Whether you're an executive with a polished corner office, a home worker with a semi-office off the living room, or a student with a simple desk, adding eco-friendly office accessories to your workspace is a great way to get greener with the place you spend so much of your time. Eco-friendly office accessories are also a cheaper alternative to eco-friendly office furniture, while still offering environmental benefits. If you're in the market for a daily planner, a bulletin board, file folders, or notebooks, we've got ones that feature recycled materials. We've got plenty of other eco-friendly office accessories, too, from creative business card holders to solar-powered calculators.
Pandanus boxes, 'Hidden Treasures' (set of 3)by NovicaThe natural allure of these boxes is ideal for storing a variety of treasures. Liem Hauw prepares a set of three hand-woven boxes that combine the organic elegance of pandanus and pinewood.More
Iron and recycled glass letter holder, 'Blue Nature'by NovicaCelebrating nature by recycling materials Dan Quaynor crafts a captivating letter holder. The ornate piece is forged from iron and decorated with luscious leaves which Quaynor makes by recycling glass.More
Natural fiber journals, 'Treasured Words in Green' (pair)by NovicaYooprai Kaewtui puts together an original set of handcrafted journals which she crafts with natural materials. The covers and pages are made by hand with saa (mulberry) paper and they are bound together with a saa paper rope. She uses natural dyes to obtain the vibrant green hues on the covers which feature a decorative bamboo stick. Each notebook contains 25 blank pages.More
Ate grass CD basket, 'Collector'by NovicaNengah Danantara designs a rectangular basket that exalts nature's beauty. Hand-woven from ate grass its tight mesh features diamond motifs. Recognized for its resistance to water heat and insects the fiber makes a durable and handsome holder for some 28 CDs.More
Bike Chain Frameby Uncommon GoodsGraham Bergh and his team of gifted artisans in Mosier, Oregon make an amazing range of funky household items from tons of recycled bike parts. Each month they collect 3,000 pounds of used parts, drawing from 150 shops in 17 states. The pieces that still have life in them are donated to a local non-profit group that teaches bicycle repair to children. The ones that are beyond repair are polished and made into cool things like this bike chain picture frame; a treasure you can hardly tell is made of recycled material. Handmade in Oregon.More
Natural fiber journals, 'Treasured Words in Plum' (pair)by NovicaYooprai Kaewtui puts together an original set of handcrafted journals which she crafts with natural materials. The covers and pages are made by hand with saa (mulberry) paper and they are bound together with a saa paper rope. She uses natural dyes to obtain the vibrant plum hues on the covers which feature a decorative bamboo stick. Each notebook contains 25 blank pages.More
Destruct 3by Uncommon GoodsWho doesn't love to knock things down? Destruct 3 is a great way to release stress, have fun and interact, and yes, it's educational too! With this suspenseful and entertaining game, players take turns building a tower while their opponents try to destroy it with one of the destructo devices (the Catapult, the Pendulum, or the Ramp). Sounds simple enough, but this game teaches kids skill and strategy as they learn from cause and effect what kind of design and positioning will help them win the game. Beautifully made in Thailand of sustainable rubber tree wood, Destruct 3 will be fun for the whole family!More
Bamboo is one of the fastest growing plants on the planet and therefore highly sustainable. It is an incredibly versatile plant used for many everyday applications from flooring and wall paneling to paper and fabrics. Some of the processes through which Bamboo is turned from its raw form into usable products can have a negative environmental impact.
Recycling is the reprocessing of old materials into new products, with the aims of preventing the waste of potentially useful materials, reducing the consumption of fresh raw materials, reducing energy usage, reducing air (from incineration) and water (from landfilling) pollution by reducing the need for "conventional" waste disposal, and lowering greenhouse gas emissions as compared to virgin production.
An elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products