There are many listings of “environmentally-friendly” consumer and business products. Here are just a few:

• StopWaste’s fact sheets list recycled content/environmentally preferable products, such as office paper, janitorial paper and office supplies, including lists of vendors, local distributors, and retail outlets for smaller purchases.
• Responsible Shopper is a program of Green America that provides consumers with green purchasing and socially and environmentally responsible investment information.
• The Green Guides published by National Geographic helps user choose products and daily practices that are better for health and the environment. Note that registration is required for free access to the website's resources.
• CalRecycle (the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery) has many resources available on their website to help buy postconsumer recycled content products.
• For green building materials and information, see StopWaste’s Green Building Program and Build It Green’s Green Product Directory.
• For ways to choose plants and maintain gardens with more environmentally friendly products, see StopWaste’s Bay-Friendly Landscaping and Gardening Program.
• For dozens more helpful online resources to “green” your home and office, see the Environmental Purchasing Web Links.