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California Green Business Plastic Free ECOlunchbox

California Green Business Certified!

Join us to celebrate. ECOlunchbox has once again achieved a California Green Business Certification! From our products to our supply chain, every area of our business is eco-friendly.

Trading ECO Tips with Grandparents

Trading ECO Tips with Grandparents

Wisdom passed down to us from our grandparents is an invaluable gift. They can teach us how to take care of our planet with a little more compassion, and, in turn, we can pass on some tips and tricks to our elders! Sharing knowledge goes both ways.
Covid 19 Hiking Social Distancing Tips

Zero Waste Pandemic Trail Tips

Nature’s tonic beckons for many of us who are sheltering in place to stay safe during the Covid 19 outbreak. In California and Washington state, the rules allow 10s of millions of residents to go to the grocery store, the bank and seek medical services - plus exercise outdoors so long as health precautions are followed.
Planet Impact 2019 Update

Planet Impact 2019 Update

2019 was a year to celebrate many plastic-free accomplishments here at ECOlunchbox! Our mission is to help the environment by providing the best plastic-free food containers we can put to market that are healthy for people and planet as well as educating about the dangers of plastics. ECOlunchbox’s mission to avert plastic pollution and

News Splash: Bento Wet Boxes

News Splash: Bento Wet Boxes

Designed specifically with the larger portions of take-out in mind, the Round Bento Wet Box and the Large Rectangle Bento Wet Box are the latest additions to the ECOlunchbox family. Perfect for even the messiest of meals, these plastic-free and leak-proof food containers are designed for meals as wet as the ocean.
Back To The Future

Back To The Future

There are many tools in our eco toolkit to help us live a plastic-free life. The answers to today's problems aren’t only to be found in high-tech gadgets, materials and softwares of the future. By utilizing plastic-free items such as steel, which has been used for centuries, and combining it with silicone creates innovative live-green solutions for modern consumers.

Founding Story Jeff Kirschner Litter App Called Litterati

Got Litter? There's an App for That!

Jeff Kirschner has dabbled in many careers -- advertising, bartending, ringtone developer, writer --  but a simple walk with his young daughter brought him to his passion project: helping the world map and measure litter worldwide.
Compostable - Worse Than Plastic

Compostable (Worse Than Plastic?)

Why “biodegradable” utensils aren’t all they’re cracked up to be. Plant-based, compostable or biodegradable bio-plastics are marketed as a sustainable alternative to single-use plastic. But are they better or worse than plastic? Do they really biodegrade?
Zerowaste Gift Wrapping Love

#Zerowaste Gift Wrapping Love

Wrapping Valentine's Day presents is easy and waste-free with upcycling. Roses are red, violets are blue, I love #upcycling, how ‘bout you? Aim for a #zerowaste V-day and that warm fuzzy feeling you’re experiencing will be from more than the champagne.
Learn How To Start Selling Our Plastic-Free Products

Learn How To Start Selling Our Plastic-Free Products

We'd love to educate, inspire and sell our plastic-free food containers with you! Please fill out...
Zero Waste Grocery Shopping

Zero Waste Grocery Shopping

Trends come and go but occasionally one comes along that inspires us to permanently change our lives for the better. Consumer packaged goods all have one thing in common... they come in packaging. But we can do our part by learning to shop in zero-waste style! 

6 Easy Eco Kitchen Tricks

6 Easy Eco Kitchen Tricks

The cooking, eating, cleaning up, and disposal of food is one of the most fundamental aspects of human life. It occupies a lot of our time and energy each day. You can reduce food waste, eliminate much of your trash production, and use less energy and water in a variety of small ways.

Why Buy Ocean Friendly?

Why Buy Ocean Friendly?

The choices you make as a consumer matter, but what makes a company or product Ocean Friendly? There is hope as more companies like ECOlunchbox are fighting the plastic epidemic with Ocean Friendly products, and we as consumers can aid this movement through what we choose to purchase.

Sustainable Gifts that Give Back

Sustainable Gifts that Give Back

The holidays add so much to our lives; friends, family, laughter....and trash. Twenty-five percent more trash to be exact. According to an environmental report called Tis the Season...To Take out the Trash, this stark statistic means there is about one million extra tons of garbage each week during the holiday season. 

Why No Metal in Microwave?

Why No Metal in Microwave?

Microwaves are the popular choice for reheating foods stored in containers - be they last night’s leftovers or a packed lunch. We get questions from our eco-friendly customers all the time about whether food can be reheated in the microwave in our stainless steel lunch boxes.
How to Pick A Reusable Straw

Straws, Straws, But Which One?

The reusable straw revolution is an international movement that has changed the way we view this little tube that has been assisting us with our beverage consumption for decades. It’s time we start examining the environmental impact of plastic straws in the same careful way we view and choose our other utensils. Our suggestion is to invest in some excellent quality reusable straws that will last you years, rather than a single use.

