Welcome to Episode 30 of the We Built This Life podcast! I’m your host, Jennifer Walker, and I’m talking this week about six small businesses that make low waste or sustainable products and that you can support for Earth Day 2023. I’ll share my favorite products from these businesses or the products I am hoping to try in the categories of personal care, reusable items, cleaning, clothing, and planners.

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6 Small Businesses to Support this Earth Day:

·      Good Juju

·      Marley’s Monsters

·      Branch Basics

·      Evolverie

·      Tradlands

·      Wisdom Supply Co.

Products Mentioned in this Episode:

·      Good Juju Shampoo Bar for Normal/Balanced Hair (Keep these bars on a soap saver—I use these inexpensive ones from Osmia)

·      Good Juju Conditioner Bar for Normal/Balanced Hair

·      Good Juju Laundry Strips

·      Who Gives a Crap Toilet Paper (They have recycled toilet paper and premium toilet paper made of bamboo. We used to use the premium version, and it is nice!)

·      Marley’s Monsters UnPaper Towels

·      Marley’s Monsters Bowl Covers

·      Marley’s Monsters Coffee Filter

·      Dish Washing Block

·      Branch Basics concentrate

·      Branch Basics starter kit (plastic or glass)

·      Branch Basics Oxy Boost

·      ThredUp

·      Tradlands Dresses

·      Wisdom Supply Co. Binders

·      Wisdom Supply Co. Notebooks

·      Wisdom Supply Co. Planners

·      Baltimore Compost Collective

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

·      History of Earth Day

·      Acure Recycling Program

·      How My Family Has Built a More Low Waste Lifestyle, We Built This Life Episode 8

·      How Designer Amy Homan Built a Sustainable and Ethical Fashion Company, We Built This Life Episode 7

·      National Overview: Facts and Figures on Materials, Wastes, and Recycling, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

·      Mapping Urban Access to Composting Programs (I can’t find a master list of composting programs in the U.S., but you can search for your city/state/community)