PuTTING THE "ECO" IN GLOVES
One of the biggest challenges we face is the growing amount of disposable waste that is being used everywhere, but having nowhere to go once it reaches the end of its life. One kind of this disposable waste comes in the form of single-use gloves.
Here at Eco Gloves we're committed to offering more sustainable gloves choices that not only help to protect your hands but also our planet. Let's just say we're here to put the "eco" in gloves.
ABOUT ECO GLOVES
Did you know that billions of disposable gloves end up in landfills and in our oceans every year?
Eco Gloves created a solution to this problem. Eco Gloves is a world leader in providing eco-friendly disposable gloves. In fact, we are the only company dedicated to providing sustainable disposable gloves, and nothing else.
We offer a wide range of sustainable glove alternatives from plant-based gloves, compostable gloves, biodegradable gloves, to bio-based and recyclable gloves. We were the first to offer biodegradable and compostable gloves in a convenient individually packed form factor and we continue to innovate new solutions to meet the demands of our direct consumers and corporate partners every day.
At Eco Gloves we are proud to offer innovative and eco-friendly products that allow businesses & people to live more sustainable, healthier, cleaner and hassle-free lives. We apply technologies and expertise across a spectrum of industries to produce eco-friendly hand protection equipment that rigorously meet industry standards and consumer expectations. From use of plant-based and biodegradable materials to ensuring the reduction of waste and cost in the supply chain, our mission is to achieve the greatest amount of efficiency and environmental impact for the peace of mind of our consumers and good of our earth.
OUR MISSION
Rooted in the belief that we shouldn't have to sacrifice Mother Earth for convenience, our mission is to help everyone live healthier, cleaner and hassle-free lives with our consistently superior, safer, and eco-friendly glove products.
Through our products and business efforts we aim to address the end-of-life concern for single-use gloves, reduce overall waste in landfills, and contribute to an overall more sustainable world. We’re always exploring and evolving to maximize our use of renewable and sustainable resources in our gloves, packaging, and operations, which is why we continue to innovate every day to find a better way.
OUR STORY
Eco Gloves was started by a busy mom of two boys, pursuing a vision of a sustainable future after she realized the sheer amount of waste that was being put into the world, especially when it came to disposable gloves.
In response to this clear need for something better, more eco-friendly and sustainable, she founded Eco Gloves to ensure everyone would have access to hand protection products that would allow them to live healthier, cleaner, and hassle-free lives while minimizing negative impact on the environment. What started out as a simple daily need has turned into a proud product she has found that all moms, parents, professionals and businesses could use.
OUR STORY
Eco Gloves was started by a busy mom of two boys, pursuing a vision of a sustainable future after she realized the sheer amount of waste that was being put into the world, especially when it came to disposable gloves.
In response to this clear need for something better, more eco-friendly and sustainable, she founded Eco Gloves to ensure everyone would have access to hand protection products that would allow them to live healthier, cleaner, and hassle-free lives while minimizing negative impact on the environment. What started out as a simple daily need has turned into a proud product she has found that all moms, parents, professionals and businesses could use.
MEET OUR PARTNERS
Eco Gloves is a proud member of leading initiatives that help support a better planet.
1% for the Planet represents a global network of businesses, individuals and environmental partners tackling our planet's most pressing environmental issues. In partnership with 1% for the Planet, we pledge to commit 1% of our profit to supporting causes that need it most.
We support the action and inspiration to reduce and/or eliminate single use plastics in our products, packaging, and personal lives and honor our commitment with our partnership with One Step Closer.
We are committed to finding meaningful ways to reverse climate change and draw on that commitment with our partnership with Climate Collaborative who help to hold us all accountable in our actions and work.
We are proud to be a certified member of the California Green Business Network committed to incorporating sustainable practices at every level of our operations as we continue striving to reduce our impact on the environment through sustainable practices and source reduction initiatives.
SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES
Sustainability is at the core of everything we do and this starts with the way we run our company. At Eco Gloves we are committed to not only constantly innovating and improving our products to meet our customers' and planet's needs, but we are committed to sustainability in every aspect of our work from our operations, business impact, to our involvement and contribution to the environment and world community as a whole.
As consumers, our daily choices and decisions may seem insignificant, but they can accumulate and have a substantial impact on the environment. Every item we use has the potential to affect the consumption of our natural resources, the quality of our air, and the overall health of our ecosystem. At Eco Gloves, we take into account all of these factors when offering our products. You'll find that every page dedicated to our gloves includes information and labels that explain why our products are environmentally sustainable. But beyond these efforts, we want to share a more vivid picture of how we are trying to positively impact the environment.
Planting a Tree with Every Order
We are committed to fighting against the threat of cliimate change, deforestation, and all the concerns that come with it. That's why with every order we will plant a tree with the help of Greenspark and Eden Reforestation Projects, a nonprofit that has planted millions of trees to restore our forests while supporting improverished communited.
Rescuing Plastics with Every New Member
Did you know that every year 8 million metric tons of plastics find their ways into landfills, oceans, and water ways and Southeast Asia remains one of the hardest hit areas facing the plastic pollution?
That's why along with offering compostable and biodegradable gloves (an alternative to synethetic plastic gloves that would otherwise be landfill-bound or persisting in the environment for decades), we've partnered with Plastic Bank to help rescue general plastic waste from countries and areas hardest hit by the plastic pollution crisis. Through Plastic Bank local communities are employed with a fair living wage to retrieve plastic from the landscape and then upcycle these plastics into new products, avoiding further need for new plastic.
