Happy Earth Day folks! I hope each of you is taking a moment today to reflect on what you can do to ensure that our planet remains healthy for future generations. We can all make a few small changes in our daily lives that will help to sustain our planet's resources. Some of the small changes I've made over the past year include switching to recycled paper products, using "green" household cleaning products (my favorite brand is Seventh Generation), using reusable shopping bags when I go shopping, and I also use a stainless steel water bottle (my pink kleen kanteen bottle is always at my side). Now that I've shared how I'm becoming more eco-conscious, tell me what you are doing or are planning to do to become more eco-conscious and you might win this Intro to Green gift set. The gift set contains a reusable travel mug, a fluorescent light bulb, the "Green Book", an Envirosax reusable tote, a bamboo cutting board, natural liquid hand soap, and a bamboo box.
(image from The Green Perspective)How the Giveaway works:
1. The Earth Day giveaway runs until Tuesday, April 28th 11:59PM EST.
2. To enter you must (1) leave a comment on this blog telling me what you are doing or planning to do to become more eco-conscious and (2) sign up for news and updates from That Perfect Something here.
3. One winner will be randomly selected and announced on this blog on Wednesday, April 29th.
I look forward to hearing from you. Please stay tuned for our Ten under $50 Mother's Day Giveaway. Three great items are up for grabs. If you are still looking for an inexpensive Mother's Day Gift check out our Mothers Day Gift Guide. If you can't find exactly what you are looking for in our Guide take a look at our Gift Consulting Service.
I signed up for your emails. I have started to use reusable bags for groceries!!
ReplyDeleteMay Canadians enter? One thing I'm doing to become more eco-conscious is riding my bike more instead of driving to town.
ReplyDelete@ikkinlala...the contest is open to the US and Canada. Thanks for your comments.
ReplyDeletei signed up! When i shop i bring my own reusable bags!
ReplyDeleteWe are finding ways to create less waste and use more sustainable products at home. We have made some great changes and we are working towards more, as well.
ReplyDeleteI subscribed! We are recycling, composting, biking and walking to school and work as much as possible. I always take reusable bags to the grocery store, drug store and library. Thanks for the giveaway~
ReplyDeleteI bring reuseable bags when I shop, use a smaller reuseable bag for my at-work lunches, and plan to start walking or biking to work soon. (And I signed up!)
ReplyDeletejgcooks@gmail.com
I just got a new crocheted tote that I will use to get groceries instead of plastic bags! My goal is to completely get off of plastic bags when I go to stores.
ReplyDeleteI also signed up for the news and updates!
sarahbcrawford(at)gmail(dot)com
I signed up for That Perfect Something newsletter. My family has been doing our best for years to conserve, recycle and reuse every thing and everything. We do all of the regular recycling and we are always looking for ways to use things anew. Thanks
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I signed up for the newsletter. The many ways I'm becoming more eco-conscious are using the reusable grocery bags instead of getting plastic bags every time I go grocery shopping, and increasing where I walk to instead of driving.
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i signed up!
ReplyDeletewe are using cloth diapers and i plan to start using mama pads! i've thought about it for a while and it's time to just DO it!
elkesten at yahoo dot com
The thing I have recently begun doing and plan on doing more of is picking up all the trash along the side of the road. Tons of it.
ReplyDeleteOh, how lovely!
ReplyDeleteI've always composted, recycled, scavenged and salvaged...ah, the joys of growing up with environmental scientist parents! But this year my husband and I are gearing up to build a house-all out of scavenged material and zero-emission! We're very excited!
But that of course will do nothing to address the Bag Issue. I never have enough cloth bags! And I would so love to replace my tattered plastic cutting board with bamaboo...
signing up with glee, by the way!
Great gift! I signed up for updates and news.
ReplyDeleteI am trying to give up bottled water, and am trying to use reusable grocery bags.
nfmgirl AT gmail DOT com
Hi, I signed up for the news letter . I started using reuseable grocery bags.I recycle old blue jeans,people are throwing away and make quilts
ReplyDeleteWe are trying to use more reusable products, like cloth diapers, shopping bags, hankies, napkins, etc.
