City of St. Louis Department of Streets Refuse Division Recycling Program

The City of St. Louis offers this list of apparel and accessories retailers, which is not inclusive, to help citizens buy recycled. The City does not endorse any of these businesses or services. Space does not allow us to include all stores and products that may be applicable to this list. The variety and availability of these products in stores may change at anytime. Companies located within the City of St. Louis are noted with an image of the Arch (if in Missouri, they’re marked with the State silhouette).

act2 GreenSmart
Web: www.act2greensmart.com
E-Mail: info@act2greensmart.com
Grass Valley, California
Recycled Content Products Available: Laptop jackets or sleeves made from 100% post-consumer plastic #1/P.E.T./ polyethylene terephthalate (e.g., soda bottles).

anti-factory
Web: www.anti-factory.com
Reused Content Products Available: clothing hand-crafted from reclaimed textiles (e.g., vintage, wool, angora cashmere, jersey, etc.).

Atticdwellers
Web: www.atticdwellers.com
Reused Content Products Available: jewelry (e.g., bracelets, earrings, necklaces) and accessories (e.g., purses) hand- crafted from vintage bottles caps, as well as recovered bike tire inner tubes, cereal boxes, and cardboard.

baabaaZuzu
Web: www.baabaazuzu.com
Email: info@baabaazuzu.com
Phone: 231.256.7176
Address: 1006 South Sawmill Road, Lake Leelanau, Michigan 49653
Reused Content Products Available: wool jackets, vests, scarves, hats, mittens, Christmas stockings, etc.

Bead for Life
Web: www.beadforlife.org
Phone: 303.554.5901
Address: 1143 Portland Place, Ste. 1, Boulder, Colorado 80304

• Reused Content Products Available: Help eradicate poverty by supporting the production of hand-crafted jewelry (e.g., necklaces, bracelets, anklets). The beads are crafted from paper, such as calendars or magazines. The beaders are Ugandan women victimized by HIV/AIDS or war.

  Betty Belts
  Web: www.bettybelts.com
  Phone: 805.648.6997
  12 North Fir Street, Ventura, California 93001

• Recycled Content Products Available: jewelry (e.g., Jeanette bracelet, earrings, and necklace; Kalia earrings and lariat) made from post-consumer glass.

  Blackspot Shoes
  Web: https://secure.adbusters.org/orders/shoes
  Email: info@adbusters.org
  Phone: 604.736.9401
  Address: 1243 West 7th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V6H 1B7 Canada

• Recycled Content Products Available: The Unswoosher model has soles made from "...used/worn tyres that are no longer usable on motor cars. There is still tread on them...The rubber is of a high grade...They are shaved down to a uniform sole thickness..the soles are hard-wearing..."

  Blossom
  Web: www.blossominternational.org
  Phone: 732.722.7240
  Address: Post Office Box 421, Manasquan, New Jersey 08736

• Reused Content Products Available: Bracelets from upcycled aluminum can tabs, pendants from upcycled glass - all crafted by young people looking for volunteer service opportunities.

  Deborah Lindquist
  Web: www.deborahlindquist.com
  Email: info@deborahlindquist.com

• Reused Content Products Available: intriguing and playful designs incorporating previously worn fabrics (e.g., cashmere, lace, silk).

  Earthchic LLC
  Web: www.earthchic.com
  Phone: 800.590.6165 or 251.433.4662
  Address: 1157 Church Street, Mobile, Alabama 36604

• Recycled Content Products Available: tote bags made from 100% post-consumer plastic.

  Earth Moment
  Web: www.earthmoment.com
  E-Mail: info@earthmoment.com

• Recycled Content Products Available: women's shoes.

  English Retreads, Inc.
  Web: www.englishretreads.com
  Email: info@EnglishRetreads.com
  Phone: 303.258.1625
  Address: Post Office Box 1625, Nederland, Colorado 80466
  Reused Content Products Available: backpacks, belts, book bags, purses, totes made from rubber.