Supporting Carbon Offsetting
In a world where production and shipment of goods and movement of people is almost unavoidable, we've always pondered ways we can help offset our own carbon footprint.
We introduced our first product, our Compostable Gloves, specifically to address the carbon emission concerns. With this product being made from renewable plant-based materials, the production of our Compostable Gloves uses 65% less energy than with production of conventional plastics and also generates 68% fewer greenhouse gas emissions. Additionally, as a Compostable glove, the end-of-life process of the gloves composting lowers greenhouse gases by improving carbon sequestration in soil and preventing methane emissions through aerobic decomposition.
Our efforts also come in form of us contributing to offset every order shipped. With our partnership with Planet, we are able to measure how much CO2 our shipments release into the environment, and fund innovative companies to pull the same amount of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere to neutralize those shipping emissions.
With our parternship with Greenspark, we are also helping to support carbon offsetting projects around the world that reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. Each project is vetted and verified by the UN to ensure their validity and quality. By funding these projects that help to absorb a certain amount of carbon, we are additionally helping to counteract our own emissions to reduce our overall impact on the planet.
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Committing to Green Business Practices
Becoming a Certified Green Business means we are implementing practices and forming policies that reduce energy and water consumption, prevent pollution, divert waste fromlandfills, enhance socially-responsibility and reduce CO2 emissions.
Our Green Business of California Certification shows our commitment to incorporating sustainable practices at every level of ouroperations as we continue striving to reduce our impact on the environment throughsustainable practices and source reduction initiatives. We take pride in being part of thegrowing green business community of the California Green Business Network.
QUALITY PRODUCTS
At Eco Gloves we obsess over every detail in our products. We adhere to the highest international standards and specifications to create a product that everyone can come to love and rely on. We are always striving for perfection and are constantly innovating and improving our products to meet our customers' needs.
Biodegradable and Compostable Gloves
At Eco Gloves, we're proud to say that our products are both biodegradable and compostable. This means that they won't be taking up space in landfills; instead of harming the earth, they'll return to it.
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Reliable Certifications
We adhere to the highest international standards and specifications to create a product that everyone can come to love and rely on. We are always striving for perfection and are constantly innovating and improving our products to meet our customers' needs.
BPI Certified Industrial Compostable
The result: Eco Gloves Compostable Gloves passed the standard requirement (at least 90% biodegradation within six months) in these conditions.
Eco Gloves' Industrial Compostable Certification
Product biodegradability is determined by two methods: ASTM D6400 Standard Specification for Labeling of Plastics Designed to be Aerobically Composted in Municipal or Industrial Facilities, which is a pass/fail standard. To pass ASTM D6400, the product must:
- Biodegrade at least 90% within six months (180 days) in a municipal or industrial composting facility.
- Disintegrate such that after composting for no more than 12 weeks, no more than 10% of the product’s original dry weight may be found in a 2 millimeter screen fraction.
- Be non-toxic (and leftover compost must be free of toxins).
- Contain no Heavy Metals or Fluorine.
Our Biodegradable Nitrile Gloves biodegradation rate and efficacy have been verified by independent labs to meet ASTM D5511 and ASTM D5526 testing standards for biodegradability in a landfill environment.
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- Certifications
- ASTM 6400 & ASTM 6868
- ASTM D5511 & ASTM D5526
Responsible Raw Material Choices
We make intelligent, responsible raw material choices, and whenever possible, we obtain materials from annually renewable plant resources such like cornstarch and vegetables like cassava, sugarcane, soy and other bio-based proprietary components that are better for the environment. Keep in mind that sometimes we opt not to use a plant-derived or compostable material for reasons related to efficacy, consistency and safety.
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More Protection, Less Worry
As we become more educated, we try to ensure our products are devoid of harmful chemicals that often contribute to pollution as well. Nonetheless, we acknowledge that comfort and protection are a priority and sometimes we must opt to use certain ingredients that will lend to the greatest strength, consistency, and safety for our users.
As with any disposable glove product, we urge consultation with a physician if you have concerns with sensitivity to any nitrile or compostable manufacturing components before use.
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Zero Waste Sustainable Packaging
At Eco Gloves we consciously design not only our products, but also our packaging for maximum durability, convenient portability, shipping efficiency and minimal environmental impact. That means we design and choose inks, materials, and packaging designs that are compact, flexible, compostable, biodegradable, recyclable, reusable, and/or environmentally-friendly whenever possible.
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CHARITY
Rather than discarding excess inventory and samples used for product development, we choose to donate them to various charities, non-profit organizations, shelters, schools, and animal care facilities that can benefit from the use of gloves. We also offer monetary donations to support these causes. Below are just a few examples of the organizations that we have extended our support to.
CHARITIES WE SUPPORT
With Eco Gloves You Don’t Have to Choose Between Sustainability and Protection
When you buy Eco Gloves you contribute to the mission of helping to keep people clean and healthy, while protecting our environment.
Let's help support a more sustainable future for our families, communities, and planet together.
CONTACT US
Find out why leading companies are turning to Eco Gloves for their eco-friendly needs. Contact us today to learn how we can create a solution that works for you.