Looking to extend your Earth Day celebrations past today (April 22)? You should check out the wares on sale at Calgary’s EcoStore. Operated by Green Calgary, this environmentally-focused social enterprise carries an array of green items for use in your home, office, and/or garden. Whether you’re looking to buy worms for your vermicomposter, or a rain barrel for your garden, EcoStore has you covered.
In addition to taking care of your green needs, EcoStore helps out the community by reinvesting their profits into environmental initiatives. They also look after Mother Earth by ensuring the products they carry meet the following standards:
- Reduces your environmental footprint
- Reusable and/or recyclable
- High post-consumer recycled content
- Natural and non-toxic ingredients
- Little to no packaging
- Sourced as locally as possible
- Ethically manufactured
- Quality products that work
To find out more about the EcoStore, check out their website at http://www.greencalgary.org/ and follow them on Twitter at @greencalgary.
Happy Earth Day!
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