Gifts

Send a little sunshine with the Nikhila Notecard. Made from recycled cotton paper, this eco-friendly card is blank on the inside.

These cards come in assorted holiday colorways, and each one is paired with a brown kraft paper envelope. Thoughtful, meaningful, and gentle on the planet—this is a card that truly gives back.

The 2.75"x4" Mini card is the right size for a gift card, and fits right inside any gift bag. 

The Upcycled Sari Collection gives new purpose to sari textiles in thoughtfully crafted, eco-chic, and functional designs. These assorted wine bottle gift bags are handcrafted with upcycled Indian textiles of vibrant assorted colors and patterns. The bags are intentionally designed with boxed corners to elegantly hug the wine bottle's rounded shoulders and a drawstring to secure bag around bottle neck.

The repurposing of discarded textiles and garments is featured in traditional textile arts of India. Upcycled design honors the spirit of sustainability and resourcefulness within local communities and provides for vibrant combinations with a one of a kind quality.

Dimensions: 14" L x 6" W

All of Matr Boomie's collection is handmade, fair trade and sustainable.

Made by women

Send a little sunshine with the Nikhila Notecard. Made from recycled cotton paper, this eco-friendly card is blank on the inside.

These cards come in assorted colorways, and each one is paired with a brown kraft paper envelope. Thoughtful, meaningful, and gentle on the planet—this is a card that truly gives back.

The 2.75"x4" Mini card is the right size for a gift card, and fits right inside any gift bag. 

The 4x6" cards are perfect for heartfelt thank you notes or just letting someone know you're thinking of them. 

These tree-free paper wine bags come in colorful assorted patterns - each distinct pattern adds a festive touch for gifting pinots and merlots.

Each bag comes with thin cotton rope handles in natural white. 

Dimensions: 14" x 3.5" x 3.5" 

All of Matr Boomie's collection is handmade, fair trade and sustainable.

These upcycled sari pouches can be used as an alternative to gift boxes, or as quaint storage for change, jewelry and more.

Dimensions: 4.5" x 5"

All of Matr Boomie's collection is handmade, fair trade and sustainable. 

Find elements of surprise in these tree-free paper bags in vibrant colors and patterns.

Handmade of soft, compostable 100% recycled cotton. Assorted prints.

Dimensions:
Small: 4" x 6" x 2"
Medium: 7" x 3.5" x 10"
Tall: 15" x 10" x 4.5"
Wide: 15" x 6" x 9.5" 

All of Matr Boomie's collection is handmade, fair trade and sustainable.

Fabric Wrap was used in Asia for centuries as an elegant custom, transforming a gift into an exceptional keepsake. These wraps are handcrafted from upcycled Indian saris. There are multiple tape-free ways to wrap with these 35" squares, and the upcycled nature of this product means no 2 squares are alike. The beautiful nature of Indian textiles may even leave you inspired to accessorize with the squares as scarves, or bandanas!

For a basic wrap: Open fabric in diamond shape on flat surface. Place gift in center. Tie opposite sides in double knots. Fabric will conform tightly as knots form a bow.

Dimensions: 35" x 35"

All of Matr Boomie's collection is handmade, fair trade and sustainable.

Made by women 

This Gift Wrap is handcrafted using 100% tree-free recycled cotton paper, in lively, assorted prints, in favorite holiday colors ideal for the festive season or any occasion.

Artisans collect cotton waste and turn it into a pulp to create a rich paper with a uniquely soft feel. 

*Due to the upcycled nature of this product, colors and designs cannot be chosen.

The Recycled Paper Medium Holiday Gift Bag is made from tree-free recycled cotton paper in vibrant colors and patterns. Handmade using soft, compostable 100% recycled cotton.

Assorted prints. 
*Due to the handmade and upcycled nature of the items, colors and designs cannot be determined or chosen. These come in a range of holiday colors. Each piece is a unique surprise and may not match the photo shown (photos are just an example).

Medium - 7 x 3.5 x 10
Wide - 15 x 6 x 9.5

The Recycled Paper Wine Gift Bag is made from 100% recycled cotton. Wine makes for a perfect last minute gift and it's always best to keep stocked up on wine gift bags.

This sustainable gift packaging comes in holiday colors assortment.
*Due to the handmade and upcycled nature of our items, colors and designs cannot be determined or chosen. Each piece is a unique surprise and may not match the photo shown (photos are just an example).

Fix it, ferment it, and make it fit—don't throw it out! Save money and live more sustainably with this illustrated and hand-written guide to extending the life of your clothes, goods, and household items. Darn your socks, pickle your surplus of garden produce, repair your kitchen sink, and so much more.

