Eco Initiative

	Rack it Up Why Febreeze that fresh air smell on your laundry when you can get the real deal for free? Several stores sell clothing racks where you can hang your clothes out to air dry instead of wasting energy with a dryer! So save some quarters and increase your clothes' life expectancy by hanging them out to dry.
	Brush it Out! Ready for a new toothbrush? Don't be so quick to dump your old one. Put it to good use on keeping other parts of your life clean like those hard to reach spots on the stove, or in the bathroom, or floors! Using your toothbrush to scrub out the hard stains and grime not only helps keep you tidy, but also green!
	Bike Away Did you know that a bike can travel 960 miles on the equivalent energy of a gallon of gasoline? Next time you're on a trip or want to take in the local scenery hop on a bike! You will be protecting the earth from greenhouse gas emissions getting your cardio in while doing it.
	Shampoo Rebirth! The next time you run out of shampoo, conditioner, or need to bring any bath product with you when traveling re-use your old bottles! You can buy these products in bulk and re-fill old shampoo bottles. That way you cut down on plastic consumption and reduce landfills waste!!!

	Written Promises Green Earth Office Supply offers an alternative to using environmentally unfriendly products like plastic pens. Made from recycled wood scrap, these pen use non-toxic ink and offers re-fills! So not only will it never run-out, it will never explode on you either! Plus, the packaging is recycled too.
	Message in a Bottle Love Bottle makes water consumption more eco-friendly and much better looking! Love Bottle provides custom designed water bottles made from glass. Each bottle has fun, creative designs that fit your style and allow you the ability to write on them too! Now mother earth will look as good as you will!
	Get Bubbly! Every year, Americans consume millions liters of soda and seltzer. That's A LOT of plastic and non-biodegradable packaging that ends up in landfills. Enter Sodastream Soda Water Maker. This handy contraption lets you make your own carbonated drink wherever, whenever. The Sodastream runs on compressed air so it never needs to be plugged in or have batteries! No bottles, no energy waste, and lots of satisfaction!
	The Most Helpful Bracelet In The World Brazilets are simple bracelets that come in millions of colors. So what's the big deal? Well, they may be simple but they do a world of good. Every time you you purchase one of these bracelets you help protect the Amazon Rainforest. That's a bracelet we'd be proud to buy!
	Eco Wallet Made from recyclable materials, Dynomighty Wallets make funky and fun wallets that not only look good but are water, tear-resistant, and expandable! It's time to make your money not the only thing that's green in your wallet!
	Eco Time! Does everybody know what time it is? Eco-friendly time! Sprout Watches are a eco-cool company that make watch bands out of organic cotton and 100% biodegradable material. Plus, the battery is mercury free! So now you can be right on time and still keep the planet in mind!
	Shopping Was Never So Revealing We live in a world of multi-functioning products. A phone is also a camera, a toaster is also an oven and now, thanks to Triumph's Bra Bag, a bag is now...you guessed it, a bra! Created in Japan, we're sure this product will find its way to the States fast! Check out the different colors and article about this fantastic plastic-saving item!
	Pet (and Earth) Friendly Let your pets get in on the green action with West Paw Design toys! Coming in every size, color and shape this fun pet company makes toys for dogs and cats that are not only durable but also made from 100% recycled bottles, reclaimed cotton, and organic cotton! Make your pet happy and eco-conscious!
	Sunny Side Up Let your food catch some rays this summer! Global Sun Ovens cook your food on solar power. These little ovens can heat up to 400 degrees Fahrenheit without using any fossil fuels. So make your cooking green, clean, and yummy!
	Spin You Right Round Baby, Right Round Make your hanging plants beautiful this summer with this solar powered rotating plant basket. Completely wireless, this great addition to your front porch can hold up to twenty-seven pounds! Using the energy from the sun, this hanging plant basket makes sure your plants get some rays on every side.
	Race Against Time In addition to going green, have your clocks promote it too! This neat wall clock is made from old bike parts and are completely handmade!
	Kitchen Street Smarts Bring the city into your home with these street sign coasters! Recycled from street signs all over the US are colorful, fun, and most importantly eco-friendly!
	Pucker Up To The Planet! Makeup is looking a lot more green with Cargo cosmetics new line of products, "Plant Love." Offering a variety of different products, "Plant Love" makeup is made out of 100% natural products and free of petro-chemicals and synthetic dyes. Plus, all of the packaging is made out of corn! So give the earth (and yourself) a makeover!
