Imagine a watch that is so green that the recycled packaging doubles as a small garden. Meet the Sprout Watch. This good-looking, super eco-friendly unisex watch, available in twelve cool colors, is the greenest we have ever seen with a 100% recyclable corn resin case and buckle, bamboo dial, mineral crystal lens, a mercury free battery, certified organic cotton strap with packaging made from 80% post consumer materials and complete with a grass seed packet that transforms the cardboard box into a mini lawn for your desk or nightstand.
Although the watch you choose might not seem that important on the path to sustainability, if you think of all the things that go into making a product then you realize that every purchase counts.
Utilizing organic cotton means minimizing the amount of pesticides and fertilizers used. Conventional cotton farming consumes 25% of all insecticides and 10% of all pesticides used in the world. In the USA alone, an estimated 84 million pounds (38 million kilos) of pesticides are sprayed on cotton crops in just one year.
Mercury free batteries are an important component of any timepiece as exposure to even small amounts of mercury over a long period may cause negative health effects including damage to the brain, kidney, lungs and a developing baby.
The biodegradable corn resin case and buckle will biodegrade within a year in the right compost conditions, but not on your wrist!
The Sprout Watch retails for US$27 (€20).
Visit: www.sproutwatches.com
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