  Escama Studio
  Web: http://escamastudio.com/products
  Reused Content Products Available: cosmetic bags, clutches, shoulder bags made from 100% post-consumer aluminum pull-tab, crafted by women artist cooperatives in economically depressed areas of Brazil.

  Flicker 90
  Web: www.Flicker90.com
  Email: Sales@Flicker90.com
  Phone: 877.718.9719
  Address: 151 North Nob Hill Road, #109, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33324
  Reused Content Products Available: purses and handbags made from license plates, tire rubber, and bottle caps.

  Fisher Henney Naturals
  Web: www.fhnaturals.com
  Phone: 800.3 HENNEY
  Address: Post Office Box 1745, Brentwood, California 94513
  Recycled Content Products Available: Ecospun robes made from plastic.

  Freitag
  Web: www.freitag.ch
  Reused Content Products Available: messenger bags made from post-consumer recycled truck tarpaulins, bicycle inner tubes, and car seat belts.
  Available locally at:
  UMA
  Web: www.iloveuma.com
  Email: mike@iloveuma.com
  Phone: 314.241.9990 Fax: 314.241.9993
  1100 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63101

  greenKarat
  Web: www.greenkarat.com
  Phone: 800.330.4605
  Recycled Content Products Available: wedding bands and jewelry made from gold and platinum.

  Greenweave Environmental Apparel
  Web: www.greenweave.com
  Email: sales@GREENWEAVE.com or info@GREENWEAVE.com
  Phone: 800.838.3677 or 864.284.9527
  Address: 737 Crestmont Way, Greenville, South Carolina 29615
  Recycled Content Products Available: polos, t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, bags, henleys, turtlenecks, fleece, dress shirts, and Earth Day shirts made from 100% reclaimed cotton, 100% Fortrel Ecospun, or a blend of 50% reclaimed cotton and 50% Fortrel Ecospun fiber.

  Hero Bags
  Web: www.herobags.com
  Email: susanne@herobags.com
  Phone: 415.641.4135
  Address: 4077 26th Street, San Francisco, California 94131

• Recycled Content Products Available: tote bags made from 20% post-consumer plastic.

  
  Home Eco
  Web: www.home-eco.com
  Email: info@home-eco.com
  Phone: 314.351.2000 Fax: 314.351.2003
  Address: 4611 Macklind Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63109
  Recycled Content Products Available: messenger bags and purses made from post-consumer tire rubber, and socks made from post-consumer plastic.

  Indigo Arts
  Web: www.indigoarts.com/store_frame.html
  Email: indigofamily@indigoarts.com
  Phone: 888.INDIART or 215.922.4041
  Fax: 215.922.0895
  Address: 151 North 3rd Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106

• Reused Content Products Available: purses made from snack food bags.

  Junk Mail Jems
  Web: www.junkmailgems.com/index.html
  Email: Gretchen@junkmailgems.com
  Reused Content Products Available: jewelry and accessories made from mail.

  Kwytza Kraft
  Website: www.chopstickart.com
  Phone: 916.760.4188
  Address: 1430 Willamette Street #53, Eugene, Oregon 97401

• Reused Content Products Available: hand bags and necklaces "...made from some of the billions of single use chopsticks that are discarded every year."

  Le album
  Web: www.lealbum.com/home
  Reused Content Products Available: handbags and totes made from vinyl records.

  Leber Jeweler Inc.
  Web: www.leberjeweler.com/index.php3
  Email: info@LeberJeweler.com
  Phone: 708.246.1455
  Address: 907 Burlington Avenue, Western Springs, Illinois 60558-1515
  Recycled Content Products Available: "Earthwise Jewelry" Collection made from gold and platinum reclaimed from old jewelry and electronics.

  Lenore Collection
  Web: www.lenorecollection.com/index.htm
  Email: info@LenoreCollection.com
  Recycled Content Products Available: handbags "intricately hand woven using recycled newspapers, magazines, telephone directories, posters, and other paper products."

