2024 Ridwell gift guide
Welcome to our latest sustainable gift guide, featuring unique finds that keep waste out of landfills. This year, we’re celebrating Ridwell partners who create circular products using materials from Ridwell members and beyond.
Be sure to check each website for holiday shipping cutoffs. (And if you get down to the wire, remember we offer Ridwell membership digital gifts!)
For the adventurer
Lava Rubber
Yoga mats, surf mats, outdoor games, and more made from upcycled wetsuits, neoprene sheets, yoga pants, and other landfill-bound materials
Apres Ski
Jewelry, tie clips, money clips, coasters and more made from upcycled skis
ReCORK x SOLE
Chukkas, shoes, sandals and more footwear using ReCORK recycled cork midsoles, plus cork footbeds from innovative footwear company SOLE
Colorado Ski Chairs
Chairs, benches, wall art, and lots more made from repurposed skis—even plungers with ski pole handles!
Green Guru
Backpacks, bike panniers, and lots more made with tire inner tubes and other retired outdoor equipment (sometimes combined with new materials)
YoColorado
Beanies made from recycled PET bottles, keychains and pet leashes made from climbing rope, wallets from bike inner tubes, and more
For the artisan appreciator
Second Melt
Turtle-shaped coasters and soap dishes made from coffee cup lids, straws, and other non-recyclable plastic that often pollutes beaches
Piece by Piece
Home goods, wall art, jewelry and more made from hard-to-recycle broken glass, ceramics, and other upcycled materials by artisans at an an organization that empowers people who have experienced homelessness or economic insecurity
Refugee Artisan Initiative
Handmade bags, home goods, accessories, jewelry and lots more made from upcycled materials by artisans at an organization that partners with refugee and immigrant women
For the host
ChopValue
Cheese and charcuterie boards, butcher block cutting boards, coaster sets and other homewares made from chopsticks by a Certified B Corp
SkiArtistry
Coat racks, wine holders, candle holders, and other functional, hand-crafted art made from otherwise landfill-bound skis
Park + Coop
Aprons, bags, craft supply holders, and more made from upcycled denim
Jelinek
Cork planters, soap dishes, coasters, placemats, and lots more made from upcycled corks
For the accessorizer
Boma
Timeless jewelry made from recycled silver by a Certified B Corp
Cocoplum
Sunglasses made from recycled pill bottles
Rewilder
Bags made from reclaimed materials, like cloth from a beer manufacturing plant
Refleece
Scarves, bags, wallets, and more made from upcycled outerwear
