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The Alternative Consumer provides product reviews, green news and info to the next wave of smart consumers - fresh thinkers who consciously style their lives with their health and the health of the Earth in the forefront of their mind; chic, savvy shopper
Recent Posts Tagged With 'recycled'
recycled keyboard key ring
Do you hate being away from your computer? Now you can take a chunk of it with you, by sporting one of these unique rings made from recycled keyboard keys. The ‘edit’ key is affixed to an aluminum ring by Italian designer Cecilia Fell...
recycled telephone book bag - UrthBags
How much of your day do you spend on the phone? The “Charlotte” bag will help you fully express the all-consuming obsession you may have for talking, texting and emailing from your favorite communications device.UrthBags makes stylish, ...
IceStone - recycled glass and concrete countertops
Operating out of their renovated factory in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, IceStone creates great looking, highly durable surfaces for both homes and commercial spaces. IceStone’s products are created with 100% recycled glass in a cement matrix via ...
Defy - recycled billboard bags with killer style
Chicago’s Defy Bags makes great looking bags from an eco-friendly combination of recycled materials and great graphic art. Each handmade, small-run bag keeps a chunk of a vinyl billboard out of a landfill and gives you the opportunity to add ...
land’s end intros eco-friendly backpacks
Land’s End is making your next hike, bus trip back to school, or monthly jaunt to Vermont a little greener with their introduction of a new line of eco-friendly bags, backpacks, lunch packs and totes. The new line is made of recycled plastic ...
upcycled t-shirt rug - from rags to riches
We’ve seen too many unfortunate deaths of the everyday t-shirt. (Many in the form of “memory” quilts-gone-wrong.) All the more reason to love this purplish-gray, feet-friendly, 100 percent recycled rug, crafted from discarded, hand-cut tees. ...
recyled bike chain ring wall clock
Take one gnarly looking bike chain ring add a heaping helping of recycled wood-grain fabric and you’ve got the perfect timepiece for that Lance Armstrong-inspired man-cave of yours. 32 very reasonable bucks @ the 1byliz etsy shop ...
recycled magazine frame
This colorful frame is created from recycled magazines. Anyone out there in publishing? Fits a 5″x7″ photo or picture - $26 @ twofold’s etsy shop ...
summer fun - recycled plastic frisbees
God forbid we get some exercise. Stay on your computer just long enough to click the ‘buy’ button on one of these recycled plastic frisbees and then head outside. The Re-Flyer disc (above left - $10) from Patagonia is made from 60% post...
recycled truck tire ‘You Are Here’ doormat
Guests arriving at your door can now locate themselves without resorting to Google Maps. This doormat made of 100% recycled truck tires, is durable, washable and 24″ in diameter. Designed by John Cave. $35 @ re:modern.com ...