  Little Earth Productions, Inc.
  Web: www.littlearth.com
  Email: info@littlearth.com
  Phone: 800.545.3754 or 412.471.0909
  Address: 2231 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219
  Reused Content Products Available: address book, belts, brushes, CD holder, journals, key hooks and rings, photo album, purses, scrapbooks, and wallets made from metal or rubber.

  ModCreations
  Web: www.modcreations.blogspot.com
  Email: modcreator@gmail.com
  Reused Content Products Available: jewelry.

  Monsoon Vermont
  Web: www.monsoonvt.com
  Email: admin@monsoonvermont.com
  Phone: 888.986.6676
  Address: 3849 Main Street, Jamaica, Vermont 05343
  Reused Or Recycled Content Products Available: laptop bags, makeup bags, messenger bags, pencil cases, shower curtains, slippers, tote bags, umbrellas, wallets, wastebaskets, etc.

  Newspaper Jewelry
  Web: www.newspaperjewelry.com
  Recycled Content Products Available: bracelets, brooches, cufflinks, earrings, and neckpieces made from newspapers.

  One World Projects West African Jewelry
  Web: www.oneworldprojects.com/products/west-african-jewelry.shtml
  Email: sales@oneworldprojects.com
  Phone: 585.343.4490
  Address: 43 Ellicott Avenue, Batavia, New York 14020
  Recycled Content Products Available: jewelry made by women in West Africa from glass and plastic.

  Passchal
  Web: www.passchal.com
  Email: info@passchal.com
  Phone: 888.618.8619 or 804.275.3610
  Address: 6630 Hopkins Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234
  Reused Content Products Available: handbags made from truck and tractor tire inner tubes.

  Patagonia, Inc.
  Web: www.patagonia.com
  Phone: 800.638.6464
  Address: 8550 White Fir Street, Post office Box 32050, Reno, Nevada 89523-2050
  Recycled Content Products Available: baby clothes, fleece vests and pullovers, jeans, jackets, hats, and running shorts made from post-consumer plastic.
  Common Threads Garment Recycling: Launched program through which customers can return worn out garments to be recycled.
  Enviro Action:

• Environmental Grants Program.
• Green Buildings (i.e., reused, recycled, and sustainable building materials).
• Environmental Internships for employees.
• Co-founded The Conservation Alliance to encourage other companies in the outdoor industry to give money to environmental organizations and to become more involved in environmental work. o Pledges 1% of sales to the preservation and restoration of the natural environment.

  Porterhouse Crafts
  Web: www.porterhousecrafts.com/catalog/jewelry/brian-bentley-recycled.htm
  Reused content Products Available: jewelry made from flatware.

  ReBagz
  Web: http://store.halftheskydesigns.com/servlet/StoreFront
  Email: sales@halftheskydesigns.com
  Phone: 818.907.8695
  Address: Sherman Oaks, California
  Reused Content Products Available: baby bags, backpacks, book bags, business card holders, carrying bags, cell sitters, clutches, coin purses, cosmetic bags, messenger bags, shoulder bags, sport pouches, totes, and wallets made from post-consumer juice paks.
  Available locally at:
  Saint Louis Zoo
  Web: www.stlzoo.org/supportthezoo/zoomerchandise/shopatthezoo.htm
  Email: gsinfo@stlzoo.org
  Phone: 314.781.0900
  Address: One Government Drive, St. Louis, MO 63110

  Rebound Designs
  Web: www.rebound-designs.com
  Email: caitlin@rebound-designs.com
  Reused Content Products Available: purses hand-crafted from hardback books.

  Reusable Bags
  Web: www.reusablebags.com
  Address: 116 West Illinois Street, Chicago, Illinois 60610
  Reused Or Recycled Content Products Available: coin purses and bags (e.g., gift, grocery, lunch, messenger, tote) made from used juice containers; backpacks; lunch, messenger, and tote bags made from up to 98% post-consumer plastic.

