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Sustainable Shopping Tips

Sustainable Shopping Tips

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Sustainable Shopping Tips

Supporting the green economy is more than being informed—it’s about following through and “voting with your dollar” as we call it. Where you shop and what you buy when you do sends a message to business owners. And it helps sustainable businesses stay afloat in a deal-driven market. Here are our favorite sustainable shopping tips.

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10 Green Gifts Under $100 (With 5 Under $25)
Find beautiful, thoughtful gifts for family and friends of all ages that are good for people and planet in this directory and on GreenPages.org.
By Eleanor Greene
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6 Steps to Recycle More and Create Less Waste
Here are six tips to recycle, reuse, upcycle, and create less waste overall.
By Eleanor Greene
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Green Living: 10 Habits of Highly Sustainable People
Want 10 quick tips for sustainable living? Here are our high-impact actions for living a more environmentally-friendly, green life.
By Green America
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Green Cleaning Products Our Staff Love
Green America staff members share some of their favorite green cleaning products.
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Staying Connected the Old-Fashioned Way
Really not into smart tech? Consider these simple-but-innovative non-digital ways to stay connected without a device.
By Tracy Fernandez Rysavy
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Smart Tech for a Greener Life
The green homes and communities of the near future will boast technologies that save energy, lower toxins, and protect the planet. Keep an eye on these green innovations, which are available now or will be soon.
By Tracy Fernandez Rysavy
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Go Green on the Cheap
Green America staff members share some of their favorite strategies for going green on the cheap.
By Green America
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Eco-Travel Checklist
Regardless of where you're headed, we can make you an eco-travel checklist to make your trip as green as possible.
By Eleanor Greene
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In Search of Ethical Fashion
If you need to buy new clothes, use the tips here to search out ethical fashion options.
By Caroline Chen and Eleanor Greene
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13 Ways to Go Green and Save Money
Our members gave us 14 ideas on how to go green and save money. Read their tips here!
By Green America

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Uncrustables Go Non-GMO

Smuckers removes GMOs and high fructose corn syrup from Uncrustables, its very popular peanut butter and jelly product for kids. Green America's GMO Inside campaign has mobilized tens of thousands of consumers to ask Smuckers to remove GMOs from its products.

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End US Child Labor in the Meatpacking Industry

Child labor in slaughterhouses is shocking, and it’s something we have the power to stop. Join us in demanding JBS, Perdue, Cargill, and Tyson Foods stop child labor.

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Tell Comcast to Switch to Clean Energy and Ensure Energy Equity

The communications industry contributes at least 2.5% of our global greenhouse gas emissions and consumes an enormous amount of electricity from fossil fuels each year. And Comcast is a big part of that.

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Grocery Stores Must Take Action to Stop Climate Change

Safeway and other major grocery chains have a huge climate problem. Refrigerators in the companies’ stores using potent super-pollutant gasses, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), are leaking and accelerating the climate crisis.

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