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Bring Your Reusable Water Bottle - Earth Day Challenge #3

April 18, 2018

Woot, woot! We're half way through our Earth Day Challenge! How're you doing? I bet you're killing it. Make sure that you're tagging us i...

Bring Your Reusable Bags - Earth Day Challenge #2

April 17, 2018

I bet you've been hearing you should bring your reusable bags to the grocery store for years. What's stopping you??? If I had to guess it...

Say No To Straws - Earth Day Challenge #1

April 16, 2018

This is our first Earth Day Challenge! This one is pretty simple - say no to straws. (But, let's be honest, all of these challenges are g...

Take the Earth Day Challenge

April 12, 2018

Earth Day is just around the corner, and I am so excited to announce Pela is running an Earth Day Challenge! I created this challenge as ...

5 Simple Swaps for an Eco-Friendly Bathroom

April 9, 2018

The bathroom is one of the most wasteful places in the home. Here are five simple swaps you can tackle in one day! 1. Toothbrush: Every p...

5 Tips for an Eco-Friendly Flight

April 5, 2018

Flying and eco-friendly in the same sentence is a little bit of an oxymoron, but most of us fly. Whether we're traveling for work or to s...

What is a Closed Loop?

April 2, 2018

Have you heard of the zero waste lifestyle? What about a circular economy? Maybe you're familiar with the term cradle to cradle? All of t...

A Day with Andrea Sanders from Be Zero

March 30, 2018

A couple of weeks ago I got to spend the day with my virtual BFF Andrea Sanders from Be Zero. Andrea and I quickly bonded after a skype c...

5 Simple Swaps for an Eco Friendly Easter

March 26, 2018

Easter is right around the corner. If you have already started shopping for your Easter baskets, I bow to your organizational skills. If ...

5 Issues Plaguing our Oceans

March 22, 2018

Earlier this month a few of us on the Pela team got to attend the Global Wave Conference in sunny Santa Cruz. The conference was put on b...

5 Ways to Celebrate Earth Hour

March 19, 2018

Earth Hour is coming up this Saturday, March 24th, only two days after World Water Day. If you're looking for a couple of ways to celebra...

10 Ways to Conserve Water - World Water Day

March 15, 2018

World Water Day is coming up one week from today. It's held annually on March 22, and is all about the importance of water. Water, food, ...

5 Ways Going Green Will Save you Money

March 12, 2018

One of the unexpected benefits of going green is all of the savings. Saving the environment and saving money in the bank, sounds like a w...

What is E-Waste?

March 8, 2018

E-waste is electronics and appliances that have reached the end of their "useful" life. Electronics, like plastic, are great! They have a...

20 Ways to Save Electricity

March 5, 2018

Global warming, greenhouse gases it all sounds so distant, foreign, and out of our control. I mean, where do greenhouse gases even come f...

A Day with Shia from Wasteland Rebel

March 1, 2018

I got to spend a day with Shia from the zero waste blog Wasteland Rebel! Shia writes an amazing zero waste blog in both English and Germa...

5 Ways to Celebrate World Wildlife Day

February 26, 2018

What is World Wildlife Day? The fifth annual World Wildlife Day is coming up on March 3. On December 20th, 2013 the UN general assembly p...

Where Do Greenhouse gases come from?

February 22, 2018

Global warming sounds pretty scary, right? It feels so monumental. How can one person make a difference? Coral reefs are dying. The sea i...

10 Easy Ways to Live with Less Plastic

February 20, 2018

We don’t live in a perfect zero-waste/plastic-free world. Trash is going to happen, and plastic is going to happen. However, we can take ...

The Problem with Plastic

February 15, 2018

Plastic is an amazing tool. We have made many advancements in the medical, scientific, and technology industries all thanks to plastic. I...

Meet the Editor

February 7, 2018

Hey, Everyone! I’m Kathryn, and I’m the new editor at Pela. You might know me from goingzerowaste.com. If you’re familiar with my blog, y...

Pela Perspective : A Look Back On The Highs (& Lows) of 2017

December 29, 2017

Let's get the tired clichés out of the way: growing a business is a rollercoaster. I'm sorry, it's just the perfect analogy. It is equal ...

Giving Back Is The Best Part of What We Do!

November 28, 2017

Wow, that was quite the wave we just rode! Metaphorically speaking of course. For many brands and businesses, Black Friday / Cyber Monday...

9 Super Easy Zero-Waste Tips That Will Instantly Upgrade Your Life

November 29, 2017

Maybe you’re hoping to reduce your carbon footprint. Or some startling photos of trash polluting the ocean has incentivized your plastic ...

Mindful Consumption on Black Friday / Cyber Monday

November 24, 2017

It goes without saying, if you need a phone case, we hope you'll choose a sustainable alternative like Pela to help fight plastic waste. ...

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