  Salvation Sacks
  Web: www.salvationsacks.com
  Email: info@SalvationSacks.com
  Phone: 858.581.0988
  Reused Content Products Available: individually designed handbags made from salvaged and vintage materials.

  Sea Bags
  Web: http://seabags.com
  Phone: 888.210.4244
  Address: 24 Custom House Wharf, Portland, Maine 04101
  Reused Content Products Available: large, medium, and small tote bags made from wind sails.

  Sew Good And Trendy
  Web: www.sewgoodandtrendy.com
  Email: rachel@sewgoodandtrendy.com
  Reused Content Products Available: handbags from reclaimed textiles.

  Simple Shoes
  Web: www.simpleshoes.com
  Email: info@simpleshoes.com
  Phone: 866.896.3708
  Santa Barbara, California
  Reused Or Recycled Content Products Available: shoes (outsoles on nubby cotton uppers made from car tires, foot forms made from 100% post-consumer paper pulp, eyelet guards made from rubber, pedbeds made from plastic #1/polyethylene terephthalate/PET).
  Environmentally Friendly Operation:

• Packaging: Reduced stuffing, 100% post-consumer recycled paper boxes.
• Their website also includes a Store Locator to help you shop in the St. Louis area (e.g., Alpine Shop, Famous Brand Shoes, Laurie's Shoes, REI).

  Splaff Flopps
  Web: www.splaff.com
  Email: splaffinfo@yahoo.com
  Phone: 619.221.9199
  Address: Post Office Box 7064, San Diego, California 92167-0604
  Reused Or Recycled Content Products Available: flip flops and sandals (soles made from car tires, straps made from bicycle inner tubes, mid sole made from tires which have been chipped and pressed into mats), purses, handbags, messenger bags, belts, mirrors, and coffee tables.
  Environmentally Friendly Operation:

• Produced in a 100% waste free process in which all left over materials are either reused or recycled.

  Spokemon
  Web: www.spokemonbracelet.com
  Phone: 866.88.SPOKE (866.887.7653) or 303.362.0656
  Address: 12478 West 84th Drive, Arvada, Colorado 80005
  Reused Content Products Available: bracelets, key chains, and belts made from reclaimed bike parts.

  TerraCycle
  Web: www.terracycle.net
  Fax: 609.393.4259
  Phone: 609.393.4252
  Address: 121 New York Avenue, Trenton, New Jersey 08638

• Reused Content Products Available: backpacks, messenger bags, and tote bags made from post-consumer beverage and food packaging.
  Products sold at:
  Target
  Web: www.target.com

  Teva
  Web: www.teva.com
  Email: customerservice@tevasandals.com
  Phone: 800.367.8382
  Fax: 928.779.6004
  Recycled Content Products Available: shoes are made from post-consumer PET canvas liners, uppers, sockliner covers, and/or footbeds; and/or up to 50% post-consumer rubber outsoles.

  The Ultimate Green Store
  Web: www.theultimategreenstore.com
  Email: contactus@theultimategreenstore.com
  Phone: 800.983.8393
  Mail: 8447 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 401, Beverly Hills, California 90211

• Recycled Content Products Available: attaches, messenger bags, and women's hobos.

  Vulcana
  Web: www.vulcanabags.com
  Email: info@VulcanaBags.com
  Recycled Content Products Available: backpacks, binders, coasters, evening bags, jewelry, key chains, messenger bags, portfolios, shaving kits, totes, wallets, etc. made from rubber.

  Waggons West
  Web: www.waggonswest.etsy.com
  Email: angelasorenson@charter.net
  Reused Content Products Available: tie-dyed apparel made from reclaimed textiles.

  Worn Rubber
  Web: www.wornrubber.com
  Email: info@wornrubber.com
  Phone: 830.237.6361
  Address: 492 South Academy Street, New Braunfels, Texas 78130
  Recycled Content Products Available: belts, handbags, jewelry, scissor pouches, and other accessories made from inner tubes.

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