Brands we recommend
Sustainable brands we recommend.
Reducing waste and toxins at home starts with what you buy. These are brands the founders use and endorse. Several organizations rate sustainability claims to cut through greenwashing, so where a brand has a rating on Commons, we link it.
Waste Not is not affiliated with or sponsored by these brands.
Apps
- Commons
Find sustainable brands, see sustainability ratings, and track your purchases to estimate your carbon footprint.
- Yuka
Rates the ingredients in food and cosmetics, flagging excess sugar, calories, or harmful additives.
- Think Dirty
Scan a barcode or search to see what ingredients are in your cosmetics.
- Too Good To Go
Connects people with discounted food from restaurants that would otherwise waste it.
Commons rating
E-commerce
- EarthHero
Online store for home cleaning, beauty, decor, and lifestyle products.
Commons rating - Grove Collaborative
Online store for home cleaning, beauty, decor, and lifestyle products.
Commons rating - Chewy
Online store for pet food and supplies.
- Ten Thousand Villages
Ethically sourced products from around the world that support local artisans.
- Credo Beauty
Cosmetics free of harmful toxins in reduced-waste packaging.
Commons rating
Household cleaning
- Clean Cult
Laundry detergent, hand soap, multipurpose cleaner, and toilet bowl cleaner, with subscriptions available.
Commons rating - Fab Tab
Dishwasher tablets, multipurpose cleaner spray, and laundry tablets.
- Dirty Labs
Laundry detergent and dish soap.
Commons rating
Personal care
- Lush
Mall store with natural ingredients and minimal packaging.
Commons rating - Booda Organics
Lotion, lip balm, soap, and deodorant.
- Meow Meow Tweet
Lotion, lip balm, soap, and deodorant.
Commons rating - Bite
Oral care and deodorant.
Commons rating - Huppy
Oral care in tablet form.
- Plaine Products
Refillable shampoo, conditioner, and lotion in returnable aluminum bottles.
Commons rating
Makeup
- Izzy Zero Waste Makeup
Mascara, brow gel, lip butter, and more. Online only, with subscriptions.
- Lush
Mall store with natural ingredients and minimal packaging.
Commons rating
Clothing
- Nudie Jeans
Sustainably made jeans, with lifetime repairs on every pair.
Commons rating - Patagonia
Outdoor lifestyle apparel.
Commons rating - Poplinen
Basics for women.
- Ten Tree
Apparel that plants ten trees for every item sold.
Commons rating - ThredUp
Secondhand online clothing store.
Commons rating - Cotopaxi
Outdoor lifestyle apparel.
Commons rating
Shoes
- Rothy's
Shoes made from recycled plastic.
Commons rating - Thousand Fell
Zero-waste, closed-loop, recyclable shoes.
Commons rating
Accessories and gifting
- SUS
Bags, hats, and water bottles.
- Uncommon Goods
Gifting boutique that supports artisans and small businesses.
- Gifts for Good
Gifting boutique that supports artisans and small businesses.
- Ten Thousand Villages
Ethically sourced products that support local artisans.
Food
- Too Good To Go
Connects people with discounted food from restaurants that would otherwise waste it.
Commons rating - Thrive Market
Subscription grocery store selling non-GMO, mostly organic, ethically sourced food.
Commons rating - Sprouts
Grocery store focused on fresh, often organic food, with a sustainability and community emphasis.
Commons rating - Martie
Online grocery store that cuts food waste and keeps groceries affordable.
- Imperfect Foods
Online grocery store that cuts food waste and keeps groceries affordable.
Electronics
- Back Market
Refurbished electronics and appliances.
Commons rating - Swappa
Refurbished and secondhand tech.
Commons rating - Reebelo
Refurbished electronics and appliances.
Commons rating
Music streaming
- Qobuz
Subscription music streaming platform.
Recycling
- Super Circle
Recycles shoes of any brand and gives you 20% off Thousand Fell shoes.
- Terracycle
Take-back recycling for packaging, plus boxes you can fill with hard-to-recycle items.
- Ridwell
Subscription pickup for hard-to-recycle plastic, batteries, light bulbs, and textiles.
Local to Los Angeles
- Homeboy Industries
Nonprofit that recycles electronics.
- Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Large local thrift store carrying clothing, electronics, home goods, and furniture.
- Suay
Sew shop that remakes clothes, pillows, and napkins, hosts a monthly dye bath, and sells donated apparel.
Know a brand we should add?
Want a brand researched, or have one to recommend? Email the team and we will take a look.
team@wastenotvending.com