Gamechangers: Greenwave

GREENWAVE Food, Fashion, and Lifestyle in the Age of Responsibility. byDan Metz

WAKE UP CALL Influencer Emma Chamberlain is collaborating with Steeped to make coffee green (no matter how you take it). Steeped coffee comes in single-serving bags and “brews” like tea: drop the bag into hot water and let it steep. Steeped is ethically sourced and sustainably packaged. So ditch the pods, grab a coffee bag, and enjoy. chamberlaincoffee.com

CHILL OUT How do you reduce your carbon footprint? One way is to support Cool Effect. What started as an initiative to distribute healthier, greener cookstoves to impoverished nations, has turned into a hub of global efforts to reduce the carbon footprint of regions across four continents. You can even offset your travel by using their handy calculator. 90% of donated cash goes to the program of your choice. cooleffect.org

GOING NUTS Nutmilk is taking over, but buying a giant carton of mostly water and additives is a nonstarter. JOI nutbase is a great way to enjoy vegan milk and dairy-free treats, while reducing waste. JOI stands for Just One Ingredient: nuts. Add a scoop of nutbase (almond or cashew) to water and blend to create creamy, delicious nutmilk. JOI has a subscription service and is a carbon neutral company. addjoi.com

GIN-FREE Attain balance with Tonic CBD. Their products are a part of the new wave of innovative CBD formulas. Tonic offers a wide array of clean CBD, from doses to topicals to treats for your furry fam. Plus, they are local: their hemp source is Tricolla Farms, is just upstate. tonicvibes.com

DO GOODERS “Do Good” is Cotopaxi’s creed, and the Allpa 35L Del Dia travel pack takes it to the next level. Each colorful bag is made entirely from repurposed fabric. It shares the same design as their other Allpa travel packs, but repurposed fabric means that each bag will have its own unique design and color arrangement. ‘Unique’ has never looked so green. cotopaxi.com FIBER FRIENDLY At Guppy Friend, no environmental problem is too small. When you wash synthetic clothes, fibers break off and end up in rivers or oceans. But don’t fear—toss those clothes into a Guppy Friend laundry bag, then let it run. The bag catches all of the microfibers, and you just have to throw them out. It’s an easy win, and purchase supports the company’s education programs to help reduce waste. en.guppyfriend.com

AU NATUREL The fashion industry is one of the top three polluters on the planet, but Arielle is trying to change that. Their clothing line boasts the “cutting edge” of sustainability, and they have the laundry list to prove it. Fabrics are organic, recycled, and fair trade, their manufacturing is local to NYC and zero-waste and their packaging and production are plastic-free. Elegant style, and sustainable— that’s a win win. shop-arielle.com

ETRASH, ETREASURE Do you know what happens to your tech after it dies? Your chargers, cases, grips and clips go right into the trash, creating eWaste. Nimble has a better idea: they send you a bag, you fill it with your leftover or broken electronics, and send it back to them. They turn it into chargers, cases, phone stands, and more. Plus, they use bioplastics, organic hemp, and recycled aluminum. If they can’t recycle it, they dispose of it responsibly. In their first year of operation, Nimble collected more than 600 lbs of eWaste. gonimble.com