The page for green products of all sorts - environmentally friendly, less toxic, fair-trade, vegan

 

If you're going to be getting rid of old things, don't forget Recycling and Reclamation Programs

 

General Buy Local: Don't get fooled by green washing! Look for legitimate sustainable products: Mixed Clothes Accessories Bags Jewelery Outdoor/Travel Beauty/Body Products Food/Drink Alcohol  Coffee Tea Food Accessories Transportation Other Biking Scooters Electric Cars Biodiesel Miscellaneous Holiday/Special Occasions Writing Materials Arts and Crafts Home Babies/Children Pets

 

General

 

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Buy Local:

• Look for services and amenities in walking distances on Walking Maps
  • Find services and stores in your area: Yelp Yellow Book

• Local Harvest - buy local when possible

 

Don't get fooled by green washing! Look for legitimate sustainable products:

•  The Green Washing Index
• Corp Watch

 

• Tree Hugger
• Co-op America's Green Pages, a guide to all sustainable products
• Co-op America's Responsible Shopper
• Better World Shopper

• Organic Consumers Buying Guide
• Vegan and Cruelty-Free Products at Peta.com or Pangea

 

 

 

Mixed

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• Hip & Zen
• Nubius Organics
• Ten Thousand Villages
• Branch
• BTC Elements
• District Cotton
• VivaTerra
• World of Good
• Barneys New York
• Sustainlane

 

 

• Products from Africa: African Creations, Trade as One, Ananse Village, Bridge for Africa, Creative Women, eShop Africa, Eastern Art Arcade, Economic Development Imports, Global Mamas, Mad Imports, Original T-Bag Designs and Mohair, Originals from Africa, Patriot Imports, Green Giraffe, My Bolga Baskets, Unique Batik, Venture Imports, Etica Fair Trade

• Rupalee Fair Trade With Style

 

 

Clothes

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• Instead of ironing clothes, hang your clothes in the bathroom while you shower. The steam from your shower will help smooth wrinkles from the fabric and help you to keep the iron unplugged another day.
• Eco Drycleaning - Fred Butler (Europe only)
• Sustainable Socks
• Natural Fabrics and Threads - Aurora Silk
• Brides Against Breast Cancer gown sales
• High-Quality Denim Repair - Denim Therapy
• High-Quality Sustainable Clothing (organic, fair-trade, natural, recycled, and/or hand-made)
  • Nau
  • Tam and Rob
  • The Natural Store
  • Patagonia
  • Twice Shy
  • Indigenous Designs
  • Linda Loudermilk
  • Livity
• Alternative Apparel
• These Flocks - really find out where your wool sweater came from.
• Terra Plana Shoes
• Think Recyclable Trainer
• No Sweat Apparel
• Fair Trade Sports Equipment and Apparel
• Waterproof clothing, footwear, equipment - NikWax

 

Accessories

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Bags

• DIY - My Recycled Bags
• Bring Your Own Bag - Reusable Shopping Bags, Reusable Produce Bags, Posch, Biter Bags, I'm Not A Plastic Bag
• Again NYC - bags made from recycled/reclaimed materials
• Solar charging bags - Reware (made from recycled soda bottles), Voltaic
• JaJaJa - handmade bags/purses using new, recycled, reclaimed, and vintage fabrics
• Moka Totes - made from recycled burlap coffee bags
• EarthPak - made from recycled bottles
• Rag Bag
• Lowepro Primus AW - 51% recycled
• Vy & Elle Backpack - made from recycled billboards

Jewelery

• Buy Secondhand Jewelry
• if you already have diamonds in your family have them reset to make a new piece
• Conflict-Free Diamonds Guide
• Embroidered Recycled Rings
• Leber Jeweler - diamonds from Canada, pay living wages, follow strict environmental laws
• GreenKarat - Ecologically Responsible Jewelry
• Touch Wood Rings
• Peace, Love, and Earth
• Be Carbon Neutral
• Palma Collection
• Design Boom - pins made from recycled ceramic pieces

Jewelry Cleaning

• Purosol Jewelry Cleaning Kit - comes with a gem-cleaning spray and a microfiber cloth for extra glitter; cleans all types, including bone, resin, shell, and stone jewelry ($10)
• Homewood Metal Polish - lemon oil and mineral formula helps scrub away tarnish on almost any metal ($6)
• DIY Bite: Use a soft toothbrush and (non-ammonia) eco-window cleaner to polish gems, or a soft toothbrush and nonabrasive toothpaste for metal. Wipe off any residue with a damp cloth

