When I was in college, we once covered all walls and ceilings in our dorm living room with black plastic trash bags. It was a spooky cave. And I built a Kleenex tissue box castle at the end of the year. Ouch, I wasn’t so green then. Please check after the list for previous posts related to the green college shopping list.

Green Dorm Shopping List

•Cloth Napkins

•Power Strips (so electronics can be easily unplugged while not in use)

•Reusable Shopping Bags (recommend three)

•Safe Reusable Water Bottles

•Recycled Paper

•Real Dishes and Silverware (not plastic)

•Eco Beauty Products (check out Pretty by Nature for ideas)

•Organic Towels and Sheets

•A Bedspread or Quilt from Home

•Whole Foods (instead of cheap junk food with lots of packaging)

•Recycling Bins

•Homemade or otherwise Green Cleaning Supplies and Detergent (like Ecover)

•CFLs for Lamps or Other Fixtures

•PVC-free Shower Curtain Liner

•Beeswax or Soy Candles

UPDATED (thanks for the reminders Diana and Katherine):

• Bicycle

• Leftover Containers

Tree Hugging Family Posts Related to Shopping List:

25 Safe, Non-toxic, Homemade Cleaning Supplies

One Small Step: Use Cloth Napkins

Reusable Bag Feature Round Up (Links to our MANY reusable bag posts)

Green Product Review: SIGG Water Bottle

Green Product Review: Klean Kanteen Water Bottle

PVC-free Shower Curtain Liner

Say “No thanks” to plastic forks in take-out

Green Wedding Candles (or dorm!)

If you’re a college student or college parent, did you include any of these items in your shopping? 

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