Where to find eco-friendly product suppliers that are from Canada?

[lecourageuxame]

I've recently set-up a shopify store online, and since then, I have been on a tedious journey of searching for eco-friendly product suppliers for my store. I've tried going on Salehoo and Oberlo to search for suppliers, but with little to no luck. The suppliers that I did end up finding are either from China or from far away countries that could take forever to ship to potential customers that I'm trying to market here in Canada. I found one Canadian wholesale supplier of eco-friendly products, but unfortunately, they don't do dropshipping. It's really frustrating to look for suppliers for products that seem to me, are rarely produced- despite the fact that more and more people are becoming environmentally aware and are choosing to live sustainably. The lack of available eco-friendly products out there in the market is probably the reason why it's so difficult to find suppliers that make them. There are days where I feel like giving up on my store, but I am still determined to push through this. If anyone knows of any Canadian or US suppliers for eco-friendly products that do dropshipping, please let me know. I'd appreciate it. Thank You! 

[InfoAAU]

I'm having the same problem. Printful do some eco products, like some of their shirts, but they use plastic in the packaging, which is something we're really looking to avoid. There's an eco drop shipper in the UK, but shipping to the US is probably worse for the environment than using plastic.

Really struggling to find a way through. did you find anything?

[dropship_helps]

Hi @lecourageuxame 

Eco-Friendly products are recently trending ones. But most of the dropshipping suppliers from China only.   Here you can USA Eco Product suppliers as category wise.

Best of Luck 🙂 

[gabfromspocket]

Hi @lecourageuxame! Gabby here from the Community Engagement team at Spocket.

First of all, I do hope that your store operations are going well. May I ask if you were already able to find some suppliers with eco-friendly products from Canada? I do hope so! Otherwise, I'd like to invite you to check Spocket out. I can assure you that we have suppliers that offer specifically what you're looking for - and it's really easy to find them on our platform!

On our catalog page, we have smart filters that you can tweak so you can find the specific items you want for your store. We have a dedicated filter for ethically sourced products, as well as a dedicated filter that allows you to search by location. Here's a screenshot to better show you how it works:

I just checked the catalog now with those filter settings and there seems to be a good number of suppliers that could help you fill up your online store with the products you need. If you're interested to view them, you can send a message to support@spocket.co. You can also head on over to Spocket's homepage and access the chat bubble on the bottom right portion of the page. Regardless of which method you choose, someone will be available to help you out!

Or if you're feeling adventurous yourself and want to experience searching for the products available on our platform first-hand, you can also opt to sign-up for an account. We offer a free trial period! This is the perfect time for you to explore the platform and see if our other eco-friendly products could help out with your store operations. Hope this helps you out!

[maryk731]

Hello, has this availability improved? 
I'm looking to launch a shop with a specific product in mind, but then ideally launch additional products. However the motto is earth first, and that means eco friendly packaging, zero plastics, recycled &/or biodegradable materials. What is shopify offering for in regards to customers who demand a planet-first approach? 

[maryk731]

Hey there, I'm new to this and looking to do the same thing! Zero plastics packaging. Were you able to find anything, has anything new developed? 

[MrFinnigus]

Hey I'm also interested in this. So, uh, what'd you find out?

[maryk731]

Hey @tourist  I'm also new! And no, have not found any info as of late 

[FernandaND]

Hello! My name is Fernanda and I work for a Mexican company called Nature Drops. 

Aware of the sanitary emergency crisis that the whole world is facing right now, we have worked in developing an eco-friendly hand sanitizer made 99.6% out of plants. 

We would love to work with you. Please email me at fernanda@thenaturedrops.com

[MrFinnigus]

Thanks Fernanda, just emailed you.

Let's keep this going! Any more ethical and eco-friendly suppliers out there? Drop a message with contact details plz~

[EcoTrendz]

Please send your email and company website.

[WrithenClothing]

Which company is this by the way in the UK? I wonder if there is a carbon neutral way of getting this shipped over to Canada. I want to say I am also struggling with this. The products and resources are limited.

[JohnGonzales19]

@lecourageuxame I use Fulfillman as my sourcing partner why wont you try them out.

[Javanhindle22]

I just started and I have no clue how this works can anyone help me?

[Sadat_SG]

Hi all,

I hope you are doing great. I can feel your struggles to some extent. I hope you have found your dropshipping supplier. 

But in case you haven't found and are open to a better option, I can suggest a disruptive solution for apparel stores. NITEX is disrupting the apparel industry. Anybody now can launch and operate apparel brands/stores with a supply chain like that of Zara and H&M. NITEX the entire responsibility of design, manufacturing, QC & shipping with no extra cost. It gets you all the organic, bamboo & recycled products and other products within 30-90 days. You provide designs or NITEX gives you own designs for new seasons. 

NITEX is mainly inspiring drop-shippers and other small & medium size brands & buyers to expand the business with a strong supply chain like that of Zara and H&M.  Write to me for any support regarding the apparel supply chain from Bangladesh, China, Vietnam to anywhere in the world.

sadat@nitex.io 

sadat.nitrex@gmail.com 

[Shop_Eco]

Hey, I'm a wholesale brick and mortar food service supply distributor in Queens New York who focuses on turning existing businesses to turn Eco friendly. I have a few 100 items on the site but tons offline so if you see something that you like and you didn't find it on the site just send us an email with the product name and UPC number.  There is no charge to join but you must provide a tax certificate of authority to set up your account, minimum order must be $500 but this can be pre-paid. If interested visit our website or email us at gethelp@savvybusinesss.com  https://shop.savvybusinesss.com/

[pauldan24]

Any luck with this? So far I see Spocket as the best option but after doing research online I haven't heard the greatest feedback about Spocket.

[carbonheist]

Has anyone found any eco-suppliers who have cleaning supplies? Like dish soap, detergent, air freshener, paper towels etc.

[zyla999]

Hello I have just found this on the shopify community!  We are an online eco-friendly store operating out of London, Ontario in Canada and we are also doing wholesale!  We have a ton of different cleaning brushes as well as reusable bamboo paper towels.  If you are interested please email me for more details info@ecofreax.ca.  You can also check out our website www.ecofreax.ca.  Anything that is branded: coupleDots, ecofreax and eko+co. is what is available for wholesale.  Looking forward to hearing back from you.  

Thank you

Kinga

[zyla999]

Hello

We do wholesale of eco-friendly products such as dish brushes, reusable bamboo paper towels, drinking straws, beeswax, food containers.  If you are interested please email me info@ecofreax.ca.  

All products available for wholesale are branded: coupleDots, Ecofreax and eko+co. and can be viewed on our website www.ecofreax.ca.

Thanks Kinga