all organic produce + food + tea + wine + beer

·         co-op provides certified organic or organically grown produce. They work with a network of growers, buying farm-fresh, seasonal organic foods. We believe in supporting local farmers.

      (organic produce provided by boxed greens)

 

biodynamic - beyond organic

·         we offer as many biodynamic products possible including: tea, coffee, wine + cosmetics.

(biodynamic coffee provided by café altura)

 

green building supplies

·         cork ceiling

·         recycled mosaic glass tile

·         low VOC paint

·         dual flush water saving toilet

·         from australia by caroma sets the standard with a two button dual flush system. This toilet doesn’t flush two times it actually has two different buttons which uses 0.8 and 1.6 gallons of water, depending on the flush (no 1/ half flush or no 2/ full flush). This single innovation can reduce water usage by up to 80% compared with the traditional toilet that uses 2.9 gallons in a single flush.

·         recycled resin tabletops + countertops by avonite

·         waterless urinal

·         soy based concrete stain + concrete design by concretizen

(provided by aka green)

 

distilled water

·         50 gallon distiller used to clean + purify drinking water for making tea + preparing food

(provided by jb water distillers)

 

distilled water

·         stainless steel cookware on energy saving induction burners

 

to go containers + cleaners + paper products

·         to go containers, cups, utensils + straws are compostable + made from renewable resources such as sugar cane + corn

·         hot cups made by Ecotainer^tm are compostable + have an inner lining made from 100% corn whereas conventional paper hot cups have inner linings made from petroleum.  The paper comes from trees that were harvested sustainably + the cups are elemental chlorine-free. 

·         other eco-friendly products used at mandala are: cleaners, laundry soap, dish soap, hand soap, toilet paper, paper towels + trash bags

(provided by eco products)

 

recycling

·         mandala invests in recycling bins to recycle trash as the city does not provide them without a cost to commercial users.