stasher
designing a plastic-free planet
stasher
designing a plastic-free planet
Rethinking Plastic
When you buy food in plastic packaging, when you store food in plastic bags, and especially when you heat food in plastic containers, hundreds of harmful chemicals leach from the plastic into your food. Phthalates — the chemical term for plastics — have been linked to serious health conditions including cancer, diabetes, depression, memory loss, chronic inflammation and hormonal disorders.
Everyone on Earth should understand the issue and have the chance to make informed choices. Our mission is to not only educate people on the dangers of plastic, but to provide safe, plastic-free alternatives that people can trust.
Earth in the Balance
How many plastic sandwich bags have you thrown away in your lifetime? Hundreds? Thousands? Multiply that by the population of Earth and you understand the size of the issue we’re tackling.
Climate change and pollution present the most critical threats we face collectively as humans. Petroleum-based waste is a big part of this, and it’s causing disastrous damage to the environment. By helping people realize how much plastic exists in our everyday lives — and what happens when we’re “done with it” — we can all become more Earth-friendly consumers.
Recycling alone isn’t the answer. Our mission is to provide a reusable alternative to disposable plastic baggies and single use plastic containers, a valuable step towards a lasting solution.
Silicone vs. Plastic
20 million plastic sandwich bags go to landfill every day in the U.S.
It takes over 500 years for a plastic bag to break down in a landfill
Plastic contains dangerous chemicals that are toxic to people and the planet
Sure, plastic is convenient and easy to use, but there’s no question that it’s toxic to the environment, and more worrisome, to our bodies. Fortunately, you now have a healthier option: silicone is a more flexible, sustainable, and safer alternative to plastic, so it’s good for people and the planet.
Stasher is made of pure platinum silicone, which made from natural resources - primarily sand. It's 100% plastic free with no fillers or petroleum by products.
| Silicone | Plastic | |
| Derivation | Silica is a natural resource | Petroleum natural gas non-renewable resource |
| Toxicity | low / non-toxic and odorless | Even BA-free plastics contain 5 number of synthetic chemicals |
| Temperature Resistance | Can stand extremely high temperatures (230c / 450f) | Low temperature resistance (Max 150c / 300f) unsafe ct heat |
| Environmental Impact | May be 100% recycled at select locations. Non-hazardous waste | Non-biodegradable loses its integrity each time its recycled |
| Flexibility | High | Medium |
| Chemical Reactivity | Low | Medium |
4 Ways to Love Our Planet
Small changes can make a big impact. There are lots of little things you can do every day to show mother earth some love. To get started, stasher invites you to follow the 4 rs: REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE, and RETHINK
