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Check out these fully sustainable products for your home and garden.

Jeannie Howard

Stylish and reuseable, the shopper bags from Blue Q are made from woven polypropylene and can hold up to 30 pounds. With two dozen prints to choose from, these bags are perfect for the grocery store and the farmers market. $11.99. Newsbeat, 514 3rd St., Davis (530) 756-6247.
A bamboo chair mat with a non-slip felt backing that cushions, stays in place and protects your flooring surface is a smart replacement for the outdated hard plastic versions. $129.99. Officemax.com.
Solar electric systems offer homeowners a cost-effective way to reduce their electricity bill as well as add value to the home. REC Solar (888) OK-SOLAR; recsolar.com.
The Green Glass Co., based in the Northwoods of Wisconsin, has come up with a clever use for old glass bottles—reincarnating discarded bottles into uniquely sophisticated glassware for your dinner table. With Champagne flutes, tumblers and vases, repurposing never looked so good. $32.50-121.50 for sets of four. Pennaluna Napa Valley, 1220 Adams St., St. Helena (707) 963-3115; pennalunanapavalley.com.
Cocoa shell mulch is not only good for your soil, fade-resistant and made from the byproduct of the chocolate-making process, but it also leaves your garden with a light aroma of chocolate! Mid City Nursery, 3635 Broadway, American Canyon (707) 642-4167; midcitynursery.com.
Candelas, by Oxo, are rechargeable LED lights. With a soft glow that lasts up to eight hours, these are a safe, clean substitute for candles. $39.99-199. Bed Bath & Beyond 128 Browns Valley Parkway, Vacaville (707) 469-6909; bedbathandbeyond.com.