the compostable, vegetable-based bag (a major step up from plastic or EPI/oxo-degradable bags!), we recommend trying Poopsie’s dog waste bags.
But note that this is definitely smaller, thinner than other vegetable-based bags you may have tried, so it may be best for smaller pups.
While we commend Doggy Do Good’s clean product, we cannot wholeheartedly recommend given its much higher pricing.
Overall, we loved the design and brand — the product is clearly premium, thick, easy to open bags, and actually compostable! But at almost $122 a year per dog, Doggy Do Good compostable dog poop bags are THE most expensive option out there!
We like Give a Sh!t a lot, but not our top choice for a compostable dog waste bag given the price. Overall, we loved the design and brand — the product is clearly premium, thick, easy to open bags, and actually compostable! But at almost $80 a year per dog, Give a Sh!t compostable dog poop bags are definitely one of the most expensive options.
We will keep looking. The Myro Deodorant felt very similar on our skin to the Public Goods Deodorant we’ve reviewed, except it comes with a refill option. We like that — but it’s too expensive to be zero waste here, so it’s a no from us. However, if you’re willing to pay 50% more for the ability to refill, Myro appears to be one of the only options.
NOT a buy. For the cleaning power, good reduction in plastics, and lovely citrus and woods scent: we like it. We also like that it uses no synthetic dyes, fragrances or other brighteners. However, it’s just too expensive when looking at other options. Unfortunately we have to pass on Grove Collaborative’s Ultra-concentrated liquid detergent until the price changes.
We’ve tried a lot of sustainable bamboo toilet papers this year — read all about it in our Big Bamboo Toilet Paper Roundup Review! Better Way is the MOST expensive option, while less soft and a smaller roll. We’re not quite sure why you would opt for Better Way’s bamboo toilet paper over other brands!
BUY. Grove Collaborative’s orange & rosemary floor cleaner concentrate tubes are a buy. We could not find other small packaging for floor cleaners - everything was full, diluted solution.
For the cleaning power, high reduction in plastics (as well as carbon from shipping), and for the light scent. We like what Grove Collaborative is doing with the cleaning concentrates. Two things we wish: (1) the tubes were recyclable and (2) the concentrate had fewer chemical ingredients.
There are a lot of options when it comes to bamboo toilet paper. Our recommendation as follows after trying 12 (twelve!) of them (Reel, Who Gives a Crap, Go No. 2, PlantPaper, Better Way, Silk ‘n Soft, Cheeky Panda, Cloudpaper, Brandless, Package Free, Grove Collaborative Seedling, Bippy) depends on whether you are optimizing for softness, value, or sustainability.
NOT a buy. Such a sad recommendation given how well the powder worked! Good ingredients, not drying on skin, fragrance-free, and great overall packaging for the zero waste conscious. But unless we figure out that the powder will last 4x longer than the same weight of liquid, we can’t recommend Blueland Powder Dish Soap, solely based on price.
We will keep using our set and if we feel that the powder lasts a really, really long time, we will update the pricing grid and switch our recommendation. OR maybe Blueland will reduce their price. :)
We like OWA’s Hair Wash! We like that it can replace 4 full sized bottles of liquid shampoo, with no need to use a separate conditioner. Most importantly, our hair and scalp feels incredible clean and healthy afterwords — worth the bit of price premium over other options.
We would say the Microfiber Mop pads are a BUY. Saving money and not throwing disposable cloths in the garbage? Sign us up.
Sadly, we are a NO on Sustain Yourself’s Lotion Bar. Given its lusciously natural ingredients and zero waste packaging, we wanted to like it, however it was just a bit too greasy for us to use daily. We may try the lavender version as a nighttime lotion, and pay up the extra for those super natural ingredients.
We have been trying to use Public Goods Bamboo and Sugarcane Tissues for three months and we just can’t seem to get rid of them. It costs only $2-3 per year to be green here but we do not think the cost is worth it since all these tissues do is scratch our face (sad face).
It depends: if you don’t mind squeaky hair or want a bit of texture AND you already have a Public Goods membership, then BUY the Public Goods Shampoo bar. Perks: Zero waste, natural ingredients, extremely affordable and spa-like unisex scent. Using Public Goods Shampoo bar was similar to our experience with byHumankind: a little too ‘squeaky clean’ and/or a ‘waxy’-like. This was not enough to get us to switch from our current favorite, DuJardin’s shampoo bar.
Not a buy — Even though it gets cheaper over time, and we liked the light, natural rose scent, we cannot recommend Wild’s natural, refillable deodorant based on price and the pasty texture and white residue that it leaves behind.
If you’re already on the Grove Collaborative membership plan, then paying an extra $3 per year (as compared to drugstore QTips), per person might be worth the zero-plastic option — as long as you go for the bulk option. However, byHumankind is just a bit too expensive for us.
We love these soaps, they are beautiful, zero-waste and smell heavenly. However, Splendor’s coconut oil soaps are definitely on the more expensive side — but it might be worth it to use for the relaxing scent and the palm oil free status!
A firm no from us. Even though Public Goods liners are made of more sustainable bamboo over cotton, they are not user-friendly, feel stiffer than traditional liners and are way more expensive.
We’ve tried a lot of sustainable bamboo toilet papers this year — read all about it in our Big Bamboo Toilet Paper Roundup Review, and No. 2 came ahead as one of the softer (Silk ‘n Soft still the softest!) and cost effective bamboo TP options. BUT, No. 2 is one of the smallest rolls we tried! We also wish it was a bit softer, and not bleached.
