Eco Initiatives

Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. At Shamans Market, we are always looking for ways to reduce our use of resources and reuse and recycle every step of the way.

Through our participation in the MIGreenPower renewable energy program, Shamans Market is directly supporting the development of new renewable energy projects in Michigan. Thus, supporting the development, construction, and ongoing maintenance/operation of our local wind and solar parks.

Our participation helps to put more clean energy onto the power grid. By making a commitment to go 100 percent renewable through the program, it reduces our carbon footprint associated with electricity use.

We reuse or recycle our cardboard, paper and packaging materials. Very little goes to waste. Many of the materials are reused in our packaging and shipping, and much of what is not, is recycled.

When purchasing supplies we are conscience of finding eco-friendly, recycled or recyclable materials for our office, warehouse use, and packaging materials.

Shamans Market has teamed up with Camino Verde, a non-profit organization working to preserve the Peruvian Amazon. We are offering our customers the opportunity to offset greenhouse gases produced in shipping your order. Your $2 contribution will go to planting and maintaining endangered jungle hardwood trees that absorb carbon dioxide while protecting biodiversity and to preserving virgin rainforest.

Camino Verde ("the green path") is a 501-c-3 non-profit organization whose work is based in the Madre de Dios region of the Peruvian Amazon. It is the primary mission of Camino Verde to plant trees and encourage others to do the same.

Camino Verde is committed to upholding the strictest standards of sustainability, integrity, transparency, and simplicity. Over 10,000 trees planted representing 250 species, 180 acres of rainforest under ownership, 1600 acres more protected through conservation partnerships, and over 4500 trees planted with 20 partner farmers.

Many of the products we sell are eco-friendly. You can easily spot these items by the green eco-friendly icon on the product page. Eco-friendly literally means earth-friendly or not harmful to the environment.

Making a truly eco-friendly product keeps both environmental and human safety in mind. At a minimum, the product is non-toxic. Other eco-friendly attributes include the use of sustainably grown or raised ingredients, produced in ways that do not deplete the ecosystem. Organic ingredients or materials are grown without toxic pesticides or herbicides. Biodegradable products break down through natural decomposition, which is less taxing on landfills and the ecosystem as a whole.

Green America certifies businesses that are committed to using business as a platform for social change. Since 1982, Green America has evaluated over 8,000 small businesses. Shamans Market is proud to be one of these companies.

Green America certifies businesses that are actively using their business as a tool for positive social change, operating a values-driven enterprise according to principles of social justice and environmental sustainability, and accountable for their work by continually improving and tracking their progress with radical transparency.