2008 Holiday Gift Guide
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Give the Gift of Change

Jasmin Malik Chua, Jersey City, USA

Jasmin Malik Chua

By Jasmin Malik Chua
Jersey City, NJ, USA | Sun Mar 23 17:21:00 EDT 2008

You care about the environment and wish more people did. Give someone a nudge in the right direction, without sounding like a proselytizing jerk-because honestly, nobody likes a jerk-by giving them the gift of a greener lifestyle. One of these starter kits may be just the ticket to kick-starting that much-awaited dialog.

With its Green Home starter kits, Seventh Generation has packed a selection of its non-toxic and eco-friendly household products inside a reusable organic-cotton tote. The Free & Clear kit ($34.99) comes with scent- and dye-free versions of the company's glass-and-surface cleaner, all-purpose cleaner, dish liquid, and laundry detergent.

Meanwhile, the Living Home kit ($39.99) includes its most popular cleaning products, lightly scented with natural plant essences, as well as two rolls of unbleached recycled paper towels. For new parents and parents-to-be, the Natural Baby kit ($49.99) is chock-full of chlorine-free, non-toxic diaper and cleaning products for their latest arrivals. ::Seventh GenerationEach Starter Kit for Change is loaded with green goodies, including an Arbor Day tree seedling, fair-trade hot chocolate, a tree-free journal, and a compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL). Even the one-of-a-kind tote bag supplied is handmade from recycled and repurposed materials. Buy the bag alone for $20, or the entire kit for $40. A portion of its proceeds goes to Action Against Hunger. ::Starter Kit for Change

For $45, you get a CFL, a low-flow showerhead, organic and fair-trade treats, and supplementary reading material, as well as all-natural skincare products. Also included are coupons and resource literature from the Organic Valley Cooperative. Everything comes in an organic-cotton shopping bag. ::GoGreenGift

A Greensender box is all about the basics. For $39.99, you get a recycled- or organic-cotton tote filled with a reusable SIGG water bottle, a CFL, and an organic-cotton T-shirt. ::Greensender

Start small with a $10 Green-kit Starter Pack comprising bottles of all-purpose spray and dish-washing liquid, plus a pack of recycled paper towels. Or spring for the Deluxe Green-kit ($75) that comes with the whole enchilada. Among the 14 products included are biodegradable garbage bags, recycled facial tissue, all-natural dishwasher tablets, and environmentally friendly laundry wash. ::Green-kit

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