Goods for the Planet

I love this store. I love the lady who runs it. I don’t come in here very often but when I do I enjoy taking my time looking at all the goods for sale. Almost all of them are local and made from recycled/​repurposed materials. Shopping here is an excellent way to support your local community.
They also have a recycling center where you can bring in your old computer, monitors, etc.
They also have classes on canning your own food.
The prices are extremely reasonable.

In high school, I drove my friends and family batshit crazy with my militant desire to be environmentally conscious. Think globally, act locally, seven generations… hey, where are you going? I’M NOT DONE YET
I’ve since learned to back off preachin’ to mah peeps, it’s easier to lead by example and hope others catch on and act in a similar manner.
What’s great about Goods For The Planet is the store has items that encompass anyone’s daily life: office needs, gardening, pets, cleaning, grocery shopping, bags & accessories… there are several more items in this shop beyond what I’m listing and it’s all in one place. I don’t have to hunt all over town for sustainable, conscientious products & goods and the prices are affordable. Yes, affordable. A fluorescent light bulb is $ 12 but it will last well beyond a $ 3 bulb you will need to replace multiple times.
The store sells flatware made from potatoes. POTATOES.
I’m excited for spring when the store will offer organic herb starters that are locally grown. In the meantime, I can grow wheatgrass out of a bag (yes, a bag) which is a totally awesome item you won’t find all over town.
One last fact of awesomeness for you: know those chairs outside Caffe Ladro that are made out of recycled plastic milk containers? You can get ‘em at this store.

Life before Goods for the Planet:
Composting scraps in messy dish in kitchen.
Life after Goods for the Planet:
Composting scraps in dual-​filtered stainless steel composting bin.
I was on a schedule, so I ran in and out, but if you are looking for a functional composting bin for the kitchen, here’s a great place to start. Or end.

kinda weird, nice but very slow service… some cool things, but pricey. Location is not ideal… overall depends on what you are looking for I guess. I went in without any expectations, and I did end up getting some cool Honduras paper to make cards with, but thats about it…
I don’t think I will go back there again, it was a bit pricey as well

This store is AMAZING! They have such a wide variety of products– all of which are eco-​friendly. I cannot say enough about this store. If you haven’t checked it out– do so… ASAP.

Sadly, they went out of business in early 2012. RIP another local, small business which supported a number of other local businesses and good causes.
2015: Although the shop no longer exists, for whatever reason the website above still exists. On the LEFT margin of the home page are links to the eco-​conscious products they sold. Most of the companies still exist and sell on-​line or in other stores. If you get a «page not found» message, edit the URL in the subject line to go directly to the home page of that site.
Goods for the Planet was a helpful store in launching many of these now well-​known eco brands!

Full of useful staples (100% PCW paper products, kitchen supplies, etc.) plus some quirky tschotskes-​made-​from-​recycled-​construction-​sites. Easy to bike to. We need more of these places, run by good folks who are on the lookout for fairly-​traded and responsibly-​made products.

This is my favourite local shop. I come here at least once a week for all of life’s necessary items like T.P., light bulbs, dish soap, laundry detergent, etc. They also have bathrobes, lawn furniture, plants, soil, compost products, an amazing assortment of hand made paper, journals, notepads, clothing, baby toys, purses & accessories. The list of recycled & healthy, economically & environmentally friendly products truly does go on & on. The lady who owns the shop is always there & is über-​knowledgeable about every product in the place.
Thanks to Janine M’s review I now know that when I upgrade to an iPhone, I can take my old cell there to be recycled.
As a reply to Rachel S.:
Who’s gonna go there on foot? I am!!! I live right down the street at Neptune. They have a lot more to offer than just «unnecessary stuff» they carry everyday items to improve the health & wellbeing of the individual who uses them, the individual/​companies that make them, & this great local shop that sells them, not to mention THE ENVIRONMENT!
Think outside your car, dear, there are more ways to get there than driving & walking. It’s a metropolis, we have public transport!

I really hope this place stays in business. It’s a fantastic concept and has a bunch of cool products, but the location is kinda weird and you really can’t tell what it is from the outside. It’s not an inconvenient location, necessarily… it’s quite easily accessible by bus, bike, car, etc. and centrally located with a parking lot. But it’s not near much walking traffic either, so I’m not sure how many people know this place exists. Driving by the building itself had given me the impression that it was a furniture store or plant store or something before I found out what was inside.
They sell pretty much anything that’s environmentally friendly and I found many of the items to be useful vs. just decorative. My favorite section is the solar powered items. There are inexpensive solar powered clip-​on bicycle lights, flashlights, and yard lights. The solar powered fan seems handy since few of us in the northwest have AC.
There are also little portable solar devices to power your iPod/​PDA/​cellphone/​etc. when travelling or camping.
Other examples of things they sell here: recycled/​diy clothing and art, towels and robes made from organic cotton or bamboo (really soft), furniture made from recycled plastic lumber, books & magazines, etc. A list of some of the typical stuff they sell is at
under products.
Another neat thing is that you can recycle technology-​related items here (computer monitors, old cellphones/​pagers, CDs/​DVDs/​cassette tapes, televisions, lightbulbs, laptops, and more.)

Save the planet by driving to a store (look at the location – who’s going to go there on foot?) and buying a lot of unnecessary stuff (pretty bottles, decorative big bowly things to put on your coffee table).
Yeah.

This store is a really awesome idea and I’m so glad I live in seattle where a business like this exists. There are a few things here I may buy if I am right there but as a non driver most of the stuff I can get closer to home. I really want to be able to support this business so I’m gonna try. Things they have that I’d use are paper towels, soap, sponges, lightbulbs, foil, plastic wrap, books, some kitchen supplies, and dog supplies… they also have really expensive bamboo towels and organic cotton sheets, recycled lawn furnature, natural baby clothes and toys, and some cutsy stationary stuff.
I’m hoping as the business thrives they will begin to carry more useful items, useful for me that is, like recycled or sustainable wood furnature, non-​ugly clothes, and maybe some shoes? I guess that isn’t really «home» stuff though. Well just more stuff I want anyway.
Overall this place rules. Prices are fair for what there is and the staff is nice and helpful.

A nice little earth-​friendly store. I honestly thought it was a plant shop at first. I’d zoomed by it on my way to the highway a few times and vowed I would stop in at some point. I was looking to buy some plants but was surprised to see it was actually a store full of recycled items.
A good surprise. The ladies working were really friendly and sweet. There was a great variety of merchandise too. Lots of recycled glass, organic towels, organic baby items, used chopstick creations, etc. They also carry a lot of gardening supplies and eco-​friendly pet supplies.
My favorite was the recycled bike parts. Picture frames, clocks, candle holders, really some cool things. I sort of wished they had more metal items since I really adore metal. Definitely a good place for a unique gift.

Wonderful store, full of eco-​friendly goods for your home.
Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFLs), solar lights, insulation for outlets, surge strips (stop wasting energy with those electronics on standby power), bamboo towels, recycled furniture, pet products, green books, and much more.
This store screams Seattle!

Nice selection of green products for every aspect of your life. Big airy space with household goods, office supplies, garden products, pet gear, neato messenger bags, candle holders, cushy bamboo towels… the list goes on and on.
Today I bought a birthday card that grows flowers when you plant it, filters for my kitchen counter composter, and a sweet potato dog treat for Cady, and I got out of there for under $ 20. I thought the prices were very reasonable considering sometimes it seems you have to bring in DiCaprio’s salary to go green.