Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit | deeel's commentslogin

One step closer to learning how they made the pyramids.


One step closer to the sonic screwdriver from Doctor Who.


I have a few items from Arms of Andes that are really great. Highly recommend.

I ran into a similar situation as you after wearing synthetic clothing at the gym. It led me to create unwraplife.co as a database for plastic free clothing (no kickbacks here or anything shady, just a database).


You honestly might just have to have one custom made. For ex. Ecobalanza makes very high quality and nontoxic furniture.


I don't really even want new furniture though. I want a way to find high quality used furniture that isn't super time consuming. The best options seem to be "go to all the vintage shops every week" and "check facebook marketplace / craigslist every day", and I just don't have that level of dedication.


This is a major issue we have found while building https://www.unwraplife.co/.

We only list brands that are A) plastic-free and B) use non-toxic materials.

The list of large-ish brands that fit those specifications can be counted on one hand.

The industry is rife with corner cutting, greenwashing, and lack of disclosure.


Definitely. But Seat 61 is absolutely the best source for at least trying to make it easy. The site has saved me hundreds of hours of research.


Thanks so much. If you have any ideas send a message through the site or DM me on X (https://twitter.com/Dilnewm)


Thanks for the kind words and the offer of support.

Right now there is no affiliates or monetization etc. I just found myself in the same position as you and wanted to offer what I learned to others.

Just sharing the project with people would be much appreciated... As well as submitting any brands I may have missed.


I'm collecting a list of companies that seem to fit the qualifications, but am unclear on if they do. Have already started reaching out to those to confirm.


In our case it means 100% plastic free. It's much harder, but it can be done. For example: https://mover.eu/products/merino-techfleece-jacket

Materials Face fabric: 100% merino wool Bindings: 100% merino wool Threads: 100% cotton Zip teeth: 100% zinc copper Zip tape: 100% cotton Zip slider: 100% zinc copper Zip puller: 100% zinc copper Labels: 100% organic cotton


That's commitment! To add on this, I've seen companies use natural materials such as coconut and corozo for their buttons


Thanks for the feedback.

On point #2, the mission (https://www.plasticfreeindex.com/about) is to focus on plastic's impact on human health not environmental. Although I agree the impact of plastics on the planet is important, I want to bring awareness to the major impact it is having on humans.


Mayhaps get an account with ImportYeti (yes I promote them here a lot - no affiliation, but its the only supplychain insight I have yet found. While they are great - I am not pushing them if has other resource)

Anyway, the point of me speaking on Import Yeti - is if you have a company shipping physical goods (like the Avacado matress advertised on your site - see who their back-end suppliers are - and then you can see to whom such suppliers are providing goods... and then you can see what other vendors of products from that supplier either claim, refute, etc -- you can extrapolate....)

---

>>>Rigorous Research: We dive deep into brand ingredient/material lists, certifications, and production processes to ensure zero microplastic presence.

A law should be required for all shipping bills https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_of_lading

- (this is also for those who just dont know about shipping )

But find a way where the bills of lading must require from each a document of material constituents for a given shipment by %....

Look at the rubber ducky, or the ships sinking carrying thousands of cars (made of thousands of plastics) etc....

So one could ostensibly track shipments based on an updated digital bill of lading claiming how much plastic is coming from who to whom...

However - You will always lose these battles due to human trafficking of everything

So - track the sources distributors of plastics and who THEIR largest customers are.

Lets explore for a second:

https://wits.worldbank.org/CountryProfile/en/Country/CHN/Yea...

So we have china exproting to these countries, which are the


Interesting. I will take a look. Thanks


Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: