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Welcome to The Good Stuff—your dose of what's working in the world from The Story of Stuff Project!

Flexing Our Citizen Muscles

What Are You Doing Saturday? Spice Things Up and Stop Sprouts from Selling Arrowhead

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Simplifying Your Life

July is right around the corner. What a great time to detox your life of plastics. Our terrific partners at Plastic-Free July have all kinds of great resources to get started – from cleaning to cosmetics and more. Here are some more tips:

5 Tips for Getting Started with Plastic-Free Living.
How to Store Leftovers Without Plastic.
Join the Global Plastic-Free Movement!

Growing Solutions

She founded a nonprofit to help young people green their lives. But she knew it wasn't enough. Find out why Erin Schrode is running for Congress:

Melati and Isabel Wijsen Giving Their TED Talk

She is a 25-Year-Old Environmentalist. Now She's Running for Congress.

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Taking It to Court

On June 13th, our case against the U.S. Forest Service over Nestlé's illegal withdrawal of water from the San Bernardino National Forest was heard in federal court in Riverside. The Story of Stuff Community was represented by our stellar legal counsel and by Executive Director Michael O'Heaney.

The Nestlé Case: The 3 Things You Need to Know

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Meanwhile, on Facebook

Great question by a community member! If you're not for zero waste, how much waste are you for?

Solutions Are Popping Up All Over

This community is global … and the Solutions you're finding are all over the map too!

What do Ireland, Italy, the Philippines, Kennebunk and Freeport, ME have in common? Groundbreaking plastic bag legislation! California, you're next!
Depending on where you live, it's the start of summer or the start of winter. For our folks in the global south, consider a winter herb garden. For folks in the global north, get smart about sunscreen.
New York commits to 100% renewable energy by 2050!
This UK mom went for a bike ride and got more than she bargained for!
Move over Captain Planet. Meet the environment's new superheroes.

Show Us Your Stuff

Plastic Free July is coming, and we want to see your amazing plastic free pictures! Tag any picture of you and your plastic-free Solution(s) on any social media platform (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr ... you name it) with:

#storyofstuff
and
#plasticfreejuly

to be considered for a feature on Story of Stuff's channels!

Want to skip social media? No problem:

Submit a photo right here!
(Remember: we want to see your face! Stuff is okay too.)

That's it for The Good Stuff. Now get out there and start creating Solutions right where you live!

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