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These Eco-Conscious Brands Deserve Some Recognition

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From sustainably-sourced ingredients to carbon neutral initiatives, these brands are helping offset their environmental impact.

Allbirds

For Allbirds, sustainability has always been top-of-mind; it’s part of the brand’s DNA. Every product from the footwear company is made out of environmentally-friendly, renewable resources, and their production process uses 60 percent less energy. Now, Allbirds has announced it’s going 100 percent carbon neutral under the Allbirds Carbon Fund. It’s a self-imposed internal carbon tax the company will use to fund emissions reduction projects. What does that mean? Going carbon neutral means that if you’re adding polluting emissions to the atmosphere, for example, you would subtract them or negate those effects by purchasing carbon offsets which are basically credits for emission reductions achieved by projects such as wind farms, solar installations, or energy efficiency retrofits. So, for Allbirds to go carbon neutral, they essentially have to make-up for any environmental impact with positive initiatives like renewable energy projects. To celebrate, the brand has released a limited-edition endangered bird shoe collection where 100 percent of the proceeds will go to the National Audubon Society, a non-profit conservation organization based in the U.S. $135; available at allbirds.ca

Honua Skincare

Born and raised on the Hawaiian island of O’ahu, Kapua Browning created Honua Skincare in 2015 due to increasing demand in the skincare products she was originally formulating specifically for her facial clients. Made with traditional Hawaiian botanicals like Olena oil (Hawaiian turmeric) and noni fruit, Honua celebrates the Hawaiian culture and Aloha spirit. Ingredients are sustainably sourced from Hawaiian farmers and Honua works with the community to help give back by organizing beach clean-ups and educational events. (These initiatives are paying off: Hawaii has some of the cleanest air in the world.) Plus, the unique box packaging is made using wind energy and it’s even compostable (thanks to the absence of glue and the use of a vegetable ink). Prices start at $35; available at thedetoxmarket.ca
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Dresden

This Australian eco-friendly eyewear brand just launched its sustainably-made glasses and sunglasses in Canada. Uniquely, the brand offers just one universally-flattering frame style, but in four sizes (from extra small to large) and hundreds of colour varations (16 standard colours and hundreds of blended colours). In order to meet their zero-waste mandate, Dresden reuses excess dye-coloured plastic waste from their eyewear moulds to create one-of-a-kind transitional frames with blended colours. (This is where the hundreds of blended colour frames come in.) Select one of these frames and you might have the only pair ever created. Prices start at $49; available at dresden.vision
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ANARA Denim

Newly launched ANARA Denim (the brand officially launched on Earth Day, April 22!) is designed in Vancouver and ethically manufactured in Melbourne, Australia. The denim is made from a fabric blend that contains over 50 percent hemp, and uses two-times less water and yields 250 percent more fiber on the same amount of land compared to cotton. $245; available at anara.co Need an excuse to shop? Here are 13 ways green living can make you healthier.
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EVIO Beauty

Brandi Leifso, founder of EVIO Beauty, is on a mission to create products that are good for your skin, good for the planet, and good for the community. In addition to producing beautiful, highly-effective products that are vegan, cruelty-free, gluten-free and free of parabens, EVIO Beauty uses hemp-based packaging materials in order to cut down on their use of plastic. Up next? A cannabis skincare line in partnership with Aurora Cannabis. Prices for EVIO Beauty start at $18; available at eviobeauty.com
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Encircled

Sustainability and versatility are two values at the heart of Encircled, a Canadian company making eco-friendly clothing. With a tag-line of “Be more with less,” Encircled is an antidote to fast-fashion, creating high-quality, versatile items that belong in every capsule wardrobe. Their best-selling Chrysalis Cardi can be styled more than eight different ways. You can even wear it as a infinity scarf or a one-shoulder dress! $138; available at encircled.ca
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KLIIN

One KLIIN towel can potentially replace seventeen rolls of paper towel, according to this Canadian company. The reusable towel is made of 100 percent natural fibres and can be used for everything from wiping counters and doing the dishes to scrubbing the bathroom and washing the car. One towel will last up to three hundred washes after which it can be tossed into the composter. Yep, it biodegrades into organic matter within four weeks. Available in two sizes, with prices starting at $5; kliin.co.
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Weleda

Each year, 8 million metric tons of plastic end up in our oceans, and according to a 2017 study published in the peer-reviewed journal Science Advances, only 9 percent of plastic actually ends up being recycled. To make it easier for consumers, Weleda has partnered with TerraCycle on a free recycling program for their Skin Food line. “Preserving the balance between what we take from nature with what we give back is our core value,” says Rob Keen, CEO of Weleda North America, via press release. “This respect for nature is in our DNA and it guides everything we do – from our innovative biodynamic farming practices that actually pull carbon out of the atmosphere, to our manufacturing facilities in France, Germany and Switzerland that use energy from 100% renewable sources. We also employ thoughtful ingredient sourcing and ethical partnerships that protect the life energy and potency of our products. Now we are teaming up with TerraCycle to ensure that our recently launched Skin Food packaging has every opportunity to be recycled.” TerraCycle will collect empty packaging from the Skin Food line of products where it’s then cleaned and melted into hard plastic that can be remolded into new recycled products. Full details about how to participate can be found at terracycle.ca. Next, discover 14 ways toxins are sneaking into your 
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These Eco-Conscious Brands Deserve Some Recognition

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From sustainably-sourced ingredients to carbon neutral initiatives, these brands are helping offset their environmental impact.

