Sustainable Gift Guide

• Wrap your gifts in recycled brown paper or use/make gift bags that can be used year after year! Every time I receive a gift in a cute holiday-themed bag, I like to repurpose and use the bag for someone else. Other great sources for plastic free (or almost plastic free) packaging can be found at:Gift reusable gifts like water bottles, coffee travel mugs, travel cutlery and straws.

  • EcoNow in Costa Mesa

  • Zero Waste Cartel

  • Public Goods

• Gift non-item gifts such as online music downloads, or gift-cards for a beauty service, or an hour of your time!  

• Gift a donation to a loved one’s favorite charity as a gift.

• Gift clothes from brands practicing sustainable fashion or upcycled clothing. Some of our favorite brands include:

  1. For Days

  2. Pact

  3. Girlfriend Collective

  4. Allbirds

  5. Conscious Step

  6. United By Blue

  7. KooShoo

  8. Knickey

  9. Nothing New

  10. Don’t forget the Guppyfriend Washing Bag by Sugru that will filter out the microfibers released from your clothing to prevent them from making it to our rivers and oceans!

• Introduce your loved ones to sustainable personal care products. Here are some great ideas: 

  1. Chewable toothpaste tabs from Bite or WELdental

  2. Lipsticks from Color the World

  3. Shampoo and conditioner bars from Lush

  4. Reusable and washable makeup wipes

  5. Lip balm and makeup products from River Organics

  6. Organic shaving soap from Badger Balm

• Gift sustainable cleaning products to help around the house! More of our favorites:

  1. Blueland

  2. Lil’ Green Wagon-- Orange County natives!

  3. No Tox Life

• Plant a TREE for someone you love 🌳

Compiled by the OC Climate Reality Project Chapter’s Zero Waste Committee

Join us for Zero Waste Committee meetings on the first Friday of every month!