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Marley’s Monsters UNtissues Reusable Cotton Hankies

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Marley's Monsters

Marley's Monsters

UNtissues Reusable Cotton Hankies

Double-layer cotton flannel hankies that wash and reuse for years in place of boxed tissues, then compost at end of life; a 1, with laundering between uses the only real trade.

1 / 10 Low plastic footprint $$
Verified plastic-free

Soft double-layer flannel cotton hankies that wash and reuse for years. B Corp certified, handmade in Oregon by a small woman-owned business.

How this score breaks down

Plastic in the product and its packaging Plastic-free
Reusable hankies sewn from double-layer cotton flannel that replace disposable tissues, washable for years and compostable at end of life.
Microplastic shedding and leaching Doesn't shed
None; 100% cotton flannel
End of life: persistence and recovery Recovers well
Plastic-free; reusable. Recyclable, repairable, or genuinely recovered; low persistence.
Plastic-derived chemicals of concern No leaching concern
No PFAS, PTFE, BPA, or other leaching plastics in food or heat contact.
Transparency and verification Fully disclosed
Material disclosed

Strengths

  • Double-layer cotton flannel hankies replace disposable tissues
  • Wash and reuse for years; compostable at end of life
  • B Corp, handmade by a woman-owned business

Trade-offs

  • Needs laundering between uses
  • Natural cotton sheds a little biodegradable lint

What's inside

Reusable hankies sewn from double-layer cotton flannel that replace disposable tissues, washable for years and compostable at end of life.

PartMaterial
HankyDouble-layer 100% cotton flannel

Free of Single-use tissues, plastic packaging

Packaging
Plastic-free; reusable
Microplastics
None; 100% cotton flannel

Attributes

What this product is, at a glance.

Plastic-FreeReusableCompostable

Certifications

None listed. We only show independent third-party certifications we can verify with the issuing body, and this product does not currently hold any.

About Marley's Monsters

Marley's Monsters is a woman- and family-owned small business founded in 2013 in Eugene, Oregon, by Sarah Dooley, who started sewing reusable cloth goods on Etsy during maternity leave and named the brand for her daughter. It makes washable replacements for disposables, such as UNpaper Towels, cloth wipes, unsponges, and food wraps, made in the United States.

The stated mission is sustainable living one simple swap at a time, and the brand ships plastic-free. It leans on made-in-USA reusable design rather than formal certifications, and its durable cloth goods sit at a premium price compared with the disposables they replace.

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Melissa Walker, founder of Thriving Sustainably

Hi, I’m Melissa-founder of Thriving Sustainably

Melissa Walker is the founder of Thriving Sustainably. A mom who started reading the labels after learning how much microplastic ends up in our bodies, she co-leads the environmental pillar of a Fortune 500 company’s employee sustainability program and rates brands against public certification databases so families can lower their microplastic exposure without the guesswork.