Weleda    

Weleda

Each year, 8 million metric tons of plastic end up in our oceans, and according to a 2017 study published in the peer-reviewed journal Science Advances, only 9 percent of plastic actually ends up being recycled.   To make it easier for consumers, Weleda has partnered with TerraCycle on a free recycling program for their Skin Food line. “Preserving the balance between what we take from nature with what we give back is our core value,” says Rob Keen, CEO of Weleda North America, via press release. “This respect for nature is in our DNA and it guides everything we do – from our innovative biodynamic farming practices that actually pull carbon out of the atmosphere, to our manufacturing facilities in France, Germany and Switzerland that use energy from 100% renewable sources. We also employ thoughtful ingredient sourcing and ethical partnerships that protect the life energy and potency of our products. Now we are teaming up with TerraCycle to ensure that our recently launched Skin Food packaging has every opportunity to be recycled.”   TerraCycle will collect empty packaging from the Skin Food line of products where it’s then cleaned and melted into hard plastic that can be remolded into new recycled products. Full details about how to participate can be found at terracycle.ca.
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Weleda Initiates New Recycling Program With TerraCycle

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European personal-care and beauty brand Weleda recently partnered with TerraCycle, a waste management company, to bring customers a simple way to recycle their packaging. The partnership coincides with Weleda’s recent release of its entire Skin Food line, which includes the Skin Food Light Nourishing Cream, Skin Food Body Butter, and Skin Food Lip Butter.
The Weleda Recycling Program will allow customers to send in their empty packaging from the entire Skin Food line to be recycled at no cost. To participate, customers need to sign up on the TerraCycle program page, then mail in the packaging waste using the prepaid shipping label that is given. Packaging sent in is cleaned and melted into a hard plastic that has the ability to be remolded into new, recycled products. Collectors have the ability to earn $1 per pound of waste sent to TerraCycle to donate to a non-profit, school, or charitable organization of their choice. “We are pleased to be working with Weleda to offer consumers a free recycling program to complement their new Skin Food line of products,” says Tom Szaky, CEO and founder of TerraCycle . “By participating in the Weleda Recycling Program, consumers have a unique opportunity to demonstrate their respect for the environment by diverting their packaging waste from landfills, as well as through the products that they choose to include in their beauty regimen.” Out of all of its sustainability efforts Weleda has placed an emphasis on packaging improvements, which continues to be a focus for the company. In 2017, the company was able to save four tons of material through optimizing the weight of the screw caps used on Weleda’s aluminum tubes. The company hopes to continue increasing the amount of recycled materials used in packaging, which is already being seen through some of its recent launches which use up to 70 percent recycled plastic. “Preserving the balance between what we take from nature with what we give back is our core value,” says Rob Keen, CEO of Weleda North America. “This respect for nature is in our DNA and it guides everything we do—from our innovative, biodynamic farming practices that actually pull carbon out of the atmosphere to our manufacturing facilities in France, Germany, and Switzerland that use energy from 100 percent renewable sources. We also employ thoughtful ingredient sourcing and ethical partnerships that protect the life energy and potency of our products. Now we are teaming up with TerraCycle to ensure that our recently launched Skin Food packaging has every opportunity to be recycled.” For more information on the Weleda Recycling Program, visit their site here.
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Weleda is the Latest Brand to Team Up with TerraCycle

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Weleda has partnered with TerraCycle, making it easier for customers to recycle packaging waste from its entire Skin Food line of products. The Weleda Recycling Program allows consumers to send in their empty Skin Food packaging, to be recycled for free. Participants sign up on the TerraCycle program page and mail in their packaging waste using a prepaid shipping label.
“Preserving the balance between what we take from nature with what we give back is our core value,” said Rob Keen, CEO of Weleda North America. “This respect for nature is in our DNA and it guides everything we do - from our innovative biodynamic farming practices that actually pull carbon out of the atmosphere, to our manufacturing facilities in France, Germany and Switzerland that use energy from 100% renewable sources. We also employ thoughtful ingredient sourcing and ethical partnerships that protect the life energy and potency of our products. Now we are teaming up with TerraCycle to ensure that our recently launched Skin Food packaging has every opportunity to be recycled.”
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