Eco Collective

These spiral notebooks are our go-to option for school or work notes. The college ruled sheets, comfortable margins, spiral binding and hard covers makes them easy to use for note taking, with plenty of room to spread out with 9.75 x 7.5 in pages. 

We love the unique artworks on Decomposition notebooks, making each new notebook a beautiful new chapter. In addition to the fun designs, each notebook is made right here in the USA with 100% post consumer recycled paper and printed with soy inks.

These lightweight recycled lined pages do tend to bleed when writing with a fountain pen. We recommend trying these notebooks out with an old gel pen or ballpoint! If you're local to Seattle, you can check out Seattle Recreative for all sorts of gently used pens and arts and crafts supplies!

If you're looking for fountain pen friendly notebooks, check out our Cognitive Surplus notebook collection!

Designs

Everglades: A festival of Floridian flora and fauna, Everglades aims to please fans of mangroves, manatees and monarch butterflies in one illustration.

Sunflowers: Sunflowers is a shower of bright blooms bursting with seeds, petals and leaves. The original art was hand-carved into linoleum (a ‘linocut’).

Jellyfish: Pink jellyfish print.

Big Sur: Surf and serenity abound in our view across the verdant cliffs of Big Sur. Hit the waves … or take a nap. Or both — just not at the same time.

Jaguar: Spotted in the jungle, a majestic Jaguar crouching coyly.

Size

Dimensions: 9.75 × 7.5 × .4 in

Sheet count: 80 Sheets, 160 Pages

Materials

Sheet printing: College ruled, lined

Paper type: 100% post-consumer waste recycled paper

Binding: Spiral wire

Ink type: Printed with soy ink

Packaging

None.

Origin

Made and distributed by Decomposition by Michael Roger, right here in the USA.

Michael Roger, a family-owned and operated company since 1949, designs and produces eco-conscious products with a whimsical, fashion-forward aesthetic. They use eco-friendly methods and materials for each project and manufacture our products here in the USA whenever possible.

End of life

Save your notebook as a keepsake, or recycle it separate the spiral binding from the pages and recycle all parts). Also, in accordance with the brand name, the pages can also decompose so feel free to compost them if you so choose!

Slay your edges, not the planet! The cylindrical bamboo handle has a comfortable grip allowing the firm, yet gentle bamboo-fiber bristles to coax your "baby hairs" into place. The bristles are tapered to allow you to strategically put each hair in its proper place for the perfect look.

Once your brush has run its course, it can be disposed of safely by returning it to Earth in compost.

Use and care

Use this brush with an edge taming product of your choice, and gently brush your baby hairs into a style that you like, such as swirls along the edge of your hairline.

Most edge products have some combination of wax and oil to create a firm hold and shiny look. You can try out our brow taming wax to serve this purpose or the jello shot hair gel to hold down your baby hairs, or try out a DIY recipe on Pinterest using ingredients from our bulk section! 

Materials

Made of bamboo and soft bamboo fiber bristles!

Packaging

Recyclable paper box.

Origin

Made by EcoSlay in Clarkston, GA, USA. EcoSlay is a small and growing Black-owned sustainable hair care brand based in Clarkston, GA. EcoSlay handmakes products tailored to curly and kinky hair, using natural, purposeful ingredients and materials. 

EcoSlay as a company combats packaging waste by offering a recycling program for their own container, and we're excited to create an opportunity to buy EcoSlay products completely package-free, in recyclable aluminum bottles and reusable/recyclable mason jars!

End of life

You can compost this entire brush when it has run its course! We know, it's amazing.

We're kind of freaking out about these soaps. Call us obsessive, but we've been searching high and low for the perfect vegan, sulfate-free, palm oil free, locally made natural hand and body soaps for what seems like years. Oh wait, it has been years! Trust us -- it's harder than it sounds (try reading the ingredients labels of all the soaps at your local grocery store - yikes). 

Well, the wait is finally over! These soaps are absolutely luxurious, and they're handmade by Liz, a woman on our wavelength, not too far from here, in Spokane, WA. All of the colors come from natural pigments in clays, herbal infusions, spices, and other botanicals. The result is cleansing care that is safe for your body, safe for the water, safe for the earth.

Each bar of soap is a unique work of art - no two are exactly the same, which means they will vary slightly from the photos.

Types

Pink Clay + grapefruit - Burst of citrusy grapefruit on the skin and cleansing pink clay suds. Luxurious and pink.