	We All Have Our Baggage We all have baggage. But instead of carrying around harmful, PVC-filled, bags check out "EcoGear." All of their bags, book-bags, and suitcases are made without any PVC plastic. Instead, they use an alternate material, EPO, which is not harmful to the earth. As they say on their website, "With a continuous goal of leaving behind a beautiful world for future generations to thrive
	Pearly Whites Now your toothbrush can help you and the planet stay clean! "Preserve Toothbrushes" are not only made from recycled plastic but are also recyclable. When your brush starts to see its final days don't toss it in the garbage! "Preserve" will send you an already postage-paid envelope to return the toothbrush. All those used toothbrushes go towards community friendly projects such as plastic lumber for playgrounds! Who knew brushing your teeth could turn into so much fun?
	V.I.P. Granola We live in a world of custom-made cars and custom-built houses. But now you don't have to spend big bucks to have your very own custom granola. With "Mix My Granola," you create your own granola and they will ship it out to you in a recyclable plastic tube! Now that's 'cutsom'er service!
	Recycled Fashion As green as we all would love to be, it's hard to resist the need for paper, especially fun stationary and office supplies. Ecojot is the answer to all of your style and paper needs! Using 100% post-consumer recycled paper, Ecojot carries a variety of cute and creative products ranging from journals, to gift wrap, to sketchbooks. To top it off, a portion of every purchase of Ecojot products goes towards school books for children around the globe!
	Shampoo to Help The Earth Most shampoo products are generally harmful for your hair and include chemicals such as sodium laurel sulfate, ammonium sulfate, or parabens. Saijojo shampoo and conditioner contain NO chemicals and the plant oils leave your hair not only healthier, but also smelling fantastic! As if that wasn't eco enough, the ingredients in Saijojo hair products are biodegradable!
	Flip Flops Forever! Make it summer all year around with this bright door mat made of recycled flip flops! When flip flops are created there is a great deal of rubber excess that is normally discarded to land fills. Viva Terra takes that excess rubber and weaves it into mats to use outdoors and indoors. No two mats are alike and they are indestructible!
	Eggcellent Idea Did you know egg shells can be used to help grow a small windowsill garden with Branch's Egg Plant? With different herb options you can grow anything you choose via an old egg shell! So save some money on buying your herbs at a store and look CHICK while doing it!
	Dress Up A Sandwhich! Making food from home is not only financially responsible, but it can be fun and cute too! Through Etsy.com, Evelyn Fields sells reusable sandwich and snack bags made of cotton fabric with fun patterns and designs. These little bags will help you un-plastic your life and fill your stomach!
	Lighten Up! As summer creeps up don't keep your outdoor fun to just the daytime! Soji Lantern Ornaments are not only beautiful but hang easily in trees to provide a nice illuminated evening outside. Running on solar energy and LED lights, these multi-color lanterns soak up the rays during the day to provide a firefly-like glow at night.
	Green Mind...And Feet! "Simple Shoes" is keeping you not only eco-friendly but also stylish with their new biodegradable shoe line! Made of ecopure (An ingredient that biodegrades over time) and recycled material like old tires, "Simple Shoe" sneakers help you not only improve the environment, but also put your best foot forward!
	Give A Little...Get A Little Want to make a unique gift for a special someone...or yourself? Treat your earth to a little ambiance with Luminque candles! You can personally design the smell, color, and size of these clean-burning soy candles on Luminque's website. Each candle is hand made to order. So help brighten up the earth in more ways than one! Green Mind...and Feet!
	Protecting You From The Heat! If you are a cook - or have ever set foot in a kitchen - you know how important it is to have an oven mit. designed by Ecolution, this oven mit is made from hemp and is free of toxins and chemicals. On top of that, according to "Bean Products," the factory which is based in Romania, "operates under fair trade no-sweatshop guidelines...employees are paid more
	Dog-Gone Cute I know what you're thinking. How can a neck tie for a dog be green...or at all practical. But wait! Before you dismiss this, listen up! "The Good Life" makes collars for dogs that are made out of used neckties. For each collar you purchase they will donate $0.50 to organizations that help animals and the environment. So it's time to get your dog a collar for a night out on the town!
	Green Clean While doing dishes isn't our favorite task, we've discovered something that makes it a little more fun. Twist is an eco-friendly company focused on making effective and green products to help you keep your world clean. Products like the "Sponge Blossom" and the "Ravioli Scrubby" help you clean your kitchen in an eco-conscious way. So support a nice green clean and check them out!
