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Still Christmas Shopping for the Tots? Izzit’s Top 5 Green Baby Gifts

Everyone loves to shower babies — and new parents — with presents. Luckily, there are many earth-friendly gift options that are adorable, fun and safe.

For the wee ones on your gift list, consider these five toys that are equal parts cute and eco-conscious:

Green Toys Recycling Truck for Toddlers

This bright green recycling truck by Green Toys Inc., gives your little tyke first-hand recycling experience. Green Toys prides itself on making toys from recycled plastic and environmentally friendly materials which the company says includes “the safest, cleanest plastics around.”

Made from recycled milk jugs, the toy includes a movable recycling bed, an open-and-shut rear door and no metal axles. It’s appropriate for ages 1 and up. Read more »

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Sustainable Baby Products for your Newborn

Not that I’m saying pink and blue are a thing of the past, but a green newborn, the organic sustainable green that is, is getting easier every day. And on track with you and your little ones sustainable lifestyle, BuyGreen has some pretty cool, very green, baby products.

Baby Clothing:

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Tracing the Origins and Environmental Impact of Clothing

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When you purchase your clothing, it’s rare that you have any idea about its origins, beyond the “Made in…” tag that typically appears on the manufacturer’s label. But how do you know that your clothing was made using ethical standards of production? Can you be sure that they’re not using child-run sweatshops in Indonesia, or that the sheep that generated that wool for a sweater weren’t starved or abused? Until recently, you couldn’t. For fashion, we were forced to turn a blind eye to the not so pleasant realities that surround the clothing manufacturing industry, the human ethical issues and the environmental impact of fashion. Read more »

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