Santa isn't real but climate change is. And buying gifts means purchasing products (and packaging) that might one day end up in a landfill. But you can shop responsibly for the Earth and your loved ones. From stylish solar watches and lights to water bottles that clean themselves while saving plastic, there's plenty on this list that will satisfy the environmentalist in your life.
LARQ Self Cleaning Water Bottle
Reusable water bottles are kinder to the Earth than disposable ones but can harbor not-so-friendly bacteria. LARQ uses a UV-C LED light to dispense with germs and keeps cold beverages cold for 24 hours and hot beverages hot for 12.
Little Sun Diamond
This pretty little light has big implications. It's solar-powered so it saves power, plus for every one sold, another is made available at a locally affordable price to an African community with limited access to electricity. Little Sun Diamond gives five hours of bright light for a five-hour charge and can be used with its stand or worn around the neck with the accompanying lanyard.
The Smart Garden 27
Food can't get more local than picking it in your own living room. Smart Garden 27 can grow herbs, fruits, and vegetables and provides the perfect environment for them. Energy-efficient LED lighting and carefully calibrated water dispersal mean no resources are wasted.
Misfits Market
Produce that is ugly but still edible is often wasted. Misfits Market puts these organic fruits and vegetables into plant-based bags, packs them into recycled cardboard boxes, and then ships them out with its subscription service.
Dyson Lightcycle Task Lamp
The Dyson Lightcycle adjusts its glow to the room around it and whether or not anyone is present, ensuring that it's not wasting energy.
Incipio Organicore
Once they've moved on to a new model of phone and recycled their old one, they can toss this Incipio Organicore into the compost bin since it's plant-based.
Plumen 001 LED
The Plumen 001 LED bulb makes a design and an environmental statement. It should shine for 20,000 hours and look good for all of them.
Ultimate Ears Hyperboom Speaker
The Ultimate Ears Hyperboom has big sound but not a big footprint. It's made of post-consumer recycled plastics.
The North Face Etip Recycled Tech Glove
These North Face gloves keep hands warm, free to text, and are made of 93% recycled polyester.
ToughTested Solar Charger
The ToughTested Solar Charger can keep phones charged several times over using only the light of the sun.