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• Looking for green gift ideas for those near and dear? Read on for specific gift suggestions as well as sources for finding green gifts. Don't forget to get a canvas grocery bag or two for yourself!

• Fast Facts

  1. Toys 'R' Us lists "Earth-Friendly Fun" as one of the top trends in the 2008 holiday seasonMarketWatch: Toys"R"Us Announces Key Trends...
  2. Popular terms are green, eco-friendly, Earth-friendly, organic
  3. Increasing in worldwide popularityCNN: All About: `Green' Shopping (December 24, 2007)
  4. Products are widely available
  5. Established brands offer organic and natural options
  6. Usually priced higher than conventionally manufactured goods

• Go Green for Less Green

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• Green Gift Ideas

  1. An experience: theater tickets, a hot air balloon ride, a nice dinner out.
  2. A gift certificate for a massage, facial, or other spa service.
  3. Donations to an environmental non-profit.
  4. Antiques, vintage jewelry or handbags, early edition books.
  5. A gift you've made yourself: a handknit scarf, a poem, a song, a scrapbook.
  6. Gifts that use minimal packaging.
  7. Gifts you've found: shells, rocks, letters between your grandparents.
  8. Gifts made from recycled and organic materials.

• Gifts to Encourage Going Green

  1. Energy-saving compact fluorescent lights.
  2. A reusable lunch bag.
  3. Compost bin.
  4. Recycling bins or a sorting system for different recyclables.
  5. Canvas bags to take shopping.
  6. Reusable travel coffee mug.
  7. A basket full of non-toxic, organic cleaning products.
  8. Copies of An Inconvenient Truth.
  9. A subscription to an environmental magazine, like E.
  10. Water-saving showerhead.
  11. Recyclable toothbrush.
  12. Digital camera.
  13. Automatic thermostat control device you can program to turn the heat off at night.
  14. Rechargeable batteries and charging station.

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