Hope everyone has a wonderful holiday! Here’s some last minute love for the eco stockings (felt made of recycled materials) over at RikRak’s Etsy shop…

When it comes to planning, I’m an old fashioned gal. Sure, online calendars have their advantages, but give me a pencil and a cute paper planner and I’m a much happier gal. These days, I’m digging the chic patterns of Sarah Pinto’s recycled paper and soy-based ink planners. Cute, no?

Via IdealBite.

Fun recycled skateboards with great graphics converted into dayplanner notebooks at Tokyo Cube.

Patagonia’s newly released Shelter Stone three layer waterproof mountain shells are significant because they’re being hailed as the world’s first recyclable nylon jacket and waterproof pants. At first glance this might not seem like much to write home about. But it is.

In 1991 Patagonia commissioned an independent audit in the four main fabrics they then used to make their garments: cotton, nylon, polyester and wool. As founder, Yvon Chouinard explained to staff in a company speech, “to no one’s surprise the news was bad. Everything we make pollutes.

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