Eco-friendly Gifts for the Home
and everyday living
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Bonita Throw Blanket
The roomy Bonita organic cotton throw blanket from Coyuchi has decorative stripes with an intricate weave pattern similar to basketry. It has a two-inch knotted fringe on the top and bottom. It's made from GOTS-certified 100 percent organic cotton grown in India and woven in Portugal.
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Coyuchi Throw Blanket
This large throw blanket from Coyuchi is made in India of 100 percent GOTS-certified organic cotton. It has a fishbone stitch and wide ribbed hem. Founded in California more than 30 years ago, Coyuchi is an early leader in the manufacturing of organic toxin-free household textiles.
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Moroccan Throw Blanket
These tassled cotton throw blankets from Morocco are handmade and hand-dyed. They’re Inspired by Moroccan culture and blankets like the handira (wedding blanket) traditionally woven as gifts for special occasions. The weaving process is carried out on home looms, supporting local craftsmanship and minimizing industrial energy consumption. They measure 58 × 78 so about the size of a large throw.
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Moroccan Cone Glassware
These elegant glasses from Morocco are handblown from recycled beer and wine bottles, preventing waste from ending up in landfills. This eco-friendly approach not only has a positive environmental impact but also preserves traditional Moroccan glassblowing techniques, supporting local artists and their craft. The green glass gets its color from recycled Heineken bottles and the other colors also reflects their original source bottles.
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Entertaining Glassware
Life Factory's outdoor (or indoor) drink glasses are fitted with a colorful silicone sleeve that provides a great non-slip grip, helps protect the glass and makes it easy to identify which glass is yours at a party. They're made in the U.S., dishwater safe and BPA-free. Life Factory also makes their iconic eco-friendly glass on-the-go drink bottles with the same colorful sleeves and silicone caps.
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French Press Coffee Maker
This French press style coffee make from Public Goods is made from borosilicate glass, designed to extract coffee while preserving the beans’ natural oils and character. It has a stainless steel lid and a fitted seal to help retain heat and ensure a secure, drip-free pour. Finished with a clean, balanced handle. Plastic-free, lead-free and a great eco-friendly gift choice.
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Ceramic Pour-over Coffee Maker
Single coffee cup are so often plastic. This porcelain filter holder from Public Goods sits directly on a mug and is better for the environment and healthier for us. More attractive than plastic too. t’s made of high-fired porcelain and is lead-free. Takes #4 filters, which can be purchased here.
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Olive Wood Serving Platter
This beautiful hardwood serving board is made from retired olive trees in Tunisia that no longer produce olives. The platter is slightly scooped in the center to keep food in place. Olive wood is nonporous so no germs or odors stay on it. Because the old wood is made into products that can last for years, the carbon sequestered into that tree remains sequestered.
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Cast Iron Cookware
When it comes to cooking, the best for quality and safety is cast iron. It's non-toxic, unlike some popular cookware, such as aluminum and pans with non-stick surfaces. (Stainless steel is also safe.) Lodge Cast Iron has been making pots and pans, including this 9-inch pan here, since 1896. Cast Iron is a great gift for anyone who cooks and the vintage look adds to a kitchen's decor.
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Alphabet Rug
This fun cotton alphabet rug is great for a child's bedroom, quietly educational and stylish at the same time. From Lorena Canals, it's handmade in India of cotton and uses natural non-toxic dyes. The base is recycled cotton. Five feet round and available in several vintage colors.
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Wood Puzzle from India
This triangle puzzle game handmade in India is made from wood from the fast-growing mango tree by the Asha Handicrafts Association. Sanskrit for "hope," Asha provides opportunities for local craftspeople in and around Mumbai. It's imported and sold by Ten Thousand Villages, which supports local artists around the world by importing ehtically-made Fair Trade and eco-friendly goods from around the world.
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Wooden Reversi Game
This wooden Reversi game made in India helps develop critical life skills through play. Players learn how to strategize, detect patterns, and predict and make data-informed decisions to outwit opponents. This is a classic board game from the 1800s and beautiful enough to sit out on a coffee table. It's handmade from local Sheesham, tum and papri woods. The game pieces come in a recycled cotton drawstring bag
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Tabletop Bowling Set
This fun tabletop bowling set is handmade in India of acacia wood. It includes ten pins, two balls and a wood case. It's made by crafters with Noah's Ark International Exports, where they receive education and health care and learn the skills to start their own independent busineses and become self-sufficient. Warning: Choking hazard.