Blue clay + patchouli - Blue clay cleanses the skin while sea salt gently exfoliates. Earthy scents of patchouli and sandalwood delight the senses. 

Lavender - Alkanet root gives this bar a natural purple pigment and the lavender scent releases a soft floral scent.

Unscented coconut milk + calendula- Only seven ingredients. Shea butter and organic coconut milk create a moisturizing, creamy lather. Organic calendula petals gently infuse the soap with skin-loving properties. Safe ingredients make it the perfect bar for kids, babies, and anyone with sensitive skin, especially since it is does not contain any essential oils. Perfect for bathtime.

Aloe + spearmint + loofah - Freshly harvested aloe from organic leaves, combined with spearmint essential oil, create our freshest soap yet. Shredded loofah gourd provides a natural exfoliant while aloe soothes the skin.

Lemon + poppy seed - Poppy seeds naturally exfoliate the skin while bursts of lemon delight the senses. An exfoliant that is safe for the skin, the water, and the earth. Though you may be tempted, do not eat this soap! 

Rose + ylang ylang - Rose geranium and pure ylang ylang create an intoxicating love spell, while pink clay and hibiscus powder create a smooth, silky lather for the skin. Topped with organic rosebuds.

Clary Sage + Thyme - Celebrate seasonal herbs and wildflowers with a soap infused with calendula petals and red saffron petals. Essential oils of marjoram, penny royal, clary sage, and white thyme create an earthy, cleansing, herbal scent.

Eucalyptus + Sea Clay - Take your skin to the spa with eucalyptus essential oil. Shea butter moisturizes the skin while french green clay and sea clay create soft, green bubbles. Himalayan pink salt garnish creates a gentle exfoliation.

Ingredients

Pink Clay + grapefruit - Olive oil. Coconut oil. Sunflower Oil. Castor oil. Pink kaolin clay. Grapefruit Essential Oil. Orange (folded 10x) Essential Oil. Sodium Lactate.

Blue clay + patchouli - Olive oil. Coconut oil. Sunflower Oil. Castor oil. Russian cambrian blue clay. Patchouli essential oil. Sandalwood fragrance oil. Sodium Lactate.

Lavender - Olive oil. Coconut oil. Sunflower oil. Castor oil. Alkanet root powder. Lavender essential oil. Sodium Lactate. Lavender buds.

Unscented Coconut Milk + Calendula - Coconut Milk, Olive Oil, Shea butter, Coconut Oil, Castor Oil, Organic Calendula Petals, Sodium Lactate.

Aloe + spearmint + loofah - Olive oil. Coconut oil. Sunflower oil. Castor oil. Organic Aloe Leaf. Chlorella Powder. Loofah Gourd. Lime Essential Oil. Litsea Cubeba Essential Oil. Sodium Lactate.

Lemon + poppy seed - Olive oil. Coconut oil. Sunflower oil. Castor oil. Annatto Seed Powder. Poppy Seeds. Lemongrass Essential Oil. Lemon Essential Oil. Sodium Lactate.

Rose + ylang ylang - Olive oil. Coconut oil. Sunflower oil. Castor oil. Pink Kaolin Clay. Hibiscus Powder. Rose Geranium Essential Oil. Ylang Ylang Essential Oil. Sodium Lactate.

Eucalyptus + sea clay - Olive oil. Shea Butter. Coconut oil. Castor oil. French Green Clay. Sea Clay. Eucalyptus essential oil. Sodium Lactate.

Packaging

None.

Origin

Handmade in small batches by Flourish Botanicals, a woman-owned soapmaking company in Spokane, WA. All Flourish Botanicals products are 

End of life

Use until completely gone.

To help use soap ends, you can place bits and pieces of soaps into a small mesh cloth bag to use in the bath or shower!

We're so excited to now offer upcycled cotton protective face masks to provide additional health protection during the COVID-19 pandemic. Wearing a mask is a sign of respect and care for those around you (it protects others in the case you're asymptomatic), and is now required in many public spaces. We recommend following all guidelines from the CDC on how to protect yourself and others, including wearing a mask over your mouth and nose when around others, washing hands (and sanitizing) often, disinfecting surfaces, and avoiding close contact with others.

These face masks are made locally with donated upcycled materials in Portland, Oregon by Hidden Opulence, a Queer, Black Latinx owned design house dedicated to sustainable practices. 

