It is our responsibility to protect our environment and you could begin with some eco-friendly products from our shopping list.

So, if you want to buy eco-friendly commodities, then first check out a Gram Udyog, where you can buy ayurvedic products.

If eco-friendly stationary is what you are looking for, then Oxford Friendly products' is what you should be buying. Here you can get stylish notepads, diaries, magazine holder, folders, photo albums and A4 size printing papers. These products have an exclusive look and all the things are made from hand-made paper.

Navneet Publications, a well-known brand of text books and notebooks have in fact launched eco-friendly notebooks called eco-buddy books. The books are made out of sugarcane peels and the target consumers are students, which is why they have launched it with various cover designs - so, you will get them in different themes - and at the end of the book, you will find a story related to the theme. Soon, Navneet will be launching eco-friendly pencils.

Other than stationery, at the big lifestyle stores like Good Earth, you can buy some exclusive range of beehive wax candles, recycled glass or a broken glass, which after a makeover looks as good as new! For all tea lovers, there is herbal tea, which is not only good to taste, but is very healthy too. The shop also sells cooling drinks like Sandal and Khas. For your house, it has jute floor mats and table top mats.

The eco-friendly market all over the country had seen steady growth and initially, the revenue generated by it in 1990 was just Rs.60 lakhs. But after 16 years, it has gone up to Rs.60 crore.

Arien Enterprise deals in both mill and hand-made paper. You can also get some stylish carry bags, gift boxes, diaries, and lampshades of the latest designs. Then you can buy specially made wrapping paper, which has rose leaves pasted on it. This will give any present you gift an exclusive look.

So, now on if you want to replace plastic bags with paper bags, then you know where to go to buy them. Though paper bags are more expensive as compared to plastic bags, but it is a very small price to pay, as you will be doing your bit to protect the environment.

Source: Smart Shopping