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1 month ago | bluedotliving.com | Elizabeth Weinstein |papillon Finley

It's April, and that means spring cleaning! You can visit the Bluedot BuyBetter Marketplace anytime to find sustainable goods, including our favorite laundry and cleaning products. Because most of us do dishes every day, small changes can really add up. We'd like to highlight three companies that make easy-to-use, plastic-free dishwashing products that really get the job done.

2 months ago | bluedotliving.com | Elizabeth Weinstein |papillon Finley

Dear Readers, If you read the BuyBetter Marketplace newsletter, you'll know that the bottom of each email includes a picture of me and the following note: “Want to get in touch? I’d love to hear from you. Tell me about your favorite sustainable products, topics you’d like to see covered, or anything else that’s on your mind — email .” Guess what? I mean it.

2 months ago | bluedotliving.com | Elizabeth Weinstein |papillon Finley

Late last year, you may have encountered a flurry of articles about the perils of black plastic kitchen tools. If not, I’ll summarize: It turns out that a lot of black plastic, including the black plastic that’s often used to make cooking tools, contains recycled electronic waste that can leach toxic chemicals into food during the cooking process. The initial study contained a significant mathematical error that led researchers (and reporters) to overstate the potential health risks.

Feb 13, 2025 | bluedotliving.com | Elizabeth Weinstein |papillon Finley

Global weirding. It’s a term I’ve always liked more than “global warming,” and maybe even more than “climate change.” It’s a little cheekier, and sometimes, it just feels more accurate. The phrase never really seemed to take hold, but it seems tailor-made for the insane weather we’ve experienced recently. Ten inches of snow in Florida?! That’s global weirding.

Feb 12, 2025 | bluedotliving.com | Elizabeth Weinstein |papillon Finley

Dear Readers, It’s been a painful few days. I grew up in Los Angeles. Like almost everyone there, I know several people who have lost their homes, and others who remain under evacuation orders (as of the 15th).