Recycled Gifts | Socially Conscious Gifts
Many people prefer to give or receive socially conscious, green gifts because to them, the perfect gift is also about caring for our earth's resources and ensuring that craftspeople are fairly rewarded for their work. We've set up this page so you can easily find green gift vendors that promote environmental sustainability and social responsibility.
Giving recycled and socially responsible gifts show that you honor everyone's values. Socially conscious designers and artisans create stylish, contemporary and affordable gifts that brighten your life...and the world. No sweatshop labor. Minimally impacting the earth's resources. Everybody wins.
And a gift idea for those who don't want more "stuff," make a gift to a charity in their name. Give to the organization directly and not through a "third party" organization that funnels money, so that more of your contribution is spent truly helping, and not for administrative fees. Charity Navigator provides extensive statistics about how charities spend their money. Check them first and make sure your money is being well-spent.
Socially Conscious, Green Gifts Directory
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| Altrec Outdoors Eco Friendly Outdoors Gear and Clothing. Free shipping on $45+ orders! |
 | On our site: A wonderful selection of recycled steel wine bottle holders with professional, sports, womens and animal themes. Or choose a whimsical wine bottle stopper with animal themes made from recycled spoons and cork. |
| Novica offers more than 17,000 handcrafted works of art and has socially responsible partnerships with more than 2,000 extraordinary master artisans from around the world. Select the finest handicrafts by region from the Andes, Bali,
Brazil,
India,
Mexico,
Thailand and West Africa. Or choose from their gorgeous handcrafted jewelry, home decor, eco-friendly gifts, hand-carved sculptures and masks or nature's treasures collections. Our showcase of hand-selected romantic wood sculptures from around the world. |
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Decorate your garden with solar water fountains and birdbaths using state of the art solar panel and solar pump technology. Also check out their Engraved Stones, hand-picked from some of the most beautiful riverbeds in the Pacific Northwest. These can be custom hand-engraved with your special wording or even an image. These will make any garden special. Or choose a palm-sized mini-stone that you can engrave with either stock phrases or images. |
 | Uncommon Goods has an ultra cool selection of recycled gifts made from vinyl records, wine barrels, magazines, rubber, newspapers, glass and more. Some are produced by companies, others are by individual artists. There's handcrafted, retro and futuristic styles: something for everyone on your gift list. Our showcase of a selection of their unique recycled gifts. |
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Global Exchange operates according to Fair Trade Criteria and only deals with socially and economically responsible businesses. Choose a Fair Trade green gift basket filled with delicious organic goodies and spa products packaged in reusable kaisa grass baskets from Bangladesh. Or buy gourmet, Fair Trade coffee, tea and chocolate. Give a unique crafts gift from their tremendous selection of home decor, kitchen and garden gifts, musical instruments and more. Select gorgeously handcrafted womens and mens jewelry, including beautiful boxes to present your gift in. They have many romantic gifts, so give a green gift from the heart that wasn't created with tears. On our site: A selection of their home decor gifts. |
 | On our site: Organic fruit baskets from a top-rated online gift basket vendor has certified organic fruit and gourmet goodies. |
| Plant a tree in the U.S., Canada, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama or Israel. Trees are planted on public lands, chosen by the local planters. The tree species is determined by the arborists, nurserymen or national foresters and are appropriate to the area planted. Your tree gift comes with a framed or unframed certificate. |