Unique Environmentally Friendly Gifts to Celebrate Earth Day 2025
This Earth Day, give Mother Nature what she really wants: not another '#1 Mom' mug, but gifts that don't make her break out in pollution hives. After all, she's been carrying us for 4.5 billion years, and the least we can do is stop giving her presents that end up in her oceans for the next millennium. What better way to celebrate that than by sharing environmentally friendly gifts? Let's explore what Earth Day is and what sustainable presents you can give others to celebrate.
What is Earth Day?
Earth Day is an annual global celebration that promotes environmental protection and raises awareness about ecological sustainability. It’s celebrated every year on the 22nd of April. It was started in 1970 in the United States, when Senator Gaylor Nelson, decided to rouse public support for environmental protection following student-led protests regarding environmental debacles like the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill. He recruited the help of Denis Hayes, a Harvard graduate, to arrange the first Earth Day as a teach-in for all things regarding the environment. It was incredibly successful, drawing in 20 million Americans. Since then, it’s been held yearly to help push environmental issues towards the attention of the nation.
Over the years, Earth Day has grown beyond America and become a global occurrence. It encourages collective action towards a better and more sustainable future. People take the day to raise awareness about pressing environmental issues like climate change, growing pollution, deforestation, and biodiversity loss. It rallied individuals, communities and governments worldwide to support environmental conservation efforts. It’s now observed in nearly 200 countries, contributing to significant environmental regulation and international agreements.
Environmentally Friendly Gifts for All Ages & Occasions
With the importance of Earth Day understood, now how does one celebrate Earth Day? You could attend a teach-in, a rally, or you could observe by limiting water and electricity use. If a special occasion falls on this day or you want to give someone a reminder of the importance of sustainability that lasts longer than 24-hours, consider giving someone an environmentally friendly gift from POOPOOPAPER. Our diverse collection of sustainable products and eco-friendly gifts combines style with environmental responsibility, creating practical items suitable for daily use by people of all ages.
Journals
Whether in class, at work or at home, our eco-friendly journals are the perfect environmentally friendly gifts for taking down notes or emptying your mind. The dimensions of our full-sized journals are 8 x 7.75, with the mini version sized at 5.5" x 4.25". Each journal comes with 20 blank pages along with a card that has the complete story of how our Elephant POOPOOPAPER™ came to be.
Sheets and Envelopes
Our handmade paper sheets and envelopes are available in a variety of thicknesses and colors. You can choose to have it in the natural handmade style with rustic textures or the machine-milled style for a smooth finish. Our parent sheets make for excellent sustainable gift wrap that helps reduce waste during gift-giving occasions. They match perfectly with our eco-friendly envelopes for a greeting card to go into.
Greeting Cards
Speaking of eco-friendly greeting cards, we provide that too! Coming in many different themes and styles, you’re spoiled for choice with these environmentally friendly gifts and sure to find a design that’s ideal for your loved one. We even have special holiday cards for the festive season. Imagine the laugh and astonished look you’ll get when you tell its recipient that the heartfelt message that they just read is inscribed on elephant poo. Priceless!
Scratch Pads
Perfectly pocket-sized and multi-purpose, our eco-friendly scratch pads are the perfect starter for those looking to dip their toe into environmentally friendly gifts. Whether jotting down quick notes, to-do lists, or reminders, anyone is sure to find use for it. It’s a practical item that makes for a memorable souvenir, party favor, or even a unique corporate gift. Your values (and humor) are easily understood when you use POOPOOPAPER™’s sustainable products.
Celebrate Earth Day with Style
Give a gift that makes a statement. Whether it's a handmade journal, sustainable scratch-pad, or one of our charming eco-friendly greeting cards, you're not just giving an environmentally friendly gift, you're sharing a conversation piece that inspires others to think differently about waste and possibilities. For more environmentally friendly gift ideas, explore our Featured Products for inspiration or even Quick Sets and Bundles for presents that delight while making a difference.