As the realities of climate change become more apparent by the day, being mindful of how we consume becomes increasingly crucial. Consumers are increasingly demanding that brands respond. Eco-friendly items are those that meet high environmental criteria in terms of manufacturing, packing, transportation, use, and disposal. To convey that a product satisfies certain sustainability requirements, it will have an ecolabel mark on its packaging.

We have you covered if you want to market sustainable products for home office design, ethical loungewear, or clean comfort foods.

1. Reusable Bread Bag

Carry your bread home in style without any packaging waste. The Onya Reusable Bread Bag is made from up to 10x recycled plastic drink bottles and is designed to replace single use paper or plastic bread bags, plastic toggles and ties.

Perfect for the home baker too. Bread stored in one of our bread bags can last up to 3 months in a frost free freezer and will not sustain freezer burn due to the unique double lining and airtight roll and lock closure.

2. Reusable Produce Bags

Our award winning Reusable Produce Bags are one of our most popular products here at Onya.

Instead of using the produce bags from the grocery store and throwing them out when your food is brought home, you can use the Onya reusable produce bags and never tear off and throw away a plastic produce bag again.

They also let water and air through, so you can wash your fruits and veggies within the bags when you get home.

3. Reusable Bulk Food Bags

The Reusable Bulk Food Bags from Onya were designed to help people easily and conveniently transport their bulk food purchases home. The bags have been designed as a lightweight top-up tool to replace the need for carrying heavy jars and canisters when doing your shopping.

Our bulk food bag set includes a large, medium and small bulk food bag along with our specially designed bulk food shopping tote and carrying case. Each size bag and the tote are also available individually so you can customize to your needs.

4. Reusable Shopping Bags

Plastic shopping bags from the grocery store (or any retail store) produce even more waste than single use plastic produce bags.

The Onya Reusable Shopping Bag scrunches down into an attached pouch so you always have it On Ya to carry your groceries and other items, eliminating your plastic waste from shopping bags every time you shop.

5. Recycled Ocean Plastic Eyewear

Sea2see collects ocean plastic waste, nets, and ropes in coordination with fishing communities in Spain to create their Italian designed eyewear. Collecting an average of one tonne of plastic waste every second day, selected plastic waste is used as the raw material for their eyeglasses with the remaining waste sold off to other companies for use in different processes.

6. Side Bag Made From Recyled Plastic Drink Bottles

Lightweight and super-tough, the durable Onya Side Bag is ethically made using rPET material which is a fabric made from recycled plastic drink bottles. It makes for a perfect day bag that stuffs down into a fist-sized carry pouch so you can take it with you anywhere, anytime.

7. Repurposed Billboard Vinyl Wallet

Over 600,000 tonnes of non-recyclable vinyl from billboard banners alone finds its way to landfills each year. RAREFORM took note and rescues this durable material to create one of a kind wallets and other products, including bike bags, iPhone cases and more.

Over the past seven years they’ve repurposed over 1360 tonnes of vinyl that was destined for landfills simply by turning it into unique, durable bags.

8. Recycled Plastic Backpack

The stylish Onya range of Backpacks is also made from rPET (Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate)- the material created when single use plastic drink bottles are recycled into a fabric.

Each of our lightweight backpacks scrunches down into an attached keyring size carry pouch, making them great for traveling.

9. Eco-Friendly Phone Cases

There are now more mobile devices than there are people on earth. That’s a staggering amount of plastic phone accessories (and packaging) being consumed and disposed of at an alarming rate. From manufacturing to packaging, Pela hopes to displace waste and pollution in the tech accessory market with their 100% compostable sustainable bioplastic iPhone and Andriod phone cases. .

10. Recycled Plastic Belts

Functional and socially impactful.

Jelt belts are made from recycled plastic bottles. Even better, Jelt was established as a cause-driven business, with the purpose of creating a product that everyone would need, while promoting and encouraging objectives that serve the common good.

Not only do these items contribute to the preservation of our future, but they are also in high demand from purchasers who recognize their significance. As a result, selling environmentally friendly products can be a win-win situation: helping the environment while running a thriving business.

Below, we’ll look at some of the best sustainable products you can offer right now in categories like electronics, pets, fashion, and personal care.

1. Sustainable apparel

“Fast fashion” is a buzzword that haunts the most environmentally responsible fashionistas. The fashion industry has been known to use unethical and unsustainable practices to quickly produce cheap, low-quality clothing.

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But “slow fashion” is here to combat that. You can source your entire supply chain with more mindful materials and practices that go farther than just using organic cotton. For example, you can source products locally, or use vegan alternatives like replacement leather.

As a certified B corp, clothing brand Pact uses organic, carbon neutral, and fair trade practices to produce its products.

