{"id":3118,"date":"2026-01-10T13:40:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T13:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cncurc.org\/index.php\/2026\/01\/10\/sustainable-holiday-gifts-for-the-men-in-your-life\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T13:40:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T13:40:20","slug":"sustainable-holiday-gifts-for-the-men-in-your-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.cncurc.org\/index.php\/2026\/01\/10\/sustainable-holiday-gifts-for-the-men-in-your-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainable Holiday Gifts for the Men in Your Life"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The holiday season is a time for giving and renewal, and you can help the planet by <\/span>giving<\/span> environmentally friendly gifts. We updated our sustainable gift ideas to help you choose eco-conscious presents for the men in your life\u2014whether that’s a friend, spouse, father, or son\u2014that will help them reduce their impact on the planet.<\/span><\/p>\n

Society is a long way from achieving sustainability; however, the products in our list take steps toward better outcomes by reducing plastic waste, reusing materials, and making the leftover materials compostable or recyclable. <\/span><\/p>\n

This article contains affiliate links. If you purchase an item through one of these links, we receive a small commission that helps fund our\u00a0<\/span>Recycling Directory<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Lovable Keepsakes<\/span><\/h2>\n

The\u00a0<\/span>Stone Paper Notebooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0from\u00a0A Good Company\u00a0are a statement any artist will appreciate. <\/span>With pages made<\/span> from limestone in a solar-powered factory, these waterproof notebooks can handle watercolors, pen, or pencil. A Good Company offsets its CO2 emissions created in its production and transportation processes, making this one of the most responsible products on the market.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A Good Company’s Stone Paper Sketchbook<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Project Repat<\/span><\/a>\u00a0turns old T-shirts into memorable quilts, preventing tons of textiles from ending up in landfills. Collect your guy’s favorite T-shirts from an alma mater, a sports team, or a band\u2014just a few of the themes you can choose for a quilt\u2014and send them to Project Repat to create an earth-friendly gift.<\/span><\/p>\n

The company provides good-paying jobs to U.S. workers at its two factories based on one of the <\/span>founder’s<\/span> insight<\/span> that too many T-shirts were being exported overseas and ending up in landfills there.<\/span> There’s a great story involving a traffic jam in Nairobi and a shirt labeled, “I Danced My Ass Off at Josh’s Bar Mitzvah.” A gift should come with a memorable tale.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can hear the story<\/a> on Earth911’s podcast.<\/p>\n