We’ve searched far and wide to create this list of 21 gifts for eco-conscious travelers.
Whether you’re shopping for presents for Christmas, Hanukkah, Winter Solstice, Kwanzaa, or just for fun, celebrate Cyber Monday the green way with our 2008 Holiday Shopping List.
Books & DVDs
1. The Travel Book: A Journey Through Every Country in the World
2. 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth
3. Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia
4. Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace… One School at a Time
5. In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto
6. Planet Earth DVDs – The Complete BBC Series
Clothing & Shoes
7. Groovy Organic Cotton T-Shirt by Patagonia: Women
8. Groovy Organic Cotton T-Shirt by Patagonia: Men
11. Ecoland Organic Cotton Socks
Sporting Goods & Travel Gear
12. Klean Kanteen Stainless Steel Water Bottle
13. Mountainsmith Recycled Backpack
16. Wrap-N-Mat
Personal Care Products
17. Diva Cup
19. Dr. Bronner’s Organic Castile Soap
Donations
20. A Charity Navigator Good Card
21. Kiva Gift Certificate
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This is a great list! I second the bronners recommendation, it’s a good thing to have along on any trip. You can use it as shampoo, toothpaste, shower gel, hand soap, or even laundry detergent (although I’d recommend Sal Suds as a better detergent).
I have a serious jonesing for the Simple EcoSneaks, I hope I get a pair for christmas.
You forgot Bucky.com. Eco-friendly buckwheat travel pillows and sleep masks. The sleep masks aren’t filled with buckwheat hulls, but the travel pillows are. The most comfortable pillows ever! Plus they’ve got some cute kids travel items too.
And don’t forget indoor vermicomposting systems made by a homebased business
http://theworminn.com/
@Austin Glad you like the list! Dr. Bronner’s is great and since it has so many uses, it takes up less space in your luggage. I got Simple EcoSneaks last year to replace some non-recycled sneakers I had. I love them. And they look good, which is a plus.
If you have a specific group you want to help out, you can also do your holiday shopping online through a Give2Network toolbar, and a portion of all of your purchases will be donated to the nonprofit you designate (National Wildlife Federation for me =-) It is great because they are gifts I would buy anyways, and now I feel even better about it because I am donating to a good cause!
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Very helpful tips! You may also be interested in our commuter bags for readers who use public transportation (does it get more “niche” than that?), at The Commuter Catalog: Reader Commuter Bag