From eco-friendly designs to ethical companies with sustainability at the heart of what they do, we’ve pulled together some of our favourite sustainable brands and products to help you say goodbye to single use plastic and start thinking more about where your product comes from before making purchase.
VOITED Outdoor Camping blanket
Voited are well established as a reputable brand in the outdoor community, inspired by adventures, their camping blankets are great for people who love spending time outside. From wild camping and cosy nights under the stars, to vanlife and traveling, the insulated & water-resistant blankets are the perfect companion.
Made from recycled plastic bottles, these blankets are super comfortable and feel luxurious, and the fluffy brushed knit fabric made out of 100% recycled polyester fabric. Not only are they a good sustainable choice, they are beautifully designed, taking inspiration from outdoor adventures.
ReKovered 100% Recycled Holdall
Made from 100% recycled materials, this all black range of bags brings a technical twist to the brand. They have been carefully designed and manufactured with explorers in mind to ensure they deliver on the toughest of routes. Kovered’s most technical range yet, these styles stay true to the brand’s 100% no quibble lifetime guarantee, making it the only bag you’ll ever need, meeting the brand’s promise of reducing landfill.
Critically Endangered Socks
Critically Endangered Socks is a sock company that helps protect some of the world’s most critically endangered animals. You may have seen the socks in Vogue, Huff Post, Stylist, Cosmo and the BBC amongst others. The socks themselves are made from the beautifully soft and sustainable material GOTS organic cotton and come in recycled cardboard packaging.
Quote from Dom Desmond, Founder: “We have to act now if we want our grandchildren to see an orangutan swinging amongst the trees or elephant bathing in a wild river. We’re doing this the only way we know how, by wearing our heart on our feet”
Check out the range here.
NowLight
NowLight is an exciting product that launched in June earlier this year. The revolutionary and award-winning tech NowLight charges phones and tablets, and illuminates gardens and campsites just from pulling a cord. It is a green alternative to torches and power banks, as it also charges electrical items with a USB port and can be charged itself using solar energy.
NowLight has also been designed to support households who live without electricity or who have been displaced by natural disasters or conflict, providing a reliable source of lighting and power for mobile devices. In fact, through partnerships with humanitarian organisations, you have the option to donate a NowLight when you buy one for yourself.
Purchase your NowLight here for £99.
Black Blum
Black+Blum sustainable food and drink collection is a must-have product for leading a more eco-friendly life and keeping you fuelled on-the-go. Black+Blum have created award-winning, modern reusables that people love to use and are proud to own. They discourage throw away trends, and believe in designing everyday products which last a lifetime.
The Black+Blum food flask is a great product to keep your meals hot, or cold! The stainless-steel lunch box will keep your food tasting fresh with its vacuum-sealed, leak-proof closure; and avoid buying unnecessary single-use plastic water bottles with the Black+Blum stainless-steel insulated bottle.
Check out the range here.
The Silicone Straw Company
With the plastic straw ban coming into force in October, those who love their iced lattes will be left with paper straws alternatives – which usually end up a little soggy after a few sips! The Silicone Straw Company produces reusable silicone straws. Perfectly simple in design, they are a great alternative to plastic and paper straws, and can easily fit in your bag for when you need them.
You can pick up a pack of six silicone straws and cleaning brush for £10. Available online at www.thesiliconestrawcompany.co.uk and in selected Booths stores. Manufactured in the UK, they are dishwasher safe, vegan and child friendly, and can also be cut to size to fit any mug or glass. They also come with a handy cleaning brush.
VEGAN Happy Clothing
VEGAN Happy offers a range of affordable and stylish clothing that is of the highest quality, 100% animal cruelty free, and with a subtle vegan message or logo that would suit all age ranges and genders. A range of wardrobe staples that could easily be paired with the rest of your clothes and would look good at home, at work, in the gym, or casual out-and-about with friends.
One of the reasons we love this brand is their promise to give 10% of their profits away to the aforementioned causes, and the fact that some very well deserving animal rescue and vegan causes are benefiting from VEGAN Happy clothing is just amazing, it’s what drives the founders to grow and spread the word.
Rocketbook Panda Wipe Clean Planner
Rocketbook has partnered with Panda Planner to combine inspiration with innovation. The Panda Planner features undated monthly, weekly and daily templates to organise your life as well as goals and motivation templates. The innovative synthetic paper allows you to write smoothly with a Pilot FriXion pen then magically wipe your planner clean with a damp cloth to use year after year. The Rocketbook app scans and connects your notes to the cloud to digitally save and share your notes.
Spruce Refillable Cleaning
Spruce is an eco-friendly cleaning start-up, with a range of multi-purpose and bathroom cleaning sprays that are non-toxic, made with the safest ingredients and free from single-use plastics. The product includes reusable aluminum bottles and plastic-free concentrated refills. All you need to do is add water to the solution to make a full 500ml bottle. The bottle can be reused over hundreds of cleanings. Customers can just order lightweight refills to avoid unnecessary shipping of water and prevent single-use plastic waste.
Rechargeable Candle Lighter
Say goodbye to disposable lighters, matches and gas powered products. The rechargeable candle lighter from Zippo is the ultimate eco friendly way to light your candles, it requires no filling at all, simply charge for a few minutes. This handy little tool can also be used outdoors as it’s windproof and can be charged up in advance, perfect to take with you camping.
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