At Buy It Green we have aggregated a "store" of event-related products that are a good value, safe for the environment and promote the well being of the people at the other end of the production line.
We know that the market for environmentally and socially responsible products is just emerging - and we will be constantly looking for new offerings. So stay tuned - and check back often!
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Here’s a quick glance at some of the vendors we have indentified that provide event-related products that are a good value, safe for the environment and promote the well being of the people at the other end of the production line.
Sustain™ is not your typical supplier of printer cartridges and imaging solutions. With their state of the art manufacturing and reclamation facilities, users get factory direct pricing on the best quality imaging products available. They have a variety of programs to chose from that can result in users earning rewards for purchasing products, making charitable donations, or even facilitating fundraising for their favorite charity.
Voltaic Systems offers innovative eco-friendly travel accessories such as the Voltaic Solar Bag, a new product which uses solar panels embedded in the outside of a bag to charge cell phones, PDA’s, iPods, cameras etc.
Prairie Tree can help your event to become carbon neutral. They offer strategies for you to reduce your impact on the climate and provide a simple and fast way for you to offset your carbon footprint: by planting trees on the Colorado prairie.
Two hot trends right now are mineral makeup and anything organic. Afterglow offers members of your wedding party both elements with a full line of natural, organic infused cosmetics including organic infused foundation, blush, bronzer, lipstick, lip gloss and liners. Afterglow Cosmetics is a “Compact Signer” for the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics www.safecosmetics.org . Their products are top rated for safety on the EWG’s Skin Deep Report www.ewg.org/skindeep.
Global Exchange Socially Conscious Gifts
Global Exchange offers Fair Trade gifts from around the world and caters to the growing population of responsible shoppers seeking Organic, Fair Trade products that are socially conscious and environmentally sustainable. Fair Trade means workers are paid a fair price for the products they produce.
Green Nest sells healthy products to assist in creating non-toxic environments. Products include: air purifiers, water filters, healthy building and event materials and more.
Greenloop is a destination for the environmentally responsible shopper unwilling to sacrifice style for sustainability.
Our Green House offers an array of natural & organic products.
Peaceful Valley Earth Friendly Gifts
Peaceful Valley is a retailer of organic & eco-friendly gifts. Peaceful Valley’s product offering includes more than 500 unique items such as organic cotton & hemp clothing for women, handbags & totes made from recycled materials, earth friendly jewelry, earthy music, and one of the largest selections of tree free greetings cards.
Planet Save provides a free web based email accounts for your event that can facilitate communication while providing funds to save the environment. Users sign up for free and get an email address, yourname@planet-save.com, that they can check from anywhere at anytime. By using their accounts, users will be conserving rainforest and jaguar habitat.
Still trying to fiure out your menu for your event? Take a look at Niman Ranch. Their family farmers raise livestock traditionally, humanely and sustainably to produce the finest tasting meat in the world. They offer fresh beef, pork and lamb. Their meat is from animals which have never been given growth-promoting antibiotics or hormones. Their meat is served in many of the finest restaurants across the country. They offer a complete line of beef, pork and lamb, from tails to ears and everything in between.
The Green Office was established in 2005 by founder and CEO Alex Szabo, a former sustainability consultant and educator who had experienced first-hand the need for a single source of environmentally and socially responsible office products and services. Mr. Szabo’s vision was of a workplace run exclusively on green products and driven by sustainable practice. Every day, we empower consumers to align values with action by providing easy and affordable access to office greening essentials. The Green Office also has a number of items appropriate to greening events and conferences including:
* Breakroom & Beverage Carts
* Carafes & Pitchers
* Coffee Filters
* Cups & Glasses
* Food Bags & Wrap
* Food Storage Containers
* Food/Beverage Service Supplies Dispensers
* Ice Buckets & Coolers
* Kitchen Roll Towels
* Napkins
* Plates & Bowls
* Shakers
* Straws & Stirrers
* Table Covers
* Tableware
* Water Pitcher Filters
Rebinder was started in 2003 with a triumphant goal of creating an alternative to those nasty vinyl binders and CD jewel cases that cannot be recycled.
Today, Rebinder makes the world’s only FSC Certified line of binders (the ReBinder). In addition to being FSC Certified, the ReBinder is assembled by a local, AbilityOne certified disabled workforce. Our binders, CD sleeves, journals and presentation/event materials are all made from post-consumer recycled materials. Many companies and organizations have standardized on our products for internal use, as well as the products being used as branding tools, for conferences and events around the world. Additionally, designers and graphic artists use our products because many pieces can be customized with Rebinder’s in-house custom printing services using water-based inks.
Vivavi is a leader of the new paradigm of mainstream environmentalism forged upon the tenets of style and design. They work with cutting-edge designers around the world to offer the foremost collection of stylish, well-designed and environmentally conscious products available today. Their collection includes clothing, footwear, furniture, accessories and transportation products.
Ecopaper has character and provides benefits to its customers in the United States, to local Costa Ricans, and to the Earth. They are the first eco-friendly brand of paper that only uses recycled materials and does not add to the destruction of endangered forests. Secondly, the company is based on the principles of fair trade and sustainable production by relying on partnerships among first and third world businesses. Next, it has more character than your average paper because of its exceptional texture, color, and appearance. Finally, Ecopaper offers a sustainable replacement to the wasteful paper products that are already overused in our society on a daily basis. Remember that every sheet of the treeless paper is uniquely handmade in an organic process which constantly promotes the development of the international Green Movement. With every purchase of Ecopaper that you make, a portion of the revenues goes to benefit others less fortunate.
Vegan Unlimited offers a vast array of eco-friendly, organic, and cruelty-free products. If you are looking for products for your next event that are free of animal ingredients, not tested on animals, and safe for the body and the environment; they offer hundreds of cruelty-free products including non-leather accessories, chemical-free personal care products, cruelty-free cosmetics, vegan specialty foods and gift baskets, green gift solutions, and more.
