This site was built to make it as easy as possible to buy zero-plastic products, in every category. The search term “zero plastic […]” can be nearly useless, as manufacturers and brands have no obligation to be transparent about the material composition of their goods. We do the sifting for you, so you can save time getting the quality you deserve without compromising your environment.
The goals of the site
- Make finding zero-plastic options as simple as possible.
- Expand consumer awareness of plastics in the supply chain through our wiki.
- Make what’s currently impossible, possible: a modern lifestyle with no meaningful plastic exposure.
How it works
We organize information by product category and material so you can compare options quickly. If a truly plastic-free version doesn’t exist yet, don’t fret; we’re working on it!
What’s next
If you notice a gap or have a suggestion, let us know. ZPAC grows by listening to what people need and by tracking what manufacturers release. You can reach us via email through our contact form.
About ZPAC
ZPAC (Zero Plastic Action Center) is an organization based in Boulder, CO. Founded in 2024, our goal is to enable a level-one solution to plastic contamination. The primary way we do this is by maintaining a searchable, continuously updated catalog of consumer goods that can be purchased without plastic.
Our problem
Synthetic chemistry, while amazing and miraculous on so many levels, has permeated every level of the human environment. Plastics, in particular, have proliferated geometrically, and continue to do so. Many of these are chemicals that no living thing was exposed to in meaningful quantities prior to the 20th century. The contemporary biochemical environment is evolutionarily novel. Lacking adaptations, most organisms are measurably harmed by exposure to these chemicals. Many of them are hormone disruptors. Many bioaccumulate in food chains and in our bodies. All are under-studied. The chemistry is exquisitely complex, so no clear mitigation strategy has emerged. Every global trend indicates that the production and consumption of plastics will continue to increase. And due to its amazing chemical stability, once it’s produced, it stays in the environment for a long time, breaking down into high surface area particles that leach dangerous chemicals much more readily. All this so that we can have consumer goods that are widely considered less durable, lower quality, and uglier than what our grandparents enjoyed.
Few would dispute that this is a problem. We are resolved to solve it.
Our solution(s)
ZPAC’s approach focuses on breaking the problem down into digestible chunks. We offer the following framework for different levels of “solution” to the problem of plastic contamination.
- Type I: Achieved when it is possible for a person to enjoy a high standard of living, without meaningful levels of plastic exposure.
- Type II: Achieved when Type I solutions are attained by a discrete geographic region, such that no person or living thing in the region suffers meaningful levels of plastic exposure.
- Type III: Achieved when an inversion of norms is accomplished, where Type I solution is the default state of an organism on Earth, and plastic contamination is relegated to local, containable scenarios such as accidents.
Defining things this way lets us place our focus where it belongs first: not on regulation, but on market discipline. Firms that sell things that contaminate your environment are selling inferior products. A Type I solution can be achieved by competing fairly in the marketplace against these inferior products. Inventing, producing, and selling alternatives is one way to achieve this. Another is to educate consumers on the downsides of filling their homes with plastics. Our current posture is to do both.