By now most of us know that plastic shopping bags comprise a significant amount of the world’s plastic waste, with The Wall Street Journal estimating that the United States alone consumes 100 billion shopping bags a year. 100 billion is 99.9 billion too many. The great thing about that outrageous number is that it can…
Category Archives: Green Giveaways
Go Green With Your Spring Cleaning
It’s that time of year again to go through our homes, clean out the cobwebs, and freshen up things for spring. I don’t know about you, but this has never been one of my favorite tasks! Nonetheless it needs to be done, so, what better time could there be to start introducing some green cleaning…
Bummas Giveaway Winners!
As Bummas graciously offered to give away two sets of their super absorbent and eco-friendly clothes for baby bums the world ’round, we have two! winners for this particular giveaway. The first winner is… (imaginary drumroll, please): Commenter #12, Danielle! And the second winner? Commenter #135, Amy H.! Congratulations! ladies. And a big thanks to…
Recycled Note Of The Week: Pretty & Plantable
Every week we use this space to feature a recycled note or three from some of our favorite online sources. This week I found an Etsy shop specializing in cards comprised of 100% recycled paper embedded with wildflower, sunflower, spruce and clover seeds. All of the cards sporting the aforementioned seeds can be purchased at…
Great Green Giveaway: Bummas!
This 5 Minutes For Going Green Great Green Review is brought to you by Pacific Northwest resident and new mom, Jenifer of Quarter Life Crisis. Read what she thought of her very comprehensive trial of Bummas, and then read on for details on how you can win a set for yourself! When we found out…
Ecostore USA Giveaway: We Have A Winner!
Congratulations! to sito, commenter #112. You are the winner of our EcoStore USA giveaway! Thanks to everyone for participating, and remember to check out Ecostore USA’s great line of eco-friendly products for your home and beauty needs. Also be sure to check out Anne’s great post below, laden with tips on how to stay warm…
Around The Greenosphere: Weekly Link Roundup
Here are some of our favorite posts from around the greenosphere that had us thinking this week, to help start your weekend a bit greener. Monday Dot Green featured an audiovisual slide show centered on “A Planet in Flux.” Andrew C. Revkin began exploring the human impact on the environment nearly 30 years ago. An…
Great Green Giveaway: Ecostore USA
What better way to start the second full week of the new year than with a great review and giveaway for some helpful green home and beauty products? This review and giveaway comes courtesy of Ecostore USA, whose eco-friendly, plant-based household cleaning products are as effective as the leading supermarket brands, and their body and…
The Home Depot Programmable Thermostat Winner!
Congratulations! to Therese, commenter #41. Thanks to everyone for participating, and remember, for more product details about The Home Depot’s green line of programmable thermostats, visit the original giveaway post, and don’t forget to check out The Home Depot’s Eco Options available online and in stores now. Happy! Monday.
Around The Greenosphere: Weekly Link Roundup
First things first! Don’t forget that you still have until 7pm EST on Sunday (December 7th) to enter the Home Depot Programmable Thermostat Giveway if you haven’t already. Don’t miss out! It’s definitely the Giveway Season and Michelle has a handy-dandy way for you to stay a leg up on all the giveaway goodness with…
