Grove Collaborative and Oceanic Preservation Society Launch The Unplastic Shop to Help Consumers Reduce Plastic Exposure at Home
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For decades, plastic has been framed primarily as an environmental issue. Microplastics and certain chemical additives used in plastics and personal care products have been detected in human blood, brain tissue, placentas, and breast milk. Emerging science suggests links between some plastic-associated chemicals—including phthalates, BPA, PFAS, and other endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs)—and potential impacts on fertility, cardiovascular health, and reproductive development.
“People are waking up to the reality that plastic isn’t only an environmental issue—it’s increasingly personal,” said
Unlike a full assortment marketplace, The Unplastic Shop is intentionally curated. The Unplastic Shop features approximately 500 products, each individually reviewed against Grove’s standards and OPS-informed criteria, spanning kitchen, personal care, cleaning, laundry, baby, pet, and household essentials. Key features include room-by-room shopping, education-first content (including “Top 10 Tips to Unplastic Your Life”), and starter sets designed to make switching simpler.
Research suggests repeated, low-level exposure—not one-time contact—is how certain plastic-associated chemicals can enter our bodies over time. That’s why The Unplastic Shop focuses on high-impact upgrades: the products and routines you interact with every day, in the places where exposure can add up fastest—without needing to eliminate plastic overnight. The collection focuses on high-frequency routines—such as food storage, cookware, oral care, hair care, laundry, and household cleaning—where heat, friction, or repeated use may increase exposure over time.
“We’re now finding plastics in our brains, our hearts, our placentas—even in breast milk,” said
Products in The Unplastic Shop meet criteria developed in partnership with OPS and Grove’s internal product standards team, prioritizing:
- No plastic touches anything you ingest
- Free from BPA and “BP” alternatives
- Free from PFAS and other “forever chemicals”
- Selected to avoid endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and other substances associated with hormone disruption
- Reduced-plastic packaging or plastic-free alternatives whenever possible
The Unplastic Shop was curated as part of the “Unplastic Your Life” campaign led by OPS—developed to help people move from awareness to action through education, advocacy, and product swaps that reduce plastic exposure and reliance on single-use plastics over time.
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