17 Best Zero Waste Gifts For Dad For 2023
Do you do anything extra special to celebrate Father’s Day? You’re not alone if you do. Check out these statistics about Father’s Day celebration spending habits.
- According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), in 2022, consumers spent an estimated $20.1 billion on Father’s Day, averaging around $174 per person.
- Online shopping continues to be popular for Father’s Day gifts. In 2022, around 45% of consumers planned to buy Father’s Day gifts online.
- According to the Greeting Card Association, approximately 87 million Father’s Day cards are purchased each year.
At Random Acts of Green, we encourage conscious consumption. Try to find gifts secondhand, make a DIY gift or make sure you are supporting an eco-friendly business.
Here we’ve put together a list of 17 Best Eco-Friendly Father’s Day Gift Ideas to bring joy to both Dad and Mother Earth!
Ethical & Sustainable Chocolate
Chocolate can make for a really sweet treat for Dad. However, the cocoa farming industry can have a hidden dark side of environmental and social harm, which you can learn more about here. That’s why it’s much sweeter if you consciously choose fair-trade chocolate for Dad.
Zazubean’s chocolate is:
Organic
Fair Trade Certified
Vegan
Gluten-free
Soy-free
Kosher
and DELICIOUS!
Zazubean creates uncompromisingly delicious, fairly traded, organic chocolate bars that are good for the planet, good for the growers and good for you!
Use your purchasing power to support businesses that treat all workers across the supply chain with dignity and fairness.
The Ultimate Beer Lover Gift For Dad
Treat Dad to lots of special treats with home cooked tasty beer-infused recipes for apps, sips, mains and more.
Is your Dad a beer lover? From beer gear — like the great Canadian two-four tee and retro tumbler — to an assorted 8-pack carrier to a gift card, The Beer Store has got something special for your papa smooth hoperator.
Since 1927, The Beer Store, a privately–owned chain of retail outlets selling beer in the province of Ontario, Canada, has been recognized as a global leader in environmental sustainability. Their world–renowned closed–loop recycling systems and deposit return program yields an impressive recovery rate of 97% on the industry standard bottle.
Compostable Coffee Pods
If your dad is a lover of coffee and a single-serve pod user – help them keep it green with compostable coffee pods from Club Coffee.
Club Coffee’s revolutionary AromaPak™ sustainable coffee solutions combine sustainably certified coffee sourcing with unique manufacturing technologies to deliver fresh, great tasting coffee in today’s most innovative recyclable and compostable** packaging. Available in:
- PῧrPod100® compostable** single serve pods
- Compostable** espresso capsules
- Recyclable, paper-based packaging for ground and whole bean coffees
Club Coffee’s Coffee pods are:
- 100% fully certified compostable** pods by Biodegradable Products Institute
- Broken down in commercial composting in as little as 5 weeks
- Developed with plant-based materials – you aren’t drinking out of plastic
- Proven by 3rd party academic research (York University) to be better than recyclable K-cups from environmental, economic, and technical perspectives
- Designed conveniently: no need to take apart your pod before you put it in a green bin. It’s designed to break down together.
**Our coffee pods are certified compostable for processing in commercial facilities where accepted – check locally.
A Curated or Custom Eco-Gift Box
Simply Natural Canada
has a thoughtful variety of gift boxes, gift packs and gift baskets ideal for sustainable gifting. They have been expertly curated by our community member Simply Natural Canada – a Canadian brand offering sustainable products to help consumers transition to an eco-friendlier lifestyle.
If you don’t see a ready-made gift set you like, you can also select their custom eco gift box option and make your own sustainable gift by picking 3 or more items from their list of natural eco goods and they’ll box them up for you. Alternatively, they can also send it directly to your gift recipient along with a gift note.
Pictured here is the Beer Soap Gift Set!
Love the lather of beer soap? This Beer Soap Gift Set features ‘Citrus Ginger’ one of our most popular essential oil scents and three of our beer soap products (and helps you save on the cost of purchasing these items separately @$47.80).
Included in this Simply Natural Canada eco gift box is a citrus ginger beer shaving soap in a jar, a beer shampoo & body bar, a felted bar of beer soap and a boar bristle shaving brush.
Soap Made With Captured Carbon
This bar wakes you and your body up with the fresh scent of spearmint and a rejuvenating feeling. It’s packed with gentle oils like olive, coconut, avocado, castor, shea and rice bran that are balanced with natural clay and chlorophyll to create the perfect lather and invigorate even the pickiest of bodies. Great for body and face.
Just like trees and other plants all across the world, CleanO2 has figured out how to pull carbon from the air and sequester it forever. Using their state-of-the-art technology, CarbinX, the carbon they capture is converted into a common and 100% safe ingredient called potassium carbonate (pearl ash). The carbon dioxide is sequestered during extraction and will never be released into the atmosphere.
This is the world’s first carbon capture soap, making it a truly unique and functional gift!
