Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Often before a trip, many of us purchase cheap, small plastic containers, plastic foldable toothbrushes, and any number of items with plastic components.

Brushing your teeth is essential to oral hygiene. But do you know what’s actually in your toothpaste? And why it's in a plastic tube? One oral–care company was founded on these questions. Known as ...

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Santa Rosa residents Dawna and Rob Mirante started their low-waste journey by replacing everyday items, like reusable grocery bags and water bottles. Then they moved on to trading in tubes of ...