Eco-conscious items to snap up from Edmonton stores

If you want to reduce your carbon footprint, there are plenty of products out there that are environmentally-friendly and functional. These stores sell items that will be a great start to building your supply of eco-conscious household goods. And, they're all in Edmonton, reducing your carbon footprint.

Eco-conscious items to snap up from Edmonton stores
Sydnee Bryant By

Lux Beauty Boutique

1
12515 102 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T5N 0M4

This beauty boutique carries a variety of beauty products that are eco-friendly. Wipe your slate (and face) clean with bamboo cleansing cloths, such as Kaia Naturals Juicy Bamboo Facial Cleansing Cloths. They remove makeup with zero water, reducing water waste (plus, it makes them perfect for camping. Unbleached bamboo has a smaller impact on the planet than conventional cleansing cloth materials – plus, it’s softer than a baby’s bottom. The cloths are soaked in citrus essential oils, plus honey, vitamins B12, C and E and jojoba oil.

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Carbon Environmental Boutique Ltd

2
12543 102 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T5N 0M4

If you’re interested in home composting, the Naturemill Ultra Composter is a great way to start. You just have to throw your veggies, coffee grinds, et cetera in the top and the machine will automatically mix, heat and aerate it. It will remind you to empty it every two weeks. It reduces the amount of stuff that ends up in a landfill and it works by itself? I say let the machines take over – they know what they’re doing.

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Evoolution

3
11958 104 Ave Nw, Edmonton, AB T5K 0G6

Evoolution bottles their extra virgin olive oils and balsamic vinegars in-house, meaning you can bring your bottles back to refill with your favourite black cherry balsamic or lemon olive oil. No extra bottles go to waste and you know what you’re getting is actually 100 per cent legit – the fake EVOO industry is scary real.

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Earth's General Store Ltd

4
10150 104 St NW, Edmonton, AB T5J 1A7

Jelly Parrot Trash Crafts notebooks are made from recycled paper – the craftsman behind them folds the paper so you only see the blank side. The notebook coils are generally made from old coat hangers. The covers are made from cereal boxes and old records. They look so cool you would never know they’re made from stuff you have lying around your own house.

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The Wildbird General Store

5
4712 99 St NW, Edmonton, AB T6E 5H5

U.S.E.D. Recycled Seat Belt Bags are a great way to help reduce landfill waste. These Canadian bags are seriously sweet – they look bad-ass and they’re made from old seatbelts that gave their lives to fashion rather than sitting in a dump. The makers of these bags pull the seatbelts from cars that are about to go to the auto graveyard. The result is a fashion-forward messenger bag made from recycled materials that still manages to look brand-spanking new.

Mountain Equipment Co-op

6
11904 104 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T5K 0G6

Try a cozy, eco-chic t-shirt, such as the Patagonia Necessity v-neck. It's made with organically grown cotton, meaning the plant fibres were grown without the use of pesticides or synthetic fertilizers. It’s very soft and looks like a regular t-shirt. The hue remains vibrant even though the shirt was dyed using dyes and fixing agents with the lowest impact on the environment possible.

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Sydnee Bryant is a writer with a coffee addiction and a weakness for cats. Formerly YP's Edmonton City Editor, Sydnee loves browsing farmers’ markets, trying new restaurants and shopping for the latest beauty trends. She avoids winter sports but embraces Edmonton’s many summer festivals.
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