Visit TWIG an online eco-boutique that will assist you in reducing everyday waste towards more conscious consumption.
Forest Beard Butter
Soften and moisturize facial hair and skin naturally while leaving an alluring hint of woodsy forest scent. Mindfully massage onto body hair, beard, or mustache; make sure to rub butter down to the hair follicles for softer skin and hair.
Packaged in a BIODEGRADABLE plastic free push-up stick container. Easy to use and keeps your hands clean.
For each body rub, they add 100% Canadian beeswax, cocoa & shea butters and coconut, rice & sesame oils. Each butter and oil has been added to soften, tone, and enrich the skin.
Your bearded dad will love this beard butter from The Refill Stop.
Eye Creme - Helichrysum & Chamomile - Firm & Tighten
Everyone can use some TLC when it comes to eye care. This ultra-nourishing formula firms tightens and tones the delicate skin around the eye. It reduces the look of lines wrinkles, puffiness and dark circles.
It is vegan, gluten-free, cruelty-free and made of 100% naturally derived ingredients.
Every order supports reforestation by planting a tree with Our Forest!
You can get it from The Green Jar in Toronto, Ontario. Founded by two sisters Mara and Tannis Bundi, who have always had a lifelong passion for sustainable living.
Safety Razor
No compromise, no shortcuts – only the finest razor for the man who settles for nothing but the best.
Rockwell Razor‘s T2 was recognized as the Best Razor by the GQ Grooming Awards 2022. It’s available in rose gold.
Born out of Rockwell’s commitment to innovation, the Rockwell T2 features fluidly-adjustable shave settings to provide the smoothest possible shave for any skin type or stubble length.
The EPA has estimated that at least 2 billion disposable razors are thrown into the landfill every year.
Rockwell Razors is proud to be a part of the plastic pollution solution by offering a plastic-free razor. Currently, they’re on track to divert 100,000+ tonnes of plastic waste (in the form of disposable razors) from landfill this year!
Water Filtration Bottle
Filter water straight from the source!
For an adventurous Dad either in the backcountry or a suspicious water source on the road.
Using a Survivor Filter Active All Terrain Bottle, you can filter 1 liter of lake, river, stream or tap water in 30 seconds.
This removes heavy metals, chemicals, volatile organic compounds, bacteria, and parasites to clean water in any environment. Check out their independently verified testing results & certification of the filtration here.
Outdoor adventures often take you away from accessible sources of clean drinking water which makes having a portable water filtration system a convenient and practical solution.
Plus, refilling a water bottle is a great way to avoid contributing to plastic pollution.
Grow Together With Just Vertical
With Just Vertical‘s AEVA and EVE gardens, grow fresh herbs & veggies all year.
Being a Plant Dad is more than just having a couple of plants. It’s all about the journey of nurturing, growth, and connecting with nature on a daily basis. Gift a state-of-the-art indoor garden that blends furniture design with sustainable plant science.
𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐎𝐰𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐭
– Here’s How:
Save 95% of water compared to traditional agriculture to grow your food
Eliminate carbon emissions required to transport food. Every. Single. One.
Eliminate food waste by picking straight from your unit.
Eat nutrient-rich food every day.
Grow without pesticides.
Utilize limited urban space for growing food
Enjoy a 20% off discount and save $150 on the AEVA and $100 on the EVE when you use code FATHERSDAY20. 🎉
Materials For An Ongoing Project
A gift for a green dad who loves a home reno project!
🛢️ Did you know that every year, Ontarians bring more than 13 million kg of leftover paint to disposal sites? If that paint doesn’t get recycled, it gets incinerated or sent to landfill. This, in-turn, releases toxic chemicals into our air and water.
Loop Recycled Paint is an ideal choice for a nontoxic home renovation.
➰. Loop Paints:
💧 use 70% less water than new paint.
🛢️ produce 70% fewer greenhouse gas emissions.
🌊 keep paint out of our landfills, air, and water.
♻️ use 100% recycled and recyclable packaging.
Read our Loop Recycled Paint Review: Learn How We Roll blog post for more information
Think Outside The Box! Gift an experience or service!
Gifting does not always have to be tangible ‘things’ You can bestow your Dad with an experience they can enjoy later. This is an ideal gift to limit ‘stuff’ to be transported if they live far away as well. Plus you can support a local service provider, strengthening the local economy. All of these reasons make it important to consider them for the best eco-friendly Father’s Day gift idea.
Here are some examples:
- An eco-friendly hair salon or spa experience
- Plant-based & low-waste meal kit service
- Gift certificate to their favourite plant-based restaurant
- A fun new activity like muay thai class!
- Sustainable Tourism – a surprise getaway to an eco-conscious destination!
- Sponsor a hedgerow at Topsy Farms – Looking for a gift that keeps on giving? A true present that will help endangered birds, butterflies, and native plants
We hope you enjoyed reading about these best eco-friendly Father's Day Gift Ideas!
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