Give Green - Holiday Gift Guide
Reusable bags, eco-friendly jewelry, yoga gear, even a present for a pooch
Looking to indulge your loved ones with great "green" gifts? Take some tips from this earth loving holiday guide. Now is a perfect time to rethink your consumption habits and find more economical and eco-friendly ways to celebrate holiday giving this year. Shop to your hearts content with a clear conscience.
Reusable Bags
Get your friends and family to kick their plastic bag habit, once and for all. Reusable bags help reduce some of the hundred billion plastic bags sent to U.S. landfills. Baggu is not only functional but also stylish and compact. It folds into a flat 5x5 pouch, holds up to 25 lbs. and one bag holds the equivalent content of 2-3 plastic grocery bags. As an added bonus, you can customize colors, patterns and designs.
Buy it at: baggubag.com
Gift Cards
The best gift of all is the gift of selfless giving. Pick up the TisBest Charity card and give it to your loved ones so they can choose from over 200 charities to donate to. For something more tangible, the Target gift card is a great option. 'Tar-jay' carries a lot of eco-friendly items, as well as natural products and the card itself is 100% biodegradable. Or, give the American Express Give Green Gift Card which donates a portion of the proceeds to the American Forests.
Buy it at: tisbest.org for Tisbest Charity card, target.com for Target gift card, givethegiftcard.com for American Express Give Green Gift Card
Solar Charger
Stumped about what to get for your favorite eco-geek who has every electronic device on the face of Mother Earth? Look no further than the Solio Solar Charger. This handy device will only set you back $99 and will have you geeked and ready to hit the streets with battery power to spare. Plug in your iphone, ipod, crackberry or camera and let the sun do all the work. The internal rechargeable battery holds the charge, not the solar panel.
Buy it at: solio.com
Yoga Bag
Tired of scrambling into your yoga class with a towel, mat, SIGG bottle, purse, phone and keys? Yogoco is here to keep you Zen, centered and organized. This eco-friendly, multi-use yoga bag is made up of scraps from the t-shirt making process, which are collected, sorted by color and blended. Yogoco bag tags, business cards, postcards and brochures are printed on recycled paper and use soy and vegetable based inks. The best part of all is that Yogoco is a women-owned company.
Buy it at: yogoco.com
Eco-friendly Jewelry
Dream of dripping in eco-conscious bling? A California based husband and wife duo have pioneered Alkemie, a line of eco-friendly jewelry made from 100% reclaimed materials such as copper, nickel, sterling silver and gold. You can find them at econciousmarket.com, an online boutique that sells ecologically, and socially responsible products, and donates a minimum of every purchase to non-profit organizations.
Buy it at: econsciousmarket.com
Reusable Beverage Bottle
A must have gift for everyone on your holiday list, is BPA free, aluminum-lined, reusable SIGG bottle. This is the gift that will keep on giving - every time you use the SIGG you are preventing sending endless piles of plastic to already overcrowded landfills. SIGG is also a member of the 1% for the planet- donating 1% of all sales to helping to preserve our environment.
Buy it at: sigg.com
Dog Bone for the Pooch
Let's not forget about a treat for man's best friend. The RecycleBone is sleek, black and shiny and will provide your dog with hours of chewing pleasure. It is made from the rubbery scraps left over from the manufacturing of other chew toys.
Buy it at: branchhome.com
Drum Set for the Kid
For the budding baby rock star of the family, consider gifting an eco-friendly drum set made of discarded rubber trees (which after 25 years, can no longer produce latex). The wood is free from any preservatives and processed naturally. Earplugs not included!!
Buy it at: nypgshop.org
Thuy Nguyen & Jen O'Neill are the authors of the online eco-blog, Green Grown and Sexy. They blog about all things green with an emphasis on lifestyle, fashion, and culture. They take a light hearted approach to spreading their eco-conscious message, while maintaining a sense of humor about it. They have appeared in Urb magazine and offer their green expertise to a variety of online blogs and media sources. Check them out at www.greengrownandsexy.com.
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