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Choosing the right gift for a child or teenager can be a stressful experience. Has the child got it already? Will he or she play with it? Will he like it?
By choosing gifts that are ethically produced and fairly traded, at least you know that you have minimised the damaging effects of our consumer culture. Here is a selection of gift ideas for children and teenagers from some online stores which are dedicated to finding the very best of ethical, sustainable, recycled and fairly traded items. Visit the stores and see how you can enjoy an ever growing choice of ethical goods.
Great Ethical Gifts for Teenagers
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Seasalt Recycled Frisbee This is one plastic bag it is OK to throw away. 22cm diameter frisbee made from recycled retail packaging
made using only UK recycled materials. Also available in white. At just £3.00 it makes the perfect present for a teenager. |
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Pens made from Recycled Car Parts
Giving a new lease of life to old cars, this
pack of 5 retractable, black ink pens with twist action
made from recycled car parts.
The packaging made from 70% post consumer waste and 30% sustainable forest wood and printed using vegetable based inks
Not suitable for children under 36 months. Ideal present for older children and teens! |
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Greenstar Eco Football
Probably the most eco-friendly football around. The Greenstar football is made entirely from FSC certified rubber whichmakes it a tough ball, well suited to concrete and street football. A Fair Trade premium is paid to the rubber tappers and ball stitchers.
And zero carbon emissions when you send the kids outside to kick this around! A football is a great gift for boys and girls of all ages. Make it an ethical football next time.
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Curvy handbag - Strawberry Iced Tea
This eco-friendly bag is something a bit different - distinctively-shaped recycled juice packs make an eye-catching and rather elegant bag. A perfect gift for a teenage girl for all occasions!
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Ecobutton™ - reduces your computer's carbon footprint and saves you money, with one small click
This great USB device enables you to power down your desktop computer every time you take a break (long or short), at the touch of a button - saving you money, electricity, and helping to reduce your carbon footprint. Every time you take a phone call, go for a meeting or a break, simply press the Ecobutton™ and your computer and monitor are put into energy saving 'ecomode' drawing only nominal power - almost the same as when shut down (and less than normal standby). Press any key on your keyboard and your computer instantly returns to where you left off.
This is a perfect gift for any child, teenager or adult. A great family gift.
Save up to £50 and 135kg of carbon per year.
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Sun Jar Solar Light - store sunlight in a jar!
The Sun Jar is an ingenious eco friendly light from designer Tobias Wong.
It looks like a jam jar, but it’s jammed full of solar cells, batteries and LEDs so that it sucks in the sun’s rays all day and gives them back at night.
No switches, very practical, and environmentally friendly, it just sits there and looks sweet. A great gift for an older child or a teenager.
The Sun Jar has been voted ECO FRIENDLY GIFT OF THE YEAR 2007!
NOW AVAILABLE IN BLUE OR ORANGE LIGHT
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Classic High Cut Sneakers - black/white, eco friendly, fair trade by Ethletic
The essential fair trade high cut sneaker, and perfect for sport or everyday knocking around. These 100% cotton canvas sneakers have a tough rubber sole made with FSC-certified Rubber. The FSC stamp is engraved in the sole of every pair (a world first).
An ideal gift for a teenager with a conscience to go with his attitude.
Look good, feel good and retain peace of mind.
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