A great eco-friendly gift idea comes in the form of an always handy snack tray that used to play music!
This recycled record snack tray by artist Jeff Davis is the coolest way to serve chips, nuts, and candy that I’ve ever seen! The raised center allows record label to be seen even when tray is filled. Totally cool and a perfect holiday gift for your eco-minded friend!
Hand shaped, these solid Bamboo Salad Bowl are the perfect eco-friendly home for your famous salad. The gorgeous vertical grain really does a nice job of showcasing the natural organic beauty of bamboo.
Sleek design and quality craftsmanship are both apparent in these gorgeous salad bowls. Bamboo is one of the most eco-friendly materials being used today.
These copper boxes are individually handcrafted using old world techniques, combined with the current day thoughtfulness about the environment. These copper boxes are unique and enduring and each copper box is eco-friendly and sustainably produced from 100% recycled copper material. A gorgeous and simple gift idea for the eco-conscious shopper!
Bamboo is one of the best possible eco-friendly materials in terms of sustainability. It grows twice as fast as a tree and releases a third more oxygen into the atmosphere. These fabulous coasters combine contemporary, subtle aesthetics with quality craftsmanship and their production helps to sustain local artisan communities, while giving bamboo the exposure it deserves as a socially responsible and environmentally friendly material. These bamboo drink coasters would also make a great eco gift!
This innovative product is presented in a great-looking box and contains pre-planted seeds in a special soil mix within a mini-peat pot. One just adds water to the pot and places on a sunny window sill. Depending on the season, your seeds will sprout within one to five weeks. The tree-growing kit comes with a 32 page booklet that has instructions and great tree facts.
Part of the proceeds are donated to organizations dedicated to the planting of trees and the development of wildlife habitat. All materials used are organic and recycled or recyclable. What a great eco-friendly gift idea!
Give a gorgeous fair trade holiday gift this year with this well-made, beautiful basket in natural and black fibers. The lid and braided cord add functionality for use in storing anything from crafts to toys.
Made by artisans in Cameroon, who run well-equipped workshops in the villages of Bali, Bafut, and Bamessing producing musical instruments, brass, ceramics, woodcarvings, baskets, and toys.
Handmade by talented artisans in Vietnam, these bowls were created from scooter tires and natural wicker, and are thoroughly steam-cleaned and finished in an eco-friendly sealant. Packaged in a reusable drawstring tote, these bowls also come with a handwoven hemp cover for an extra unique touch. These transNeomatic bowls from Artecnica would make an amazing eco-friendly gift idea.
The most versatile solar charger on the market, the FreeLoader is a portable charging system in a tough and stylish aluminum body that can power any hand held device. Freeloader takes power from its solar panels or via a supplied charge cable that plugs into a computer’s USB. Once charged, Freeloader’s internal battery can power an iPod for 18 hours, a mobile phone for 44 hours, a PSP for 2.5 hours, etc.
A beautifully designed recycling bin made from recycled plastic, the Ovetto is a contemporary design classic. The recycling bin contains three compartments and a central bottle and can crusher to compress your waste. Each compartment has a door for bag removal and a small opening with a cover for waste deposit. The covers close tightly so that bad odours cannot escape. The White and Coloured Ovetto bins are made from a minimum of 40% and a maximum of 70% recycled plastic. The matte black version is made from 100% recycled plastic.
This holiday season, why not try and find gifts for your friends and family that are eco-friendly! There are lots of natural, organic, fair-trade, sustainable, energy-saving ideas out there, you just have to look! You can start by taking a peek at our eco-friendly gifts section, where I’ve written about really cool things you can get for your green-minded loved ones this year. Check out the Eco Friendly Gifts section and the Eco-Friendly Holidayssection for creative Christmas ideas, I add more all the time!