5 Tips for Mindful Eating

5 Tips for Mindful Eating

Slowing down to enjoy lunchtime and all your meals is a fantastic step to being more aware of what you're eating and how much. One in three children in the United States is overweight or obese, putting them at risk for health problems that were once only seen by adults, like type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease.
Eco-Friendly Lunch Food Prep Tips for Busy Moms

Double Duty Lunches!

When it comes to lunch duties, do you have a lot on your plate? You have to remember which kids detest which foods and ensure the salad doesn’t ‘touch’ the sandwich, all while trying to encourage healthy eating. Does this sound familiar?
Packing a Perfect Picnic

Packing a Perfect Picnic

Whether you are packing a picnic for date night or taking the whole family on an adventure, here are our top tips for a zero-waste, eco-friendly perfect picnic lunch! We invite you to hit the easy button this summer with your next picnic outing.

Divide and Conquer?

Divide and Conquer?

Periodically we get requests for containers with dividers. Adding dividers to a lunchbox sounds like a fruitful plan of action. We know that, for little kiddos and their taste buds, a leaky lunch box is one soggy mishap. 
Never Do This with Plastic!

Never Do This with Plastic!

Love it or leave it? Plastic has come under fire recently. Cheap, omnipresent, used ubiquitously for decades… what’s all the fuss about? Some folks think the hazards of plastic to our health and environment may be exaggerated. 
Seaweed, Sand & Shells, OH MY!

Seaweed, Sand & Shells, OH MY!

When it comes to the health of the big blue sea, every choice we make in our quest for plastic-free living matters. Even coastal dwellers can feel removed from its presence during our day to day lives. 

Mindful Eating Today

Mindful Eating Today

Picture this. It’s the height of the citrus season. You pick one perfect tangerine at the market. Already anticipating the explosion of tart sweetness underneath, you revel in unpeeling the golden fruit.

Meet our Splash Box & Pods Set!

Meet our Splash Box & Pods Set!

You’ll go cray-sea for our Splash Box & Pods Set! Completely leak-proof and plastic-free, our Splash Box and coordinating Pods are designed as a modular set to accompany your family on all of your adventures.

History of the Metal Lunchbox

History of the Metal Lunchbox

Lunch is that unique meal that often requires a “box.” There’s no breakfast box, certainly no dinner box. The lunchbox is at once a timeless and ever-changing symbol of the way we live and eat.

6 Women Changing The Earth

6 Women Changing The Earth

Amma, the Hugging Saint Mata Amritanandamayi, or Amma, as she is known to her followers, is a g...
The ECO Adventure Kit is Here

The ECO Adventure Kit is Here

Calling all explorers: you’ve just found the perfect companion for all your outdoor endeavors. The ECO Adventure Kit does triple the work while being compact and, of course, eco-friendly!
Breadless Wonders

Breadless Wonders

Ditch the gluten and whip up these wonderful sandwiches bursting with flavor and full of nutrients. Home cooking has never been more exciting, more healthy, and more accessible. Even with all the recipes available on our smartphones, sometimes we can fall into a lunch rut or unhealthy habits.

3 Steps To Minimalist Living

3 Steps To Minimalist Living

ECOlunchbox has put together a simple list of three steps to living a minimalist lifestyle. Livin...
Imagining a Plastic-Free Future

Imagining a Plastic-Free Future

Our ingenuity is now backed up with advances in science and engineering along with some classic outside of the box thinking. The phrase “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure” has never been more relevant. Everything from fungi to prawn shells and palm leaves is being turned into biodegradable packaging.
We’ve Got “Jumbo” News

We’ve Got “Jumbo” News

The Seal Cup family is growing! Meet Jumbo, the sixth round container in our Blue Water Bento plastic-free, leak-proof nesting set. The Seal Cup Jumbo with its tentacle-inspired purple lid is designed to nest with the other five cups.
ECOlunchbox Stars in Gift Guides

ECOlunchbox Stars in Gift Guides

We're not the only ones who think ECOlunchboxes make great gifts for all ages. ECOlunchbox is showing up in gift guides everywhere! See below for some recent features starring our products!
Superb Eco Gifts for Tea Sippers

Superb Eco Gifts for Tea Sippers

How To Make Tea There is nothing as cozy as a cup of tea on a winter’s night. Luckily one of lif...
Gifts for Home Spa Loversby ECOlunchbox Food Container Brand

Gifts for Home Spa Lovers

They say beauty is pain, which is never more true than for the environment. All that packaging ca...
The Newest Plan for Plastic-Free Living

The Newest Plan for Plastic-Free Living

Convenience is a wonderful thing. Grabbing a pizza after a busy day is a breeze. Packages arrive seemingly out of thin air. Now every restaurant delivers to your office for a working lunch. But with great convenience comes a great amount of harmful waste.
Holiday Gifts That Care

Holiday Gifts That Care

Presenting... Socially Responsible Brands The holidays add so much to our lives; friends, family,...

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