	Room To Spare We love things that are both green and useful! And we've found a product that fits that bill! The "EarthDrive" is an eco-friendly zip drive made from recycled and biodegradable materials. It is fully recyclable and has multiple options for amounts of storage. Now we can save our files and the earth!
	Wanna Get Away? The next time you are planning a trip, why not think green (and we don't mean money!) Eco Tourism is becoming a more and more popular way to travel. Great websites like ecoki.com help you chose from the very best in 'green tourism.' So the next time you are thinking about giving yourself a break - give a break to the planet too!
	It's In The Bag Sure sure, you recycle. You have separate bins for glass and plastic. But now you can go one step further! "Biobags" are 100% biodegradable and 100% compostable trash bags! According to greenhome.com, "the city of San Francisco selected BioBag to promote their residential food waste collection program." So start lining your waste baskets with biodegradable love!
	Accessorize Accessorize! To go with your new Eco clothing (see below) how about adding some jewelery?! Alex and Ani are jewelery designers with two things in mind - fashion and sustainability. As there mission statement says, "by creating designs that support the environment and encourage social consciousness, consumers can use their purchases to make a difference in protecting our planet and our future." We can definitely get on board with that!
	Six Degrees of Seperation We always love hearing about new (eco) designers. And we got word of Degree 6 clothing, we couldn't keep our mouths shut! D6 makes organic clothing made out of recycled soda bottles, bamboo, and love! There mission is to provide people with clothing they look good in and can feel good wearing. So check them out!
	Packed With (Eco) Love Sending something in the mail? Moving? Just like to have moving supplies on hand? We have the perfect product for you! Eco Packing Peanuts offers the packing peanuts you love, with an eco-friendly twist. Made from cornstarch, these little guys will keep your mail (and the earth) safe from harm!
	Save Your Energy Think you are saving energy? Feel 'pretty sure' you are living the greenest life possible? Now, thanks to Black and Decker, you can be sure! The Power Monitor measures the energy you are using on all your appliances, lets you know which you should unplug and which tools are costing you the most, and shows your energy use in dollars. Now that's something everyone can understand.
	It's In Your Jeans Here at Agent18 we are all about wearing our jeans until the holes get so big we can't be seen in public. But when you are looking for a new pair of comfortable, "eco-friendly" jeans check out Loomstate Organic. Made from 100% Organic Cotton, these jeans are comfortable and good for the earth!
	Netti Betti It's almost allergy season. This year, instead of living with stuffy, clogged sinuses (or paying for expensive nose sprays) check out the Betti Netti Pot. Netti Pots have been around for years, but the Betti Pot is special for many reasons. The Betti Pot is produced 100% in the USA and made with non-toxic materials such as high-fired porcelain and food-grade ceramic glaze. In other words, it's 100% green! Using a Netti pot can take away bags under the eyes, clear sinuses, and promote a healthier lifestyle! So check them out and start breathing better!
	Intimately Eco Starting out with an eye-catching name (Uranus) this underwear provider is all-natural. Uranus offers soy based underwear that will look good and make you feel eco-friendly. As they say on their website, wearing these undies makes you feel "totally naked." And who doesn't love that?!
	Your Grandma's Homemade Cough Syrup Feeling sick? Have a sore throat? Save yourself some money and time! Don't run to your local pharmacy! Instead, make your own cough syrup. This Agent18 Team member used to drink this concotion when she was sick. Just take.... * 3 tbsp lemon juice * 1 cup honey * 1/4 cup warm water ..and viola! You have yourself some home-remedy cough syrup. And believe me, it works!
	And We Don't Mean the Green Thing in Your Nose! Agent18 is on fire for the Green Goober. No - not those things in you nose! We are talking about an eco-friendly toy store for kids in Minneapolis, MN (old stomping grounds to many of the staff here at A18.) Green Goober features everything from magic wands (made from left over wood scraps of a local carpenter) to Barefoot Books (printed on renewable forest paper with soy based ink.) This cute little store will charm the pants off your children and the planet! If you live in the MN area, GO NOW!!
	Green Fun For The Little One! These adorable stuffed cars are almost too cute to resist! Paired with the fact that they are Fair Trade and Eco-Friendly they become the PERFECT stocking stuffer for you little one. Made by Danish designers, En Gry & Sif, support this Fair Trade toy and show your child it can be fun to go green!
	Green Porno Maybe not a gift for the grandparents, Isabella Rossellini's Sundance Channel Series is making a splash for many viewers. Now you can buy her book and DVD, full of bright colors, beautiful artwork, and of course people in body suits performing insect mating rituals. Nothing says 'Happy Holidays" like that!
