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Plastic-free and low-waste startups say they saw a massive spike in sales throughout the COVID-19 pandemic bchang@businessinsider.com (Brittany Chang) Companies that prioritize low-waste or zero plastic use boomed alongside single-use plastics during COVID-19. Blueland, a green cleaning products maker, grew 800% year-over-year during COVID-19. These eco-friendly companies predict this growth will continue. The demand for single-use plastic-based products like takeout containers has skyrocketed throughout the coronavirus pandemic, but as this plastic use rises, so have sales for companies focused on low waste and the elimination of unnecessary plastic use. According to a report by CBS in August, environmentalists are concerned by this uptick in single-use plastics and plastic waste during the global coronavirus crisis. A microplastics expert has even gone as far as to say that this resulting damage could last forever, according to a report ....
Blueland, a green cleaning products maker, grew 800% year-over-year during COVID-19. These eco-friendly companies predict this growth will continue. The demand for single-use plastic-based products like takeout containers has skyrocketed throughout the coronavirus pandemic, but as this plastic use rises, so have sales for companies focused on low waste and the elimination of unnecessary plastic use. According to a report by CBS in August, environmentalists are concerned by this uptick in single-use plastics and plastic waste during the global coronavirus crisis. A microplastics expert has even gone as far as to say that this resulting damage could last forever, according to a report by BBC published in September 2020. ....
Disturbed by the impact of trash on the planet, a couple opens a zero waste store Jessica Wolfrom, The Washington Post Dec. 10, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail Justin and Anna Marino s journey to a zero-waste lifestyle began over pork sausages in Germany. Anna, who had been looking into the health benefits of a vegan diet, told her husband that when they returned home from vacation, meat would be officially off the menu. But eschewing animal products was just the beginning. Soon after, their attention turned to trash. It was kind of like a slow-moving coup on my part, said Anna, 32, a former seller on the website Etsy, who started researching the meat industry and the zero-waste movement. Even though they were only a family of four - the couple have two children, ages 6 and 3 - they knew they needed to change their lives. ....