[sf] consumer products
The Green Zebra [posted on December 1, 2006]
A directory, coupon book and educational resource all in one, the Green Zebra guide is San Francisco's guide to living a little more sustainably. It includes dozens of environmentally-conscious and community-oriented businesses, and offers deals on their products and services. Inside, you'll find 250 exclusive offers from organic restaurants and markets, eco-friendly retailers, spas, independent bookstores, bike shops, museums and more, so there’s something for just about everyone. [Green Zebra]
E-Cycle Environmental [posted on November 29, 2006]
In today’s fast paced economy technology is evolving at an exponential rate, thus businesses are faced with an epidemic of expiring electronic equipment. Electronic equipment is filled with hazardous waste such as lead, mercury, and cadmium. These toxins are throughout our offices and homes residing in monitors, computers, printers, and fax machines. If this obsolete equipment is not disposed of correctly our land and water ways will become polluted with these toxins. E-cycle Environmental provides companies an easy and safe way to dispose of retired electronics while keeping them in compliance with federal and state laws. [E-Cycle Environmental]
DriveNeutral [posted on November 29, 2006]
Everyone has the power to stop climate change, and this San Francisco organization was started to foster education and action around the imminent problems of greenhouse gas emissions. DriveNeutral helps make it easy for individuals and organizations to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions directly and through participating in innovative market-based solutions to global climate change. [DriveNeutral]
3 Phases Energy [posted on November 29, 2006]
This San Francisco-based business' mission is to create or stimulate the creation of 100% renewable energy in our lifetimes as part of a cleaner, more renewable world. In service of this goal, 3 Phases is committed to practical idealism, to finding, developing, and bringing to market a suite of environmentally respectful renewable energy solutions and services for nonprofit, government, utility, corporate, event, and residential customers within the U.S. and beyond. [3 Phases Energy]
Hip & Zen [posted on November 21, 2006]
This Mill Valley's online store has a purpose: to bring an eclectic blend of lifestyle products to forward-thinking people of a unique sensibility—those with a modern soul. Hip & Zen presents items that inspire calm and unity with just the right edge of sophistication and style. Nurturing body and soul through an aesthetic identified by clean lines and a respect for the earth is their passion. They celebrate the beauty of simplicity; this is echoed in their careful selection of recycled, organic, hand-made, fairly traded, and natural products. [Hip & Zen]
Hip & Zen [posted on November 21, 2006]
This Mill Valley's online store has a purpose: to bring an eclectic blend of lifestyle products to forward-thinking people of a unique sensibility—those with a modern soul. Hip & Zen presents items that inspire calm and unity with just the right edge of sophistication and style. Nurturing body and soul through an aesthetic identified by clean lines and a respect for the earth is their passion. They celebrate the beauty of simplicity; this is echoed in their careful selection of recycled, organic, hand-made, fairly traded, and natural products. [Hip & Zen]
Hip & Zen [posted on November 21, 2006]
This Mill Valley's online store has a purpose: to bring an eclectic blend of lifestyle products to forward-thinking people of a unique sensibility—those with a modern soul. Hip & Zen presents items that inspire calm and unity with just the right edge of sophistication and style. Nurturing body and soul through an aesthetic identified by clean lines and a respect for the earth is their passion. They celebrate the beauty of simplicity; this is echoed in their careful selection of recycled, organic, hand-made, fairly traded, and natural products. [Hip & Zen]
EcoExpress [posted on November 21, 2006]
This Novato-based website creates natural and organic gifts that are unique, memorable and high quality. You can combine beautiful gifts with support for the environment. Their wide assortment of earth friendly gourmet, spa and rainforest items are attractively packaged and fun! In addition to their eco-products, EcoExpress uses packing and shipping materials that are recycled, recyclable, and reusable. [EcoExpress]
Comet Skateboards [posted on November 15, 2006]
With their sights set on making a better skateboard and a more sustainable manufacturing process, Comet is all about meeting the demands of an unrelenting environment and the skater who is a part of it. They produce high-performance boards using materials made locally, sustainably and soon to be "cradle-to-cradle" certified indicating that the company takes responsibility not only for their materials and how the boards are made, but also how they can be disposed of when their shredding days are done. [Comet]
World of Good [posted on November 9, 2006]
Creating opportunities for hundreds of artisan cooperatives around the world to share their best work with you by serving as a bridge to the U.S. retail market is World of Good's goal. This online store respectfully assist artisans by providing access to fair wages, safe working conditions and long-term economic sustainability. They also re-invest 10% of their profits in the artisan communities through their non-profit partner company.[World of Good]
Organic Bouquet [posted on November 9, 2006]
Started in 2001, this San Rafael-based company has one main goal: establish the national market for organic flowers. Encouraging both small and large flower growers to initiate organic production while creating widespread trade and consumer awareness of the need for organic flowers has helped Organic Flowers become the go-to website for all eco-flower needs. Through this, protecting the environment and improving farm worker safety by eliminating millions of pounds of toxic pesticides from agricultural usage has happened as well. [Organic Bouquet]
Green Earth Office Supply [posted on November 9, 2006]
The widest range of environmentally friendly office, school and food service supplies available can be found on this Redwood Estates-based website. Whether you are shopping for a home office, small business, or growing corporation; all you need is here with Green Earth Office Supply. [Green Earth Office Supply]
Method [posted on October 31, 2006]
Beginning with a product line of five spray cleaners, Method has become one of the most well-known eco-cleaning product companies, being sold alongside brands like Seventh Generation. Started in 2001 in a San Francisco kitchen, the brand gained national attention once it began being sold at Target stores. The full product line now includes all purpose cleaners, speciality surface cleaners, dish soap, hand & body, laundry, candles, microfiber towels, and more. [Method]
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Boku Books [posted on October 31, 2006]
The idea is simple — envision a product that is practical and affordable, create it with materials and processes that are ecologically positive, then make it personal and very beautiful; that is what Boku Books in Oakland has done. Blank, linear and graphic 6 x 9 softcover and smythe-sewn softcase journals; blank and linear 3.5 x 5.5 smythe-sewn pocket journals and blank 2 x 3.5 minibooks complete their collection. The acid-free text paper in their books is a blend of 30% kenaf fiber and 70% recycled material. [Boku Books]
Used Rubber USA [posted on July 28, 2006]
When owner & designer Mandana Macpherson was a student at Brown University, after spilling a bottle of ink in her leather backpack, she set out on a quest to make a bag impervious to stains and spills. To manufacture quality personal accessories in an environmentally sound fashion has been her goal as well. Used Rubber USA is well known throughout the world for the unusual nature of our products, design ethics and aesthetics. In addition to Mandana's original riveted innertube bags, they now offer sewn innertube items such as wallets, cases, and planners. [Used Rubber USA]
