11 On-The-Go Essentials For Living A Green Life (PHOTOS)

While living the sustainable lifestyle can be rewarding, it isn't always easy. It takes planning, and a fashionable purse, of course, equipped with the green gear you need to navigate through a modern day of eco-challenges.

Check out our list of the purse essentials every eco-chick needs, and let us know if you think something is missing!

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Flu and cold season is here. Battle the sniffles without creating your own personal tissue landfill by stocking up on some pretty handkerchiefs. You can find them at almost any vintage store, antique shop, or flea market for less than five dollars.

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Flu and cold season is here. Battle the sniffles without creating your own personal tissue landfill by stocking up on some pretty handkerchiefs. You can find them at almost any vintage store, antique shop, or flea market for less than five dollars.

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[Qwisp]

03:22 PM on 12/08/2010

What a bunch of BS, if I put all this in my purse I'd have muscle spasms in no time from carrying everything.

[alteredstory]

01:07 PM on 12/09/2010

It's part of the green fitness regime.

[Holly Terrell]

11:12 PM on 12/07/2010

Are you crazy?

[kevb19]

10:19 PM on 12/07/2010

She should also have a dinner and a toilet bowl cleaner.lol

[indechiffrable]

07:50 PM on 12/07/2010

Purses throw women off balance and cause damage to their shoulders. Women should emulate men, and carry only the barest necessities - in a pocket. This purse stuff is so...Victorian.

[Fluffy Clouds]

02:51 PM on 12/07/2010

Some of the ideas were really bad. On the other hand they left out important things like handi-wipes, band-aids, a tiny flashlight or other important things I can't think of right now.

[rjmtx]

08:45 AM on 12/07/2010

Where's the bicycle?

[fiddler3]

07:57 AM on 12/07/2010

That is a very large purse. An additional benefit is the workout you get from lugging it around all day.

[caroline gray]

04:25 AM on 12/07/2010

What, mace isn't included on this list? : P

[Exene]

09:44 AM on 12/07/2010

Pepper spray is more eco-friendly. :)

With all that stuff in your purse, it would be a pretty good bludgeon all on its own!

[mlaiuppa]

02:20 AM on 12/07/2010

No.

What woman carries a full sized water bottle, utensils and tupperware in her purse?

This list is totally stupid unless you plan on carrying a huge backpack with you everywhere. An sorry, but for an adult woman, starving college student is not an appealing fashion statement.

I do carry the Monterrey Bay sustainability chart in my purse. I'll print out the pesticide guide too thank you for supplying a link.

As for the rest, you're pretty much insane. I carry a wallet and my keys, reading glasses and a pen. I don't even carry a cell phone.

[gip7]

11:23 PM on 12/06/2010

You don't even NEED a phone, much less a "smart" one. Bah, consumerism.

[MJinCanada]

10:36 PM on 12/06/2010

I remember going to a professional development session and digging through my purse for my chequebook. I pulled out 2 baby diapers, a toy car, a book, a baggie of cheerios, a half-knitted slipper sock and my notebook to find it. The woman at the registration desk and the woman behind me were both laughing because they remembered those days.

These days I do have the reusable shopping bag, hand lotion, and a drop spindle as well as a book and my knitting.

[julieintx]

09:54 PM on 12/06/2010

I carry and use all of those except the hankies, the bus ticket, and the credit card reminder. And I'm what most here would call by the obscene epithet "teabagger".

[WSS61]

07:44 PM on 12/06/2010

This is about the most worthless article I've read in a while; and the suggestions about fish and the
"Monterey Bay Aquarium" fish guide, are about two completely different subjects!

[P51MUSTANG]

05:54 PM on 12/06/2010

A condom
a crescent wrench
$100
a cellphone
pliers
driver's license
breath mints or gum
pen or pencil and paper
keys
something pointy
sun or reading glasses
coins for the parkign meter
credit card

[Marturia]

12:13 AM on 12/07/2010

Good to see you have your priorities in order...

[caroline gray]

04:26 AM on 12/07/2010

haha...better to be safe than sorry!

[Exene]

05:07 PM on 12/06/2010

I love my hankies. For all you squicked out about germs, you can wash them in hot water and bleach, and they are much sturdier and gentler on the nose.

Travel coffee cup? How about don't drink coffee in the car. Take an actual coffee break and relax!
Plastic tupperware? No thanks. I won't put plastic in the microwave. Glass containers for me.
Smartphone? Really? Nothing says sustainability like a pocket full of radiation, plastic and heavy metals. Don't get me wrong. I think smartphones are great. I just wouldn't put it on a list of eco-friendly products.

[julieintx]

09:56 PM on 12/06/2010

I use my travel coffee cup for keeping cold water ready to drink in the car. Mine keeps water cold for 24 hours.

[Exene]

09:38 AM on 12/07/2010

That's a good idea! I was being only slightly snarky about drinking coffee in the car. It's wishful thinking that we could take more time for actual coffee breaks!