5 Sustainable Online Stores (Amazon Alternatives)
Seeking healthier, sustainable products delivered to your door without relying on Amazon? This list features five excellent alternatives (in no particular order):
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1. Hive Brands
Hive Brands is a subscription-based marketplace partnering with small businesses to offer high-quality, natural, and sustainable products. Their selection process emphasizes ingredient integrity, recyclable packaging, low carbon footprint, social responsibility, and product quality. Subscriptions are flexible, allowing for adjustments and cancellations.
Product Categories: Pantry staples, snacks, beverages, wellness products, personal care items, household goods, and pet supplies.
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2. Thrive Market
Thrive Market is a membership-based online market offering organic and sustainable products starting at $5 per month. They boast over 2000 GMO-free, organic products, excluding over 500 harmful ingredients. They prioritize ethical sourcing, carbon-neutral shipping, zero-waste warehousing, and recyclable/compostable packaging. Members can easily manage deliveries, add/remove items, skip, or pause their subscription.
Product Categories: Groceries, meat & seafood, frozen foods, wine, supplements, beauty products, bath & body, baby & kids items, home goods, and pet supplies.
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3. BLK + GRN
BLK + GRN is an online marketplace showcasing all-natural products from Black artisans, curated by Black health experts. Their rigorous four-step selection process (discovery, alignment, quality assurance, testing) guarantees high-quality, toxic-free (excluding their “Toxic Twenty” list) products. They're committed to sustainability, using shipping containers made with at least 30% recycled material and eliminating packing slips.
Product Categories: Bath & body, skincare, beauty, groceries, hair care, home goods, menstrual care, and mom & baby products.
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4. Misfits Market
Misfits Market is a subscription-based grocery service focusing on affordability and reducing food waste. They partner with farmers and producers to source organic produce, high-quality meats, seafood, and pantry staples that might otherwise be discarded. While mostly organic and non-GMO, they also rescue responsibly-grown conventional produce. Eco-friendly, recyclable packaging is used. Membership is free with a $30 minimum order.
Product Categories: Pantry staples, produce, meat & seafood.
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5. Mountain Rose Herbs
Mountain Rose Herbs offers certified organic, sustainably and ethically sourced herbs, spices, teas, essential oils, and bulk ingredients. They feature an on-site lab for quality control and prioritize environmentally friendly packaging. They also provide valuable herbal education resources.
Product Categories: Essential oils, aromatherapy supplies, herbs & spices, culinary delights, teas, ingredients, health products, bath & body, containers, home goods, and educational resources.
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Happy shopping!