Category — Gift Giving Tips

Did you know that current estimated number of fathers across the nation is 66.3 million.Yet, one of the most underappreciated holiday’s on the calender is Father’s Day. This year, let’s honor those millions of dad’s by showing them we care and value them in our lives.

Here’s our top choices for eco-friendly and fun gifts for your dad.

Rock Star Snacker

Your dad can rock on with this all natural and organic snack gift basket. Perfect for the music lover in your life, this gift basket is packaged in a bowl that was created from a single LP record.

Theo Organic Chocolate Beer Pairing Kit

Explore the flavor pairings of beer and dark chocolate with this handsome gift-and-go pack featuring five organic chocolate bars. Theo Chocolate Company choses five of their bars for their flavor balance and their pairing potential with various styles of beer. Their selections prepare you for a magnificent chocolate and beer pairing party.  Beer is not included in this gift set, so you may want to pick up a 6 pack of your dad’s favorite beer to complete the experience.

Bike Chain Bottle Opener Key Chain

This unique and original bottle opener is made of discarded bicycle parts. One sweet extra: it’s also a key chain.  It’s a small and thoughtful gift that will be used often by dad.

Reusable Produce Bag Set

If your dad travels a lot, he will surely appreciate these reusable bags.  Yes, they are great for storing all your produce from the store but we have also found them very useful for packing travel toiletries, shoes, or other little odds and ends.

All of these eco-fabulous Father’s Day gifts and more are available at Tread Light Gifts.

Plastic packing peanuts can be really annoying.  They get all over the house.  And because they are not made of biodegradable materials, you are often left with the burden of finding a new home for them or worse throwing them out.  In a dream world, companies would only use biodegradable packing peanuts that are made of of corn and can be re-used, composted or simply disposed of by dissolving it in a sink or bath tub.  But until then, The Plastic Loose Fill Council is helping companies and consumers find a new life for those annoying buggers

The Plastic Loose Fill Council (PLFC) was founded in 1991 to develop, promote and implement the original use and subsequent recovery, reuse and recycling of polystyrene loose fill, commonly known as “packing peanuts.” The Council operates the Peanut Hotline, the national reuse program for plastic loose fill. The Peanut Hotline and web site let consumers find places in their neighborhood that will take your old plastic packing peanuts and reuse them. It’s amazing that there are over 1500 collections sites in the US.  We found four drop-off points within 5 minutes of our office.

As you are unwrapping all your Valentine’s Day gifts this year, please consider giving your packing peanuts to a local company to reuse. You will save them money and help keep waste out of the land fills.

Recycle your packing peanuts TODAY!

Did you know that an extra 25 MILLION tons of garbage will be generated this holiday season? That’s a 25% increase in a mere six-week period.  You can do your part in reducing the waste by wrapping your gifts in decorated newspapers, craft paper, or paper bags.  Other great alternatives include using reusable bags, boxes, and containers. If you still really want to use gift wrap, try to find ones made of recycled materials with no foil or glitter embellishments.

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