Sustainability and endangered basic life skills go hand in hand in this charming resource. Raleigh Briggs, author of the bestselling Make Your Place, brings an encouraging patience and can-do attitude that shine through the pages.

The perfect gift for a teen or new graduate, or resource for an established adult looking to consume less and keep the things they love around for years to come.

Paperback 2nd edition, published by Microcosm

The Zero-Waste Chef : Plant-Forward Recipes and Tips for a Sustainable Kitchen and Planet

Learn how to approach zero-waste as an intention instead of as a rule with this book full of simple ways to ease into wasting less. Discover tricks like eliminating plastic wrap by simply inverting a plate over leftovers, recipes and strategies to reuse leftovers, and discover simple ways to make home ingredients instead of bringing them - and the excess plastic packaging - home from the store.

Do you ever throw away food? Do you wish there was another option? Author Max La Manna is a big advocate of sustainability, and in More Plants Less Waste he combines the vegan food world with waste-free cooking. We're all consumers when we eat, literally, but we can rethink our habits and their effects upon the world.

This cookbook has 4 score recipes that will help you save money, eat well, and just maybe help make the world a better place.

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Start now creating your own sustainable beauty routine with this book full of small steps that amount to making a big difference, both in your own home and health and in the global fight against pollution and climate change. Explore recipes for DIY skincare and haircare, tips for label literacy, and expert makeup and beauty advice while decluttering your beauty drawer. This highly practical guide to more eco-conscious living addresses key concerns like microplastics, cruelty-free and vegan products, zero- and low-waste strategies, and much more, showing you how to cut through the noise and find what works best for you—and for the planet.

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100+ Tips for Reducing Your Waste Without Changing your Life

Whether it be the choices you make at home, how you travel, or your fashion choices, each decision you make leaves a carbon footprint on the earth. If you want to minimize waste but aren't sure where to start, then look no further! This book provides 100 tips that can help you towards a better earth for you and all its inhabitants. Better yet, some of these tips also include ways that you can broaden your impact beyond the boundaries of your home and into your community!

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An Almost Zero Waste Life: Learning How to Embrace Less to Live

If you've ever wanted to try living a zero waste lifestyle, but felt intimidated or put off by the effort involved, this book may just help you rethink your approach and help you try to cut back on the things you put in the landfill. With recipes for all natural cleaning supplies and tips for avoiding paper towels, menus and recipes for meals that use bulk pantry staples and tips for shopping with reusable containers, ideas for recycling old clothing and repurposing items that you would otherwise throw away, and instructions for starting your own compost pile, An Almost Zero Waste Life will get you on the right track without a preachy tone or the need to spend a ton of money changing every little thing about your life. It's a simple process to start living more sustainably, if you decide it's worth the effort it requires.

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Do good for yourself and the planet with this plant-based, whole-foods cookbook. Inspired by the popular social media series, Scrappy Cooking will help you save money, eat healthy, and reduce waste, showing you how to make the most of what you have on hand to create delicious and sustainable meals. Plus, the “Got This? Make That” index is a unique tool that will inspire you to put commonly wasted kitchen odds and ends to good and tasty use. All vegan, almost all free of oil, and focused on whole, healthy, and earth-conscious eating, Scrappy Cooking is an innovative and easy-to-use guide to a more harmonious kitchen. 

This book teaches smart and responsible gardening by showing how to recycle and repurpose for a successful, productive, and eco-friendly organic garden.

Author Shawna Coronado provides dozens of tips, tricks, and solutions to save time, money, and the planet.  Readers will learn how to turn yard debris into compost, foster rich soil with no-till techniques and natural fertilizers, upcycle household discards to grow seedlings, control pests with household discard traps, build a rain barrel from an old trash can, mix potting soil to reduce plastic bag waste, protect spring plantings with repurposed containers, and build a raised bed with everyday items.The book also offers solutions to common garden problems and innovative ways to reduce waste.

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Hang these candy cane eco freshener ornaments anywhere in your home for an immediate festive look. Hand made, they are the perfect eco friendly ornament to decorate your holiday tree, a wreath, the table, or your gifts. Add a few drops of essential oil and enjoy the magic! Try peppermint, cinnamon bark, frankincense or any of your favorite essential oil. Hand made for fair wages from cruelty free wool, these peppermint eco fresheners ornaments are forever reusable - beautiful and gentle on the planet. 

Hang these peppermint eco freshener ornaments anywhere in your home for an immediate festive look. Hand made, they are the perfect eco friendly ornament to decorate your holiday tree, a wreath, the table, or your gifts. Add a few drops of essential oil and enjoy the magic! Try peppermint, cinnamon bark, frankincense or any of your favorite essential oil. Hand made for fair wages from cruelty free wool, these peppermint eco fresheners ornaments are forever reusable - beautiful and gentle on the planet.