The design is a remix of a familiar, classic style of face mask - made with three pleats, and low tension elastic ear loops, and a wire along the nose bridge. The ear loops adjust to fit comfortably, and don't tug on your ears since they're made of low tension elastic. There are 3 layers of thin, 100% cotton fabric (fleece in the middle layer) for excellent filtration and breathability. The mask features wire to fit more snug along the nose bridge, making them more effective and less likely to fog up glasses! 

Prints

The masks can be worn reversible, with a different pattern fabric on each side to mix up your look or pick your favorite side. 

This batch of face masks are each a combination of the 7 prints pictured together on the swatch page. Choose a 3-pack for even more variety! 

We do not accommodate fabric requests at this time, but you will  most likely get a combination of prints that are pictured! We'll do our best to add new photos when the next batch of prints come in.

Use and care

These masks are professionally cleaned and come in a sealed envelope, so you can wear yours right away.

According to the CDC, "You could spread COVID-19 to others even if you do not feel sick. The cloth face cover is meant to protect other people in case you are infected. Everyone*, should wear a cloth face cover in public settings and when around people who don’t live in your household, especially when other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain."

Wear the mask over your nose and mouth when you're out in public or around people you don't live with. Form the wire at the top to be snug against the bridge of your nose to improve effectiveness and prevent glasses from fogging, and adjust the ear loops so the mask fits snug (but not too tight) around your face. 

The CDC recommends that you "continue to keep 6 ft distance between yourself and others. The cloth face cover is not a substitute for social distancing."

Wash after use (by hand or machine). Safe to machine dry, or lay flat to dry (best option to keep shape without ironing). Reversible wear. Iron with steam & low heat to reshape. 

*Cloth face coverings should not be placed on young children under age 2, anyone who has trouble breathing, or is unconscious, incapacitated or otherwise unable to remove the mask without assistance.

Size

Designed for adults. 5.5" long, 2.5" tall flat, 5.5" with fully extended pleats. Adjustable earloops with 6" of elastic on each side. Metal wire: 3.5"

Materials

3 layers of thin, 100% cotton fabric (fleece in the middle layer).

Metal wire (for adjustable nose bridge).

Low tension elastic earloops.

Rubber strap adjusters. 

Packaging

Paper envelope with clear window, sealed with a sticker. Paper slip with care instructions is included in the envelope. In Seattle, paper envelopes with windows can be put into single-stream recycling as-is. Your local recycler may have different recommendations.

The masks come packaged this way to ensure they remain sterile before use - they're professionally cleaned before they are packaged.

Origin

These face masks are made locally with donated upcycled materials in Portland, Oregon by Hidden Opulence, a Queer, Black Latinx owned design house dedicated to sustainable practices.

In addition to making these protective face masks, Hidden Opulence offers clothing repairs and alterations at their Portland studio (you can even do mail in orders for alterations or repairs!)

End of life

Cut out the metal wire to recycle. The cotton fabric and straps can be donated to a fabric recycler such as Threadcycle, or the fabric can be composted and the elastic straps discarded in the trash.

These dreamy fountain pens will make every task a pleasure instead of a chore. Keep one in your purse, pocket or desk drawer; take good care of it, and it will last you a lifetime. 

The fountain pen is a low-waste solution for all your writing needs. There’s something so satisfying about the way they write, and how they feel as you draw them across a page.

We offer a mix of classic and modern colors.  Each pen is equipped with a gold plated nib and has a golden logo cap and embossed logo on the side. Attach the cap by sliding it onto the pen for a comfortable writing length.

Medium nib; easy for novices, yet pleasant to use for long time fountain pen loyalists.

Each pen comes with one blue ink cartridge inside the pen. We sell refill ink cartridges in blue and black.

Use and care

Each pen comes with one blue ink cartridge. To unseal the cartridge, untwist the tip of the pen off, and press the cartridge in to puncture it, allowing the ink to flow. Store tip down. Replace the cartridge when it runs out. Write often to reduce drying; If this happens, lightly wet the tip by dipping it on a wet paper towel or dipping it in a glass. You shouldn’t experience a leak, but if it happens, contact us to get in touch with the company. 

Materials

This refillable pen is made of metal and plastic, and can be used again and again.

The ink cartridge inside is in a small plastic casing to prevent leakage, and lasts about as long as a typical pen, therefore using a lot less plastic than disposable pen alternatives.

Packaging

None.