Outdoor/Travel

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• REI
• Sustainable Picnic Ware - Preserve Tableware, Bamboo Picnic Basket, Organic Bamboo Utensils, Wrap-N-Mat
  • Reusable Napkins (cheaper to throw in the wash than buying new paper ones) - Organic Napkins and Placemats, Organic Romanian, Organic and Colorful, Organic Hemp, colorful, Balinese Napkins
• Solar Cooker  -  Why Cook Solar?, Sun Oven, DIY
• Portable Water Filters - SteriPen Water Purifier, AquaStar Portable UV Purifier, Katadyn Purifier Bottle
  • Water Treatment Methods and Safe Water for International Travel Info
• Camping - Lower Gear, Gear Rental, Tent with Solar Powered Light, Solar Powered Lantern
• Portable Solar Chargers - My Soldius, Sierra Solar, Voltaic Backpacks, Solio, Freeloader
• Eco Bug Repellent - Don't Bug Me Patch, Neem Aura Naturals Spray, Burt's Bees Spray, Repel SprayBug Off! Wrist Band
• High Limb Chain Saw - hand-powered
• Grills - Pot-de-Feu
• Fair Trade Sports Equipment and Apparel
• Waterproof clothing, footwear, equipment - NikWax

Beauty/Body Products

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• Chemical Cosmetics? find out at Safe Cosmetics and Cosmetics Data Base
• Better Lotions (organic, paraben-free, etc) - Pharmacopia, Lavera, Terra Nova, EO, Nude, Alaffia Fair Trade Shea Butter
• Natural Sunscreen - Lavera, Juice Beauty, California Baby, Weleda; Sunscreen Article
• Non-Toxic Mascara - Lavera, Dr. Hauschka, Health Food Emporium
• Non-Toxic Nail Polish - Honeybee Gardens, Fred Segal Beauty, Peacekeeper, Natural Solutions, Max Green Alchemy
• Shaving - Preserve Razor, Razor Saver, Men's Old Fashioned Shave Kit, Shaving Soap, Aloe Vera Shaving Soap, Vegan Shaving Brush
  • Sugar Hair Removal - Parissa Natural, Moom Organic, DIY Body Sugaring
  • Wax Hair Removal - Moujan Cold or Hot
  • After Hair Removal - Tea Tree Oil
• Max Green Alchemy - vegan, cruelty-free, Safe Cosmetics signer
• Natural Skincare - Suki
• Organic Personal Care Products - Natracare, Seventh Generation
• Lafe's Natural Bodycare

Food/Drink

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• Eat Well Guide - local, sustainable, organic food
• Groceries: Trader Joe's, Whole Foods

• Organic Industry Structure: Major Independent Products vs. Acquisitions by Top Food Processors

• Cheese - Cowgirl Creamery, Moonstruck Cheese
  • Crackers - Water Crackers
• Baking Products - Dr. Oetker, GoodBaker
• Bars - Clif Bar and Luna Bar (organic and vegan, except for the Mojo bars with honey), Organic Food Bar
• Natural Energy Drinks - Kaboom Infinite Energy, Steaz Energy, organic, Guru, Acai Extreme Energy, organic
• Fair Trade and/or Organic Rice, Sugar, etc - Alter Eco, Equal Exchange, Wholesome Sweeteners
• Fair Trade and/or Organic Chocolate - Equal Exchange, Providence Coffee, Sweet Earth Chocolates (vegan options), Divine Chocolate, Alter Eco, Grounds for Change, The Fair Trade Coffee Co.
• Fair Trade and/or Organic Hot Cocoa - Providence Coffee, Dean's Beans, Grounds for Change
• Mixed - Frontier Natural Products Co-op, San Francisco Herb & Natural Food Co.
• Natural Maraschino Cherries
• Olive Oil: McEvoy Ranch, Spectrum Organics

Alcohol

• Beer
  • New Belgium Brewery (Fat Tire, etc)

• Liquor
  • Square One Vodka
  • 4 Copas Tequila
  • Juniper Green Gin
  • Reyka Vodka
  • Papagayo Spiced Rum
  • Benromach Speyside - scotch ($75/750 mL).
  • Veev Liqueur - made with açai and prickly pear extract, which may lead to gentler hangovers; tastes smoother than vodka and is great with ginger ale and lime ($35/750 mL).
  • Cassis au Cognac Roland Seguin - sugary, black currant liqueur that's big in France; mix it with a little dry champagne on the rocks ($20/50 cL).
  • Dwersteg Amaretto - sweet almond liqueur that goes great with sour mix ($18/50 cL).

