Green gifts

Companies eschew the usual holiday basket in favor of something a bit more useful - the eco-gift.

Recycled bike chain bottle opener
Recycled bike chain bottle opener
Solar Works, a company that designs and installs solar electricity systems in the Northeast, gave a gift basket including this bottle opener made from old bike chains to 20 of its employees.

The opener costs $12.50 at Connecticut-based eco-retailer Our Green House.

Despite its line of work, a spokesperson for Solar Works said the company has not always given environmentally-themed gifts.

Last updated December 21 2007: 1:09 PM ET

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Water bottle

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