2. Earth-friendly home goods

Look around you: there are plenty of opportunities to reduce the carbon footprint in your home, including items like:

• Reusable paper towels
• Upcycled toilet paper
• Bamboo cutlery and dishes
• Biodegradable utensils
• Stainless steel straws
• Laundry detergent sheets
• Food waste reducers like composters

Made Trade focuses on decking out homes with items like these, using production practices and methods such as recycled and upcycled, fair trade, handcrafted, locally made, and vegan. It’s also been Climate Neutral Certified. 

3. Tech products and accessories

Sustainable tech and accessories are the way of the future. If you have a killer new product idea, it might be worth the effort to invest in all the research and development to get it up and running.

But if you’d like a faster route, you can try white labeling or dropshipping pre-manufactured items like rechargeable batteries, compostable phone cases, wooden speakers, or cork desk mats.

Ethical tech company Nimble focuses on just that, offering products made with recycled aluminum and plastics and organic hemp. The company also pays shipping for customers to send their old electronics to Nimble for recycling.

4. Clean personal care items

Personal care goes beyond what products we’re using and extends into the items that are going on and in our bodies. For example, lotions are absorbed by the skin, so it makes for consumers to ask questions about what exactly is inside those products.

Clean personal care items are a one-two punch when it comes to preserving the Earth while preserving ourselves. There’s a ton of demand for products that avoid harsh chemicals and byproducts that are known to cause health issues.

5. Eco-friendly beauty products

The beauty world goes hand in hand with the world of personal care, and beauty brands have long been having the conversation about ethics and sustainability, whether that involves using natural materials like coconut oil, creating reusable makeup remover pads, or packing items in recycled plastic.

Axiology is on a mission to end plastic waste in the beauty industry, focusing exclusively on lip care products like lipsticks and balms. It implements and promotes practices like plastic-free products, multi-use products, refillable products, and conscious recycling.

6. Eco-friendly foods

Food is one of the few guaranteed, permanent products that every single person is going to buy forever. This means there’s a huge market in making a food brand with sustainable products, looking after the planet as well as the people eating it. These tactics might include:

• Upcycling or recycling food materials
• Recycled plastic or plastic-free packaging
• Focusing on seasonal items
• Preparing food with sustainable equipment

Spudsy is a great example of a food brand working to reduce food waste by using upcycled ingredients: in this case, sweet potatoes. The brand creates puffs and fries out of some of the 150 million pounds of sweet potatoes that end up in landfills every year.

7. Ethical pet products

The pet care industry is just as guilty of unsustainable practices as the plethora of human-focused industries. From pet food to accessories and toys, there are several opportunities to tap into the ethical, sustainable pet market.

In addition to the adorable name (the sound of a puppy’s howl), pet company Awoo uses low-impact materials that are shipped in environmentally friendly packaging, moving every day toward 100% sustainable practices.

The brand also partners with Muddy Paws Rescue, a non-profit that uses a fostering system to re-home dogs. This is a great example of using partnerships to work toward goals that align with your beliefs and ethics.

8. Products for kids

In 2022, the retail toy industry racked up $29.2 billion in sales. But unfortunately, many of the toys sold end up in a landfill. Even worse, some contain harmful ingredients like toxic glues and paints. That’s why toys are a huge opportunity to reduce plastic waste, as well as reduce the use of harmful materials.

Tender Leaf is a toy company that uses FSC certified plywood to handcraft its wooden toys. Additionally, the brand implements other ethical and sustainable practices like:

• Using reclaimed wood
• Replanting trees
• Hiring locally with equal opportunity practices
• Eliminating single-use plastic through the use of recycled cardboard and paper packaging

9. Earth-friendly fitness gear

When the pandemic forced gyms to close, the at-home fitness trend exploded. But even after things became normal, many fitness enthusiasts are sticking with their home workout routines.

With sustainability top of mind for so many, it’s no surprise that consumers are looking for earth-friendly fitness gear. Think yoga mats made from recycled materials, sportswear crafted from plant-based fabrics, and sneakers made to last. 

Brands like Norm are stepping up to the plate, offering eco-friendly products for active living, such as sneakers made from 90% recycled materials and t-shirts made from organic and recycled cotton. The company considers sustainability across the entire lifecycle of its offerings, taking back well-loved sneakers to recycle them into new items.

If you want to run a successful ecommerce business but also want to feel like you’re doing your part to reduce our carbon footprint, you have plenty of options. There are loads of products out there that are made sustainably and responsibly, while also being in popular demand with certain groups of customers.

More and more businesses are taking ethics into their hands without compromising their entrepreneurial spirit. All that’s left is to take the next step and find the products that feel right for you.

Eco-friendly products are items manufactured, packaged, and delivered following strict standards. These products carry an “ecolabel” mark on their packaging to communicate that they meet the sustainability criteria. Ethical loungewear, refillable water bottles, and organic cotton clothing are a few examples of eco-friendly products.

Pick any product and it probably has an eco-friendly alternative. Many studies show that consumers are actively seeking out green products as they shop. And the shift is happening across all industries, from accessories and clothing to gadgets and smart appliances.