Origin

Made in Germany by Kaweco, and sourced from a US distributor. Made to last a lifetime.

Kaweco is a German based company and one of the oldest and best pen manufacturers in the world. The SPORT series was invented in 1911 and advertised for ladies, gentlemen in evening dress and sportsmen, where it got its name.

End of life

Made to last a lifetime. Use this pen again and again with our fountain pen refill cartridges.

So you have a super cute fountain pen but the ink ran out! We have options on how you can refill your favorite writing tool.

For quick and easy refills use the pre-filled cartridges. These ink refills last about as long as a typical pen, and allow you to reuse your pen again and again! Each pack contains 6 pre-filled cartridges.

The even lower waste option is to use a converter and a bottle of ink to refill your pen! The squeeze converter is compatible with the Sport and Liliput series of Kaweco fountain pens, and the syringe converter is compatible only with the Sport (out of the 2 types of Kaweco pense we carry). 

To fill up your converter, just dip the tip of your pen into an ink bottle, and 

Use and care

Pre-filled cartridge
To load into your Kaweco fountain pen, press firmly to puncture, allowing ink to flow.

Materials

The pre-filled ink cartridges have a small plastic casing to prevent leakage. 

The liliput squeeze converter is a small plastic sack with a metal head.

The sport mini converter is a small plastic cartridge with a metal head and metal syringe pump.

Packaging

Pre-filled cartidges: small recyclable paper box.

Liliput squeeze converter: small paper envelope.

Sport mini converter: small paper envelope.

30ml ink bottle: plastic cap and glass bottle.

Origin

Sourced from Kaweco, a high quality German company, through a US distributor.

End of life

The pre-filled cartridge should last about as long as a typical pen. When the ink is used up, the cartridge is disposable and sent to landfill. However, this pack of 6 replacement ink cartridges prevents about 6 disposable pens from being sent to landfill, meaning a lot less plastic waste!

The liliput and sport mini converter are made to last and be reused but at the end of life the metal can be pulled apart and recycled and the plastic will go to landfill.

30ml ink bottle can be recycled or upcycled.

This wooden dish scrub brush has firm and durable coconut fiber bristles, making it a perfect choice for cleaning pots and pans. This dish brush is completely compostable at the end of its life, making it a sustainable alternative to plastic scrubbers. 

Pairs nicely with our dish soap block (pictured).

Use and care

Store upright away from water in between uses. 

To improve the longevity of your brush, do not let it soak in water for an extended period of time.

Boil as needed to sterilize. 

Materials

Made of beechwood plant-based sisal bristles.

Packaging

None.

Origin

Designed in Seattle. Made in China by a small company with good working conditions. Their ISO certification is ISO 9001:2008, meaning they have appropriate and effective quality management systems in place and are constantly increasing efficiency. RoHS compliant, meaning they don't use specific hazardous materials banned by the EU. They have a third party inspection service, and are compliant with SGS.

End of life

Compostable.

Keep all your zero waste containers sparkling clean with this durable and sustainable brush.

This elegant wooden bottle brush features durable coconut fibers that are ideal for cleaning water bottles, baby bottles, glasses, jars, vases, coffee and tea pots and any vessel with a narrow opening. 

This brush is naturally antibacterial, and it has been safely tested to be non-scratching on thousands of surfaces. However, test a small area before use - certain materials such as soft or low quality plastic in particular are more prone to scratching and we cannot ensure it won't scratch every surface.

Use and care

Insert the brush end into a bottle or another vessel and gently scrub the inside with soap and water. Rinse.

Store the brush upright and avoid letting it sit in water for extended periods of time, as this can cause the bristles and handle to deteriorate more quickly.

Size

Brush measures 13"; Bristles are 6" x 2" wide.

Materials

FSC certified wood handle - made from the wood of rubber trees at the end of their life in a plantation. 

Recyclable metal wire.

The bristles are made from sustainably farmed coconut husks which is the outside of dried coconuts.

Contains no plastic or toxic chemicals.

Packaging

Recyclable cardboard.

Origin

Made sustainably and ethically in Sri Lanka. Sourced from EcoCoconut a company dedicated to a completely plastic-free product line, down to their shipping and packaging materials! They take care in the sourcing of every material used in their products.

End of life

Reuse the brush for cleaning around the house if it no longer seems fit for bottles. Later, untwist the wire to separate bristles for compost. Separate the wire from the brush to recycle, and compost the wooden handle.