Eco-Friendly Black Friday Shopping Tips: A Guide to Sustainable Shopping

As Black Friday approaches, it’s easy to get swept up in the rush of deals and discounts. However, more and more people are choosing to approach these big sales events with a new mindset: sustainable shopping. Eco-friendly Black Friday shopping is all about finding great deals while also supporting the environment, supporting eco-conscious brands, and investing in products that align with your values. With just a few mindful choices, you can make the most of Black Friday while reducing your environmental impact. Here’s how to get started.

1. Choose Concentrated Options

When possible, look for products that are concentrated formulations. Concentrated formulations require that you dilute with water at home and save on shipping costs, reduce waste and go further, lasting longer.

Earth Smart Solutions' Odour Eliminator is a perfect example of a concentrated formula we offer that helps to reduce waste in your home and encourages a more sustainable lifestyle. This product is highly concentrated and must be diluted with water, prior to using. This product is diluted at a rate of 1 ounce of product to 1 litre of water, so the 2 litre jug of concentrated solution will make 135 litres of product. Shipping 2 litres and asking you to add the water at home drastically reduces shipping costs and reduces your carbon footprint.

2. Choose Reusable or Compostable Options

Single-use items often end up in landfills, contributing to pollution and waste. When possible, look for products that are either reusable or compostable. Reusable products help cut down on waste, while compostable ones break down naturally, returning nutrients to the soil without leaving harmful residues behind. 

Earth Smart Solutions' Compost Starter is a perfect example for those who want to make use of organic waste instead of adding to landfills. By choosing compostable and reusable items, you’re helping to reduce waste in your home and encouraging a more sustainable lifestyle.

3. Prioritize Quality Over Quantity

It can be tempting to grab multiple inexpensive items during sales, but focusing on high-quality products that work is a more sustainable choice. Quality, durable products not only last longer but also reduce the need for frequent repurchasing, which in turn cuts down on manufacturing demand and waste.

Earth Smart Solutions offers a range of high-quality products for your home, garden, and business needs. For example, our concentrated Hydrocarbon Cleaner & Degreaser is tough enough to effectively clean, liquefy and degrade a wide range of hydrocarbons including gasoline, diesel, motor oil, crude oil and more. Plus it is biodegradable and does not contain acids, caustics, chemicals, petroleum distillates or VOC’s and is D-Limonene free. And of course it is environmentally friendly. Use it to clean oil stains off your driveway, grease off your hood fan, ovens, coffee machines and more.

4. Look for Eco-Friendly Certifications

One of the quickest ways to ensure you’re buying an environmentally responsible product is to look for recognized eco-friendly certifications. These certifications indicate that a product or company meets specific sustainability standards:

• NOSB (National Organic Standards Board) guidelines
• EPA Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA)
• USDA Organic: Indicates that the product is at least 95% organic, grown without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides.
• ECOCERT: A European certification for natural and organic products, covering both ingredients and sustainable sourcing practices.

Checking for these labels ensures you’re choosing products with a smaller environmental footprint. Earth Smart Solutions, for example, designs its products to be both effective and environmentally safe, allowing you to invest in quality while supporting sustainable practices.

Our products are produced in accordance with NOSB (National Organic Standards Board) guidelines. The materials used in the production process are derived from naturally occurring and sustainable sources and are consistent with organic principals and the National List of Allowed Substances. Our products do not contain synthetic chemicals, animal components, and animal by products, manure or manure byproducts. Lastly, our products are environmentally safe and are not harmful to animals, plants and humans.

Our products also fully comply with the EPA Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) and the rules, orders and regulations promulgated there.

5. Buy Local or Support Small, Eco-Focused Businesses

Shopping with small, eco-focused businesses is an impactful way to support the green movement. Smaller companies often have a strong commitment to sustainability, both in their products and their business practices, and your purchase helps support these values. When you buy locally, you’re also reducing the environmental impact of shipping and logistics, which is a significant contributor to global emissions.

Earth Smart Solutions is a proudly Canadian company committed to environmental solutions for households, businesses, and the agricultural sector. By choosing us and other eco-friendly brands, you’re helping to promote sustainable practices, from production to packaging.

6. Go for Multi-Purpose Products

Multi-purpose products are a sustainable shopper’s secret weapon! A single product that can handle multiple tasks reduces the need for multiple items, which means less waste, less packaging, and fewer resources used overall.

For example, Earth Smart Solutions’ Multi-Purpose Cleaner is a versatile product that can be used for a variety of cleaning tasks. Instead of buying multiple cleaning agents, you can use this one product to clean almost all washable hard surfaces including sensitive areas such as vehicle interiors, schools, classrooms, offices, kitchens, bathrooms, day care centers, fitness facilities and more.

Conclusion

This Black Friday, we encourage you to shop with intention. Look for products that align with your values, prioritize quality and durability, and support businesses committed to sustainability. At Earth Smart Solutions, we’re excited to offer a range of environmentally-friendly products designed to meet your needs while also protecting the planet.

Say tuned to learn more about our eco-friendly Black Friday deals and discover how eco-friendly choices can make a big difference.

Happy shopping on Black Friday and thank you for choosing sustainability!