In 2017, ahead of her first business trip since giving birth to her son, entrepreneur Sarah Paiji Yoo was doing research on how to switch him to formula. When she came across studies of microplastics in our water supply, she grew concerned about her family’s health and decided to start limiting her plastic consumption. Shampoo, window glass cleaner, mouthwash—almost all the products she needed came packaged in plastic. “I was looking at cleaning sprays and realized they’re like 90% water,” she says. “Why am I buying a new plastic bottle every time?

Source: Wall Street Journal May 20, 2019 17:20 UTC