Sustainable Bliss: A guide to affordable, eco-friendly alternatives on Amazon and beyond
Welcome to Sustainable Bliss — a practical website to shopping more sustainably without pretending budgets, convenience, or real life don’t exist.
Many sustainability resources assume you can avoid Amazon, never shop fast marketplaces, or always buy premium ethical brands. For most people, that’s simply not realistic. This site exists for people who want to do better than default, even when shopping on mainstream platforms.
Our focus is simple:
Eco-friendly alternatives for budget-conscious buyers.
That means:
- Choosing durability over disposability
- Avoiding greenwashing where possible
- Understanding trade-offs instead of ignoring them
- Making informed decisions — not perfect ones
You’ll find honest buying guides, product comparisons, and realistic advice for shopping on platforms like Amazon and Temu. We explain why certain products make sense, who they’re for, and when it’s better to skip a purchase entirely.
Some links on this site are affiliate links. If you choose to buy through them, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only recommend products that fit the purpose of each guide and align with our values.
If you’re new here, start with our buying guides below. Take what’s useful, leave what isn’t, and come back whenever you need clarity in a noisy shopping landscape.
Progress over perfection — always. 💚
Guides & FAQs
Learn how to make affordable, eco-friendly shopping decisions with transparent guidance, product comparisons, and easy sustainability tips.
- What’s actually worth buying vs avoiding (a realistic guide)
- I tested 10 “sustainable” Amazon products — here’s what held up
- How to spot greenwashing on Temu
- Best eco-friendly alternatives on Amazon (2026 update)
What makes a product sustainable?
Have you ever wondered how to shop conscientiously? That’s exactly what we explore in this article. This author aims to help shoppers evaluate products featured on sites such as Amazon or Temu for their sustainability.
Three key takeaways
Books speaking about sustainability
“In clear, down-to-earth language, Kris Bordessa delivers a timely and beautiful book that offers a lifetime of guidance on how to be more self-sufficient for reasons of health, satisfaction, and happiness. Attainable Sustainable offers a solid foundation for practicing the necessary skills and crafts or just the ability to dabble among dozens of how-to topics. The book’s presentation and photographs are gorgeous, thanks to publisher National Geographic, but Attainable Sustainable is far more than a pretty facade. It’s practical and sensible, which is exactly what a stellar service book should be.”
“When I first read the title, I underestimated the amount of knowledge the book would have. This book contains 40 projects that are all great, it shows step-by-step instructions with pictures on how to complete each project. I will just mention a few of the projects that I liked the most: Building a chicken tractor, building a chicken coop, how to build beehives, installing fences, self-watering garden beds, aquaponics and hydroponics, solar and wind-powered systems, and even how to build sheds for different animals. The book explains the basics of each chapter, such as the basics for housing chickens or explaining aquaponics, and hydroponics. If you have been looking at how to become more sustainable, this book is a great start.–Emory, Goodreads Surprisingly thorough and varied. It covers a lot of projects that would be of interest and does so in great detail. Each project covers skills and concepts that can be used on projects not covered in the book. Worth a read. It earned a place in my permanent library.”