Green Dorms

High school graduation parties have winded down; seniors are flush with gift money and ready to shop for items they’ll need for dorm life. It’s a great time to check out Project Green Dorm.  This site encourages sharing, swapping, recycling and buying sustainably manufactured products for “mindful” students attempting to live consciously.  It also supplies links to dozens of companies that carry these products.

Whether it's organic cotton sheets, buckets made from recycled soda bottles, natural rubber flip flops for the shower, bamboo surf boards, or safe cosmetics; they've located companies that sells these eco-friendly products.

You can click on hundreds of items on the the Green Dorm Pinterest board to directly access ordering information.  The products are organized into twelve categories: active, bath, body, clean, food, sleep, space, study, style, technology, wellness, and waste. The links are easy to use and eliminate hours of searching through sites trying to discover sustainable products. 

Guiding students to thoughtfully furnish their dorm room with a minimal footprint, is a good way to set them up to become responsible consumers.