	Eco Stockings Looking for the perfect Holiday Stocking stuffer? (Other than the Agent18 EcoShield, of course.) Give the gift of warmth! These bamboo socks by Bridgedale are the perfect gift for those who love the outdoors. With a mix of bamboo and polyester, this sock keep heat in and moisture out!
	Green Thumb Winter is coming (or for some of us, it's already here.) But thanks to this Recycled Plastic Indoor Gardening Set you don't have to stop growing fresh flowers and herbs! Made from #2 HDPE recycled plastic, this is a green product from start to finish!
	Power of the Sun! Finally a backpack that doesn't just hold your electronics, it charges them! With Solar Backpacks you can charge your phone, iPod, or most small electronics with solar power! This bag comes with 11 different adapters to make it compatible to most electronics. Pick one up today!
	These Sandals Are Made For Walking... Whether it's hiking, climbing, or just walking down your street, these shoes will keep your feet comfortable and protected. Chaco HipThong sandals are made entirely of vegan products, producing a low carbon impact on the earth. Strap these shoes on and feel good about more then just your feet.
	Shine Some Light On the Subject If you or someone you love is afraid of the dark, we have the most fun, most eco-friendly solution for you! Made by Uncommon Goods, this Butterfly Night Light, created from beautiful recycled glass will make sure your room is always well lit.
	Glass From The Past! Turn someone else's trash into your treasure! With Eco-Wise's Eco-Terr and Eco-Glass line they make it easy. Now you can line your bathroom, kitchen, or terrace floors with something beautiful that both you and the planet will love!
	A Nice Place To Lie Your Head Had a long day of thinking about how you can help our planet? You deserve a break! Why not rest your eco-conscious head on this eco-fabulous pillow?! This k Studio Bird Pillow is not only comfortable and creative, it's also good for the planet! Made from hemp,organic cotton, and recycled wool these pillows give you a guilt free place to rest.
	You Know You Want It Okay...so maybe this is a little out of scope where useful, green products are concerned. But for those of you who are feeling like drawing some serious eco-attention to yourself, this is the car for you! The Aptera is currently being developed by Aptera Motors and they are boasting that this eco-car can run an amazing 230 mpg if you cruise along at 55 mph!! That makes it one of the most fuel efficient cars in the world. So if you're feeling like a new set of wheels, they are currently taking pre-orders!
	Eco Deodorizer: It Smells Like Green! Ever been knocked out by the stench in your gym bag? Come on, you can admit it. We've all been there. Thanks to Ever Bamboo Inc. you can fight that stink and help fight for the planet. This eco-friendly deodorizer will make your gym bag smell like the fresh air you are fighting to protect!
	ECOLIMO: A Classy Way to Love Your Planet ECOLIMO is an LA based company that provides high-class transportation for the eco-conscious. Only using hybrid and fuel efficient vehicles, this company gets top marks for taking something classy and making it good for the earth too.
	Presso Espresso: Kick Start Your Day and Your Planet Need that morning burst of caffeine? We understand! Here's an great alternative to your good old espresso machine. The Presso Espresso is an espresso machine that doesn't need energy to produce your morning eye-opener. This innovative machine uses pressure to create a great cup of caffeine every time.
	Men's Mint Verbena Shave: A Clean Eco Shave Everytime The Soap Kitchen creates Eco-Friendly soaps and shampoos free of chemicals and harmful toxins. As they say on there website, this is a "wonderful natural alternative to shaving gels and creams, which can contain synthetic lathering agents and other nasty chemicals." That sounds like good clean fun!
	Pangea Organics: EcoCentric Body Care Skin and body care that touts itself as “always beneficial, never artificial”, these products list every, and we mean every, ingredient on the label. Guaranteeing you will never be sorry or surprised by what you put onto your skin.
	CFL Lightbulbs: We’ve Seen the Light! Last 8 times longer and use 75% less energy…what could be better. While these bulbs have a slightly higher upfront cost they will save you $30 per bulb over the course of their lifetime. Follow their special instructions for disposal.
	EcoProducts: From Plants to Products to Plants Cups, containers, cutlery, these guys make it all. Made from recycled materials and completely recyclable these products take the phrase “coming full circle” to a new level.
	English Retreads: Eco-Fashion for a Stylish Life English Retreads creates 100% vegan fashion bags and accessories. Manufactured from reclaimed truck, tractor, and bicycle inner tubes every product has at least 60,000 miles on it before it begins its life as your fashion statement.