ReplyDeleteI subscribed to your newsletter.
Signed up for the newsletter.
ReplyDeleteWe went car-free about 4 years ago and now bike/walk pretty much everywhere, always reuse bags for groceries, and use natural cleaners for everything (white vinegar and Dr. Bronner's soap have become my best friends!).
wickedsharp(at)rocketmail(dot)com
I signed up! My family and I have stopped using plastic bags and when we shop we always bring a reusable tote bag with us. We also use energy saving light bulbs and rarely use our car anymore, instead we opt for public transportation.
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I plan on packing wastefree lunches! I always feel so guilty when I have baggies and plastic water bottles. I do recycle, though, but it's not nearly as effective as just not using the bags at all.
ReplyDeleteWe are recycling more items, shopping garage sales, using the clothes dryer less, and walking more. I signed up.
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I'm using cloth diapers on my baby girl to be eco-friendly. And I signed up!
ReplyDeletehollyvangogh at gmail dot com
using totes, recycling, growing own veggies from seed, and using reusable water bottles
ReplyDeletesigned up, nor_lou at hotmail.com
I've made the switch from plastic-bottled water to using a stainless steel bottle :-)
ReplyDeletegreenyak [at] yahoo [dot] com
What a great blog !! I reuse canvas bags for shopping rather than plastic bags. And I am keen to turn the plastic bags I have into fabric as seen on the Etsy storque page. I have posted their video of how to do this on my blog if anyone else is interested in doing this too.
ReplyDeleteI am line drying all of my laundry. Thanks for offering the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI started to use reusable bags and recycle some plastic bottles.
ReplyDeleteGreat giveaway! Thanks a lot.
I signed up.
We're really trying to be more conscious as to what we use in our home - chemicals, cleaning detergents, etc. I know it's harmful to our bodies AND the earth...so we have a goal to be all natural with our cleaners - we're working on it!
ReplyDeleteI subscribed for email updates with my champagne60 at windstream dot net email account.
Fun giveaway!
jamieandandre at bellsouth dot net
I started using a reusable bag for my lunch, and am using more natural products for cleaning! Thanks for the giveaway offer, and I subscribed to your newsletter!
ReplyDeleteI plan to recycle MORE.. and I do subscribe
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat prize! What a great way to get people excited about protecting the earth! I've been making "green" fabric shopping bags for a while now. And have begun making them in bulk for anyone I know who wants them for free! Like I said giveaways are a great way to get people excited about going green! Thanks for helping!
ReplyDeleteWow! That's a neat prize! What a great way to get people excited about protecting the earth! I've been making "green" fabric shopping bags for a while now. I've also started making them in bulk to give to anyone I know that wants them for free! Like I said giveaways are a great way to get people excited about going green! Thanks for helping!
ReplyDeleteI am trying everything I can think to do to help. I am recycling, reusing anything I can, changed all my light bulbs in my house, turned the thermostat down all winter. Will turn it up or not run the air at all this summer. I have reusable bags for the grocery, Hanging some clothes on the clothesline in the basement. I don't have room for one in the yard. Thanks for the chance.
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http://auntrene.blogspot.com
I compost all of my fruit and vegetable waste and I use reuseable shopping bags. I have also switched to energy efficient light bulbs and started carpooling.
ReplyDeleteI signed up!
Great giveaway! I really opened my eyes this year to the excess waste I was creating so I've started taking the necessary steps to reduce my carbon footprint - using reuseable totes, using reuseable produce bags, commuting to work when possible, and now that it's warming up outside I open the windows instead of use the AC.
ReplyDeleteWe've started growing a garden to cut back on the travel time to the grocery store, and the travel of the veggies from farms to the store.
ReplyDeleteI plan to get individual bins in order to organize my paper, plastic, aluminum recyclables and take them to the center.
ReplyDeletelindsmoore55 AT yahoo DOT com
I use reusable bags at the grocery store
ReplyDeletezachsgran1 at yahoo dot com
I walk to work and recycle as much as I can. I also use natural cleaners
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