Each day we are more concerned about the impact we have on the environment. Some people take this concern to all spheres of life. Thus, before giving an eco-friendly product as a gift, it is important to consider what it will represent to someone who seeks to live sustainably.
Get inspired by our eco-friendly gift ideas!
What are eco-friendly products?
Eco-friendly products are designed and produced to cause the least impact possible to the environment. They are not harmful to the environment.
This attitude goes beyond a vegetarian or vegan diet – it also reaches everyday objects, for example.
Sustainable thinking is important in the whole crop process and destination (planting, purchasing, preparation, consumption, disposal, and recycling), and producer social responsibility.
9 eco-friendly gifts ideas
A person engaged in environmental conservation would love to receive eco-friendly gifts because it is under their beliefs and attitudes. They will be proud to have it. Please, check our list of awesome eco-friendly gifts!
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One of the most known eco-friendly items, the eco-bag is wear-resistant and reusable, which makes it perfect to replace supermarket and street fair single-use plastic bags. The simple ones are made of jute and cotton, but they are also available in reusable jeans and recycled fibers of PET bottles.
Designs are unique and stylish. Many artists create their own designs or write amusing phrases. Well, isn’t that amazing?
Coconut bowl
Coconut-made bowls are beautiful and versatile. They are perfect to take your acai, fruit salad, soups, and cereal. Spoons made of the same material complete this eco-friendly set.
If you like or need to use this item, you should think about alternative options. Metal straws are reusable, and you can take them to your favorite bar or cafe. The straws usually come with a special cleaning brush for the inner part of the straw.
When you order a drink, refuse the plastic straw and use your eco-friendly one, unless you are a disabled person that really needs a plastic one.
This is also a great gift to an eco-friendly friend unless they require plastic straws.
Bamboo Toothbrush
Have you ever thought about how many toothbrushes you’ve ever had?
Dentists say toothbrushes should be discarded every 3 months. Hence, can you imagine how much plastic has been sent to the dump because of your oral hygiene?
Biodegradable toothbrushes are made of bamboo and can be discarded by returning them to earth in a compost heap or even a home garden.
Shampoo bars
Shampoo and hair conditioning plastic bottles are single-use like plastic straws.
Thus, they are thrown in the trash a short time after they are purchased. Shampoo bars reduce the production of waste and last a lot longer.
Shampoo bars are available in a range of vegan scents with natural ingredients and cruelty-free.
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Recycling brings discarded paper back to life. As a result, tons of waste are removed from the environment.
For this reason, eco-friendly paper gifts are awesome!
Eco-friendly notepads, paper planners, and notebooks are successful gift-giving!
Seed paper items
Greeting cards are perfect to be handled with a special gift to your loved ones. But let’s be honest, after receiving and reading, it is thrown away or kept in a drawer or box. What if they could be of new use?
Seed paper is a biodegradable handmade paper embedded with seeds! Can you imagine how romantic it would be to receive a love letter written on a seed paper bloom?
Other options are spices, vegetables, and tea paper seeds. Besides cards, seed paper can be used for envelopes, paper invites, boxes, and clothing labels.
After planting, the paper seed will decompose and germinate new lives. Isn’t that amazing?
Plants
Plants are perfect gifts! They are both decorative and improve the home environment with a pleasant temperature.
Growing houseplants and vegetables is sustainable, avoids waste, and relieves stress.
Reclaimed wood jewelry
Fashion can be sustainable too.
Thus, reclaimed wood jewelry is booming among people who take environmental protection seriously.
Pedants, necklaces, rings, and earrings are available in different sizes.
Extra Tips
Wanna start an eco-friendly gift business but not sure where to start?
Check some tips below:
choose companies committed to a zero-waste production as they make efforts to the correct use of raw material and waste disposal;
small producers are less engaged in chain-waste and large-scale production but even so value their products!
leave aside gift-wrapping papers as they are a huge source of waste. If you want to surprise when giving a gift, choose creative reusable bags or make your own with brown paper, tissue, eco-bags, or newspaper and magazine sheets.
See how easy it is to gift eco-friendly? Environment conservation behavior can be part of your routine.
Have you ever thought of being sustainable when buying? This is worth discussing with your friends! How about inviting them to discuss productive ideas while taking an acai bowl?
Take your eco-friendly items and go!
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