The 7 Best Eco-Friendly Subscription Boxes of 2023

Best Overall: Grove

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To be clear, there are a handful of truly great subscription boxes for a more sustainable household. But none offer the product catalog, customization, and general user-friendliness of Grove, whose mission is to make clean living as convenient as possible.

Fill your basket with all of the household supplies on your list, set it to auto-ship, and let Grove do the rest. Need to make some swaps from one month to the next? No problem. Need a shipment sooner than planned? Grove will take care of that. And, if you have questions, the brand’s team of friendly representatives is standing by.

Beyond Grove’s commitment to the healthiest ingredients and clean packaging, the company offsets the carbon emissions of every delivery by funding projects that reduce pollution (like wind power and solar installations). Plus, your first order ships free.

Best for Clean Beauty: The Detox Box by Detox Market

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More than $90 worth of luxury beauty and wellness products packed into one monthly box? Say no more.

While you can shop The Detox Market’s impressive roster of brands year-round, the clean beauty destination chooses to give one label the spotlight in its monthly Detox Box. That means you get more than a taste of what each brand has to offer—at a fraction of the cost, no less. 

Past Detox Boxes have featured luxe facial oils by Herbivore, an organic makeup set from Vapour, and The Beauty Chef’s can’t-miss, ingestible beauty potions. And thanks to the retailer’s tireless commitment to vetting new products, you can be sure that you’re only getting the best of the best delivered on your doorstep each month.

The Detox Market bans ingredients that have been flagged to cause environmental harm or potential health issues, and the team only works with brands and founders that share their passion for ethical practices and a love of the planet.

Best for Meal Delivery: Daily Harvest

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There's no doubt that when it comes to choosing a meal subscription box, the options are endless. But, Daily Harvest is a cut above the rest thanks to an emphasis on clean, sustainably-sourced ingredients, and an unbeatable convenience factor to boot.

All meals (which include your pick of smoothies, bowls, and soups) are frozen at the peak of their freshness, locking in nutrients at their very best and allowing for easy storage. And unlike some of the more elaborate recipe plan boxes, you just pop them in the microwave or blender and have a tasty meal ready in mere minutes. In other words, it’s ideal for rushed mornings and exhausted evenings.

But beyond all these user-friendly details, Daily Harvest is also committed to building a more sustainable food system. The process for farmers to become USDA Organic-certified is long and laborious, so Daily Harvest works with “transitional organic” farms to help empower the farmers who are in the midst of that procedure. That ultimately means more organic food for all.

And, Daily Harvest has unveiled 100% compostable and recyclable packaging made from plant-based, renewable fiber that breaks down naturally instead of sitting in a landfill for thousands of years.

Best for Snacks: UrthBox

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It’s 2 p.m. and the mid-afternoon slump is dangerously close to setting in. What kind of snack do you reach for? You might assume that your choice comes down to instant gratification followed by a sugar crash, or a lackluster option that at least keeps your energy levels humming for the next few hours. But what if you could opt for the best of both worlds?

Offering some of the best in both delicious and nutritious eats, UrthBox sets out to redefine your approach to snacking. Featuring some of the best gluten-free, vegan-friendly brands on the market (like Justin’s, Dang, and Annie’s, to name a few), it’s all but guaranteed that each monthly box will come packed with some of your favorites.

Plus, the different size options make for a tailor-made experience for your budget and appetite: Choose from seven snacks for around $15 per month or 28 snacks for about $45. And, all ingredients featured in UrthBox are GMO-free.

Best for Home Decor: The Sill Plant Subscription

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Do you know the difference between a maranta and a calathea? How about a haworthia and an echeveria? It may be time to brush up on your plant terminology—because from our POV, an awesome way to celebrate the planet is bringing some foliage indoors. 

The Sill makes it easy, with monthly house plant deliveries for every kind of green thumb. The Classic plant subscription provides you with easy-care plants to spruce up some of the shadier corners of your apartment or home and there’s even a pet-friendly option, since many houseplants are toxic to cats and dogs.

The Sill delivers every monthly shipment, with one of its signature earthenware planters in the color of your choice. That means your only job is finding the perfect spot for your new plant child—well, that and keeping it alive. (Fortunately, The Sill’s website is also an amazing resource for all things plant parenting).

Best for Household Items: MightyNest’s the MightyFix

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We depend on so many products and objects around the house on a daily basis—from the Tupperware we use to store extra food to paper towels. It’s MightyNest’s goal to help people rethink the impact of all these commonly-used household items, from the ingredients they contain to their environmental footprint. 

But transitioning to an eco-friendly household takes time, which is why the MightyFix is so helpful for beginners: Each monthly delivery contains products that were designed for a healthier household, so you can tackle new habits one at a time.

Maybe it’s as simple as swapping out plastic wrap for reusable, compostable bee’s wrap, or nixing chemical-laden dryer sheets once and for all. (A word to the wise: the MightyFix's wool dryer balls are a game-changer, especially if you add a couple of drops of essential oil).

In addition to opening your eyes to the impact of all the little decisions we make as consumers, the MightyFix makes practicing sustainability really fun. And, that’s definitely something we can get behind.