The Filtery | non-toxic living
Abbie Davidson\ud83c\udf4b essays on living with fewer toxins & more intention
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Why you can't find affordable non-toxic clothing.
Every once in a while I will get a message from a frustrated reader about the prices of the non-toxic clothing brands I recommend.
“$50 for a t-shirt?! It’d be nice to see some companies that regular people can actually afford.”
And I tot...
Just use the plastic fork.
A few weeks ago, someone asked me, “Do you ever worry that someone is going to see you eating with a plastic fork in public and take a photo of you, or call you out or something?”
My immediate answer:
“Absolutely not.”
If my brand ethos...
Our chemical safety law is UNDER THREAT
It’s time to rally again.
The Toxic Substances Control Act (or TSCA) — which is the ONE law that’s supposed to keep new toxic chemicals out of our products, food, water, and air — is under threat.
Here is the SparkNotes version of what’s...
A reader asked me to be apolitical. Here's why I can't do that.
This essay first appeared in my weekly newsletter on January 30, 2026. I’m re-posting here as a public version.
In my 2025 end-of-year survey, a reader wrote: “It would be nice to get information from someone that remained politically ne...
"Big Cookware" is suing Caraway for calling PTFE toxic. But the science defending PTFE was largely funded by the industry itself.
“Big Cookware” is suing Caraway (the PFAS-free cookware brand).
I wanted to give you a full picture of what’s going on here because it’s actually a pretty good example of how big companies & trade groups use their resources (lawsuits are...
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\ud83c\udf4b I run The Filtery—a resource that provides curious citizens with well-researched and practical solutions for reducing toxins in their homes and bodies.
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