Blog — sustainable

  Filling your house with loved ones is one of the greatest pleasures of the holiday season. The holidays are a time for family and friends. Parties abound, but so does an increase in waste production. Americans produce 25% more trash between Thanksgiving and New Year’s than any other period of the year. Good times do not need to be paired with poor environmental actions, and Marley’s Monsters has simple swaps that can transform your eco-footprint.  If you’re trying to go green, you might not know where to start. Organization and planning can help take the stress out of sustainable...

“Reduce, Reuse, Recycle,” is the old adage we have all heard related to sustainability, and over the last ten years, people and brands have been producing products designed to put the phrase into practice. Reusable Paper Towels are a prime example of a product intended to do just that, with several styles and types available. Marley’s Monsters is the home of the UNpaper® Towel, our version of a Reusable Paper Towel, designed to reduce waste, cut costs, and also fit your unique personality and style. We are often met with a wide range of questions about the efficiency, use, and...

It’s Plastic Free July, a chance to slow down and take the time to consider how much plastic we are consuming day to day, and what alternatives we can find to reduce that number. But with all this talk about plastic and how to avoid it, maybe we should also take the time to closely examine plastic, where it comes from, and how we developed such a large plastic problem to begin with. Learning about the history of plastic can help put sustainability into perspective, and shows that just as plastic pollution is a collective issue, so is what we...

Just like doing laundry, doing dishes is a weekly, or even daily task in many households. It’s something we just have to do, but what a great opportunity to find new ways to practice sustainability! From plastic sponges, to water waste, doing dishes isn’t always the most eco friendly, so we have rounded up some tips, tricks, and products that can help make your time in the kitchen more sustainable. 1. Watch How You Wash It can be easy to use gallons of water before we even realize it, especially when hand washing. However, we don’t all have access to...

It has certainly been a wild few years as the COVID-19 Pandemic has rocked the world. But, at Marley’s Monsters, we’ve still been working hard to ensure you have access to the best sustainable products one can find. We believe in making simple swaps as you go, and that awareness and education are an important part of the sustainability journey. We also believe that living sustainably shouldn’t be boring or plain, so we offer over 70 prints to choose from so that you can keep your unique personality and style! There is no such thing as perfect sustainability, so no...