It means paying a bit more, but these absorbent, recycled rolls save trees, landfill space and water. Plus, the natural look is kinda cool.
Seventh Generation Laundry DetergentUnlike conventional detergents, this has a nonpolluting vegetable base and no artificial gook.
Ecover Herbal Dishwashing LiquidRave reviews for performance and smell (chamomile and marigold). Hats off to the Belgian company behind it for making healthy products since 1980.
Sebo Automatic "X4" VaccumGerman-engineered, this industrial-chic upright lies flat to get under the sofa.
Electrolux "Oxygen 3 Ultra" VaccumThis totally adorable canister has a system to prevent dust from escaping when you change the bag.
Method Cleaning ProductsBack in 1999, roommates Adam Lowry (a chemist) and Eric Ryan (a business guy) started mixing batches of eco cleaning products in their kitchen sink. They believed clean and conscientious and good design could all coexist. "The mainstreaming of green is what I'm most proud of today about Method," says Lowry, though he has plenty to crow about. The company is 100 percent carbon neutral, buying Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) to offset pollution from manufacturing. And it just debuted possibly its greenest product yet: The O-mop has a reusable microfiber pad for mopping and a compostable, dry dusting cloth (plus nontoxic, divine-smelling cleaning liquids). Thanks, Method, for worrying about the environment for us.
