Eco Store
Do It Green! Eco Store
All of the items we sell in our online store are what we consider ‘tools’. They are tools that will help you make a long term change at home or work or school towards living more sustainably.
The items in this online store can also be found at Twin Cities Green located at 2405 Hennepin Avenue South in Uptown, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Feel good about shopping for once! 2% of all sales at the Do It Green! Eco Store will be used to offer Do It Green! workshops for community groups – including schools, churches and non-profit organizations of all types.
Do It Green! Magazine
A 100 page guidebook for Minnesotans on living green and sustainbly. Includes over 150 articles, resources and Minnesota GREEN PAGES Directory. Printed on 100% post-consumer recycled, chlorine-free paper with soy ink. This guide will take you through easy to challenging steps to becoming greener.
Recycled Stationary Kit with Make Your Own Envelope Template
A stationary kit with 6 recycled notepaper and envelopes made from recycled magazines and calendars. Includes a template and instructions on how to make your own recycled envelopes. Nearly 32 pounds of paper and plastic go into the garbage for every woman, man and child in America, here is an opportunity to reuse old magazines and calendars and then recycle the rest! Contact your city or county recycler to find out what kinds of paper you can recycle or visit www.greenguardian.com.
Reuse Old Envelopes Kit
Description: A set of 4 sheets of 33-up labels pre-printed with “This envelope is being reused to reduce waste” and a non-toxic black marker to mark off old address and bar codes on envelopes being reused. Includes a template to print your own label sheets. Visit (add link) to download the PDF template to print your own sheets.
Organic/Fair Trade cotton tote shopping bags with Do It Green! logo
Paper or plastic? Neither! Grocery shoppers use nearly 40 billion bags each year- most are only used once and recycled or thrown away. Use this handy, flat-bottomed tote bag with shoulder strap handles instead!
Waste Reduction Kits (sewn by Do It Green!)
Packaging makes up 30% of the weight of trash and 50% of trash by volume. Consider how often you use a to go container, disposable silverware, napkins and cups at the deli or a restaurant. Take this handy waste reduction kit with you everywhere you go – it includes a reusable leftovers container, reusable and light travel silverware made from biodegradable materials and reusable cloth napkin. Add in your favorite reusable drinking container and you can eat on the go –waste free!
Stainless steel kitchen compost storage container
By composting your food scraps and yard trimmings at home, you can reduce almost 20% of your garbage waste. An average Minnesotan creates about 2,000 pounds of garbage each year, so that could reduce your trash by 400 pounds annually!