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Swiss Army Knife
It comes in a cardboard cylinder and its chemical ingredients are rated low risk for adverse health effects by the Environmental Working Group.
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Block Print Tablecloth from India
This gorgeous cotton tablecloth features an ivory background and a floral block print motif in blues and greens. It comes in just one size — 90 × 60 — which fits a medium-size dining table. It’s made by artists in India through the Craft Resource Center, a non-profit that provides opportunities for local crafters to reach market and sell their products.
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Handmade Woven Tray
This large handmade tray from Morocco is made in Marrakesh by local artists using ethically sourced palm leaves and sustainable dyes. It’s purchase supports traditional craftsmanship and local artists while minimizing environmental impact. It measures 19” in diameter. It’s historically used for bread and fruit but versatile enough for myriad users.
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Berkey Water Filter
The Environmental Working Group tested the effectiveness of a number of free-standing water filtration systems at removing dangerous PFAS chemicals. Their top choice was the Travel Berkey filter system. Though it’s suitable to bring along on travels, it’s also appropriate for your kitchen counter. A big bonus is that much of the Berkey is made of metal, not plastic. In addition to PFAS, the filter system, which uses activated carbon to purify water, also removes a long list of other toxins including heavy metals and inorganic materials. No plumbing hook-up or electricity needed. It comes in several sizes.
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French Bread Board
This French bread serving board is handmade in Haiti. The fast-growing obeechi wood is cultivated sustainably to ensure that while craftspeople make a fair living from their native land, they also protect the landscape and environment. They're made by the nonprofit Comité Artisanal Haitien, which was founded in 1973 to help rural craftspeople sell their wares in Port–au–Prince and to help reduce the flow of migration from the countryside to the city.
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Sari Storage Baskets
These useful baskets are handwoven in Bangladesh from locally-sourced kaisa grass wrapped with colorful upcycled used cotton saris. This use of saris keeps a large volume of the fabric from landfills. The baskets are made by local crafters though Hajiganj, a women-led enterprise. As environmentalists, they work to keep waste out of landfills and waterways by using renewable and recycled materials.
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Plant Motif Tote
This canvas tote bag featuring a collection of potted plants is made from cotton and linen. It's unlined and is machine-washable. Great for carrying books, groceries and garden tools.
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Totes with a Mission
The one-of-a-kind handles of these heavy-duty organic cotton totes are lined with colorful upcycled sari fabric from India, diverting textile waste from landfills. Each purchase directly supports fair trade employment for women in Kolkata, India, empowering communities through ethical labor and sustainable production.
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Natural Wood Utensil Set
This woodoen kitchen utensil set from Lancaster Cast Iron is made in Pennsylvania of Pennsylvania Black Cherry, a solid hardwood. They’re naturally non-toxic and free of stains, clues or any added chemicals. The color is the natural look of the wood, making it beautiful and safe for your kitchen
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Olive Wood Nesting Bowls
Made in Tunisia, these one-of-a-kind bowls are carved from sustainably-sourced olive wood. Olive wood is dense, long-lasting, and rich in natural grain patterns. No two bowls are the same. The different sizes nest together for easy storage.
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Upcycled Wood Vase
Avocado Green Mattress reuses almost all of the wood scraps from the manufacture of the bed they make at their Los Angeles wood shop. The upcycled wood becomes furnitue and accent pieces like this beautiful simple vase. They call it a zero waste vase and note repurposing leftover wood prevents about 90 percent of it from going to a landfill. The vase is intended for dry arrangements as it should not hold water.
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Acacia Wood and Steel Kitchen Knives
These kitchen knives from Pots & Pans stay put against an attractive magnetic board made from acacia wood. The handles are also acacia and the blades are honed from Japanese steel for precision cutting. The blades are also taper-ground so they're easy to sharpen and difficult to blunt.
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Marble and Teak Salt Cellar
This elegant salt cellar from Pots & Pans is make of white marble with a Brazilian teak wood lid. It’s small size and heavy weight help make it a stylish addition to a dinner table or sideboard.
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Botany-Themed Linen Dish Towels
This gorgeous botanical-themed dish towel is made of 100 percent European linen and dyed with non-toxic inks. It has a loop for hanging. Both beautiful and durable, the naturally strong linen fibers become softer with each wash while maintaining their texture and quality. It’s a great gift for gardeners or anyone else.
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Vintage Picnic Basket
This classic and roomy picnic basket from Coyuchi is made of sustainably-harvested rattan, which is a type of climbing palm. Rattan canes are solid, not hollow, and are traditionally used for wicker products like baskets, woven mats and furniture.