Are earth friendly gift ideas at the top of your gift giving list this season? Red and green are traditionally the colours of Christmas, but green is also the colour of sustainability. For your family and friends who would love sustainable Christmas gifts, here’s a trove of thoughtful ideas.
Household and Personal Products
Simply Natural Canada has done the work of curating Canadian ECO products that are made with love for the planet and its people. From plastic free mascara and baby laundry tablets to the honey beer shaving bar and a cleaner for quartz counters, this company has your gift list covered.
To make your shopping simpler, SNC offers themed sets with lovely earth friendly gift ideas already picked out for you.
Simpler Storage
For anyone trying to reduce plastic use in the kitchen, these nifty Colibri Canada ideas are the bee’s knees. The site includes creative products in fun fabrics for bowl covers, storage bags, and reusable ‘paper towels’. Any one of these items would make a great gift for coworkers, but gather a few into a gift bag, and you’ve assembled a thoughtful, purposeful kitchen kit for someone on your gift list.
Buy Bamboo
For a simple switch that makes a big difference, find a range of these Made in Canada personal hygiene, pet and kitchen products at Ola Bamboo. Think of stocking stuffers like bamboo toothbrushes, travel cases and holders. Or put together a gift box of cool, functional and sustainable kitchen gear such as bamboo utensils, a dish brush, and all purpose cleaning tablets. This company has even thought of the pets, so a feeding station and brush might be your choice for the ECO minded pet owners on your list.
Bags as Gifts
With Fair Trade designation and B Corp Certification, ECOBAGS has been leading the way in reducing plastics and modeling fair labour practices since 1989. To provide an alternative to the 5,000,000,000,000 plastic bags produced annually, the ECOBAGS company sourced out organic and recycled cottons and cellulosic fibers, so they are both recyclable and biodegradable. The people on your list who value sustainability will be thrilled to know you supported this environmentally and socially responsible company. Fill one of the totes with sustainable Christmas gifts, and you’ll doubly impress your ECO conscious friends and family.
Getting Personal
Imagine a day when products can be put right into your compost bin instead of a landfill. Oh wait, that product exists! Protective Pela iphone and android cases are made with 80% less waste production and are compostable. With a “big, hairy audacious goal” to counteract the plastics polluting our planet, this company has created fun and trendy options. But there’s more! You can send in a picture (a favourite photo, a child’s drawing, a loving message), and Pela will make a customized case. If you don’t want to select a case for your gift recipient, you can purchase a digital gift certificate instead. Canadian and bursting with integrity, creativity, and conscientiousness, this company is sure to please the ECO minded people in your world.
Uncommonly Creative
You’ll find human and earth friendly gift ideas at Uncommon Goods. This B Corp company encourages their makers to use recycled materials whenever possible and absolutely avoids the use of any fur, feather or leather in the products they support and sell. Plus, they put the people and planet before profits. Their business model includes finding unique products made by independent designers. The people on your Christmas list will wonder where you found your clever ideas, like the Canadian and handmade ceramic surround sound amplifying speaker, the Dr.Zigs Bubble Pollinator Kit for helping the bees or beautiful champagne flutes made from recycled wine bottles.
Cozy or Classic
For something completely different, but right up the alley of your sustainably-inclined family and friends, shop online for upscale secondhand items. The Conscious Fashion Collective features 15 socially and environmentally responsible brands that go even further by hosting secondhand markets. Buying used goods can reduce carbon emissions by 50%.
Wrapping It All Up
You’ve thoughtfully selected sustainable Christmas gifts for your loved ones, but what will you wrap them in? Let your planet loving loved ones know you truly care by going the next step of using these waste reducing wraps. A Canadian company, Next Chance was founded on the goal of reducing textile waste by salvaging fabrics heading for the dump. Their wide range of products includes bags, wrapping and ribbons that will look festive under the tree.
Add a Christmas Card
Add a punny card from Greet n’ Grow – Plantable Eco-Friendly Cards
to your sustainably wrapped gift and you have a complete package to put under the tree. Greet n’ Grow offers cards that keep giving. Your gift recipients will be reminded of your thoughtfulness when they plant your card in the spring and enjoy the flowers or herbs that grow.
Conclusion
Finding sustainable Christmas gifts has never been easier. If you’re wanting to focus your spending in support of eco-conscious companies, you’re sure to find quality products with this curated collection of sites.