 

• Wine
  • Frey Vineyard
  • Appellation Wine and Spirits (Sumarroca Medici Ermete)
  • Chianti

 Coffee

• Fair Trade and Organic - Caffe Ibis, Alter Eco, Cafe Campesino, Dean's Beans, Equal Exchange, The Fair Trade Coffee Co., High Peaks Java, Higher Ground Roasters, Higher Grounds Trading Co., Larry's Beans, Pura Vida Coffee, Santa Cruz Coffee Roasting, Thanksgiving Coffee, Providence Coffee, Grounds for Change
• Fair Trade - Peace Coffee
• sustainable and worker friendly - San Francisco Bay Coffee

Tea

• Organic Yerba Mate (a healthier alternative to coffee) - Guayaki, Fair Trade, Mendo Mate, Pixie Mate, Choice Organic, EcoTeas
• Fair Trade and Organic - Providence Coffee, Zhena's Gypsy Tea, Alter Eco, Higher Grounds Trading Co., Grounds for Change, The Fair Trade Coffee Co., Cafe Campesino, Dean's Beans, Equal Exchange, Choice Organic Teas, EcoTeas, Frontier Natural Products Co-op, Numi Tea, Rishi Tea, Traditional Medicinals
• sustainable and worker friendly - San Francisco Bay Coffee

Food Accessories

• SmartCycle - packaging made from recycled bottles
• Bio-Pak - take-out packaging
• Water Bottles that don't leek toxins like plastic do - Klean Kanteen, Biter Bottles, Kid Bottles, VOSS (buy one once)
  • If you still want plastic, Nalgenes are better than disposable ones
• Laptop Lunches

   

• Recycled Beer Bottle Goblets
• Preserve Tableware

Transportation

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Other

• Bamboo Skateboards and Organic Clothing
• Walking Maps

 

Biking

• Environmentally-Friendly Bike Products - Pedros, Bike Friday
• Folding Bikes Buying Guide
• Bike to Work Kit
• Xtracycle - Sport Utility Bicycles and accessories
• Revolution Rickshaws - trikes, pedicabs
• Bikes - Citizen Bike, Xootr, Alex Moulton, Special Bike

   

• Bike Dispenser
• Stash - folding helmet

 

Scooters

• Big Ass Motors 
• Vectrix - electric scooter
• Xootr

 

Electric Cars

• Tesla
• Lighting
• Volt
• ZAP
• Phoenix Motor Cars
• Commuter Cars
• When driving a car: empty what isn't needed, use cruise control (on flat stretches), don't idle, keep tires properly inflated (improves gas mileage, improves tire life, and saves money); Consumer Reports fuel economy guide, Gas Mileage Tips

 

Biodiesel

•   Grassolean
  • Diesel cars available in the US

 

 

Miscellaneous

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• no paper or plastic food service and janitorial supplies - Sinless Buying
• Solar "Candle" - Let the Sunshine In
• Keyboard Cleaner - Refillable Duster or Turn your keyboard upside down and give it a little shake, then slide a piece of 2-sided adhesive tape between your keys to pick up dirt, hair, and other grossness.
• Brooms - Vive Terra, Sweep Dreams
• 62 Uses of Vinegar
• Office Supplies, Technology, and Furniture - Give Something Back
• Compost Vase
• Candles - Soybeam
• African Baskets - Baskets of Africa, Basket Africa
• Rather than buy new books, find free released ones at Book Crossing or search your local Goodwill for cheap ones.
• If you own a wind turbine, use Wind Tape to lengthen the life of its blades
• Neighborrow - borrow anything and everything from your neighbors!

 

 

Holiday/Special Occasions

• Gift Cards - Blooming Grow Cards (biodegradable greeting cards that are a gift in themselves)
• Wrapping Paper - Fish Lips Paper Designs
• Organic Bouquet
• Shropshire Petals - natural petal confetti, dry flower decorations

 

Writing Materials

• Journals - Scribesdelight (Recycled Saddle Leather), Lama Li Lokta (handmade in Nepal, renewable lokta bark), Boku (recycled paper, kenaf fiber), Papergeist (vintage covers, recycled paper), Lart Cognac Berliner (recycled paper, vegetable inks)

 

Arts and Crafts

• Co-op America's Are Art Supplies Toxic?

• Look for the AP or CP seal
• OEHHA Art Hazards List
• Non-Toxic Arts and Crafts Alternatives - Budget Art Materials, EcoArt Works

 

Home

• Sheets/Towels - Ralph Lauren
• EcoSpun Blankets
• Buying the Best Mattress
• Stone Mats - floor mats, table runners, place mats

 

Babies/Children

• Healthy Child Healthy World - Creating Healthy Environments for Children

• Zoë b Organic 

 

Pets

• Only Natural Pet Store
• Doggie Apparel - Earth Dog (Hemp collars, leashes, toys, beds), Recycled Cashmere Dog Sweaters, Sckoon Organic Cotton Clothes and Toys, American Apparel T-Shirts for Dogs
• Pet Flea Prevention - Play Dead Herbal Collar, Grub-Away Nematodes for flea larvae, Flea Away Powder, Flea-D dietary supplement, Grooming Tools
• Natural dog and cat food -Merrick Pet Care, Waggin Tails, Pet Promise, Pet Promise, Solid Gold Hund-n-Flocken, BARF
  • Understanding Cat Food Labels
• Eco Friendly Pet Toys - West Paw Design, Katie's Bumpers, Kitty Hooch (organic catnip toys), WorldWise

 

 

 

 

 

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