From natural bath products to notebooks with embedded wildflower seeds, here are 12 new sustainable gift options for meeting and event attendees.
VivaTerra’s office-friendly wall art, $59, grows plants including the Oncidium Twinkle. The tiny orchids bloom yearly, and only need to be sprayed or watered once a week.
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Superior Business Solutions offers eco-friendly umbrellas, from $14.98. The customizable rain accessories are made from 100 percent recycled materials.
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S’well offers sleek, reusable water bottles, from $25, made from nontoxic stainless steel. The bottles keep water cold for 24 hours or keep hot drinks warm for 12 hours.
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RuMe is a lifestyle brand that focuses on using less and reusing more. Its customizable (and, of course, reusable) tote bags, $12.95, hold as much as 50 pounds.
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Moxie Pear offers cute, customizable pencils made from recycled paper. Available in a wide range of colors, the pencils come in sets of five or 10 for $5.25 and $11, respectively.
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Handmade treats from Katherine Anne Confections contain no artificial preservatives, flavors, or colors. Truffle boxes, from $9.50, are filled with chocolates, marshmallows, and caramels in seasonal flavors.
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Gifts for the Good Life creates customized soy candle gifts. The sets, from $28, contain four hand-poured candles, matches, and lip balm.
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Factory Direct Promos has double-ended barrel pens, from $0.51 each, composed of recycled paper and plastic parts made from natural corn fiber. The pens can be imprinted with corporate logos.
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Ethically Engineered creates vegan soaps including the “no bottle” shampoo bars, $18. The gear-shaped soaps produce large suds and come in lemon and lime scents.
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Crafthouse Cocktails offers pre-batched cocktails, $19.95, in recyclable bottles. The mixologist-created drinks come in flavors such as Moscow Mule; they’re also gluten-free and made with natural ingredients.
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Botanical PaperWorks has customizable “plantable journals,” from $7.80 each. The books, which are embedded with wildflower seeds, contain 75 pages of postconsumer stock paper.
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Beelove is an all-natural line of raw honey and honey-infused personal care products. The Travelers Collection, $32.50, contains two-ounce bottles of lotion and shower gel as well as lip, hand, and foot balms.
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