Tomorrow is Earth Day but that doesn’t mean you can’t observe Earth Day every day and Frugal Family Life and Walmart ElevenMoms have an Earth Day Gift Package to help get one of you started on the right foot. Worth an estimated $130 retail the package includes a selection of Clorox “Green Works” cleaning supplies, White Cloud “Green Earth” paper products, and Tide Coldwater laundry liquid, a Brita water filtration pitcher and a Bissell Little Green carpet and upholstery cleaner.
The Green Works cleanering products are 99% plant and mineral based but can take on tough cleaning jobs with ease, they smell great, and are less harmful to the environment.
Tide Coldwater laundry liquid was designed to allow you to get all of your laundry clean without wasting energy using hot water. Depending on what statics you look at 70 to 90% of the energy used to wash a load of laundry is spent on heating the water. By washing everything in cold water you save energy and save money.
The White Cloud “Green Earth” toilet paper and paper towels are made from 100% recycled fibre but feels soft and cushiony like regular premuim paper products do. In the words of my teenage son “finally you got toilet paper that doesn’t feel like sandpaper!”
The Brita pitcher is something we’ve used in my home for years. Instead of buying cases of bottled water we use the Brita water filtration pitcher to filter tap water for drinking water. This saves us money (we estimate over $200 in yearly savings over buying bottled water) and it means a lot fewer plastic bottles that need to be recycled or worse, that would end up in a landfill.
Used with a portable stainless steel reusable drinking bottle (we have several sized from 500ml to 1 litre) we always have fresh filtered water on hand to drink at home or to take with us. The pitcher itself is dishwasher safe (top rack) and fits easily into the refrigerator without taking up a lot of space.
Last and certainly not least is the Bissell Little Green carpet and upholstery cleaner. The Bissell Little Green is made with PVC free tanks and hose, parts manufactured from 100% post consumer recycled materials and the carton contains a minimum of 75% recycled materials. The cleaning formulas contain no heavy metals or optical brighteners and are phosphate and dye free.
Part of living Earth Day every day is taking care of the things you own so they’ll last longer. Using a product like Bissell’s Little Green to clean spots and spills from carpets, rugs and upholstery is a great way to do that. We’ve used older versions of the Bissell carpet and upholstery cleaners over the years and consider them a must in any home that has pets, children or clumsy people like me who are constanty spilling coffee!
So now to the good part – the giveaway! One lucky Frugal Family Life reader will get a chance to win this Earth Day Gift Package. The contest is open to residents of Canada and the United States and you have until April 29th to enter. The rules are simple:
- You must be subscribed to the Frugal Family Life newsletter with a valid email address. The sign up form is on the top right of this page.
- You must follow me, @merlene, on Twitter.com
- Tweet the following on twitter: Win an Earth Day Gift Package – Including Bissell Little Green carpet/upholstery cleaner & much more http://bit.ly/NAhWm #11momsgreen
- You must comment on this post with a way you live Earth Day every day. Please make sure to let me know your twitter name and the name you signed up for the newsletter with so I can validate your entry. That’s it! Good luck!
This giveaway is sponsored by Walmart and the various manufacterers listed above and is subject to Frugal Family Life’s disclosure and giveaway policy. Some of the other ElevenMoms are running Earth Day giveaways too. Check out each of their blogs for more chances to win!
Update: The contest is now closed. The winner will be selected through Random.org and will be notified by email. Winner will be announced on May 1, 2009.
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I’ve cut back on plastic water bottles by using a KleenKanteen and a Pur filter system. I also keep my canvas shopping bags in my van for unexpected trips to the grocery store. I’m also carpooling with two other coworkers.
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I hang my laundry instead of using my dryer. I also open up my house first thing in the morning and let it cool down then shut it up in the afternoon when it gets warm. I don’t have to run my AC that way.
My husband read an article online about unplugging appliances when not in use because they continue to suck energy even when you’re not running them. We also installed a water saving shower head that reduces the flow of water with the touch of a button so you’re not wasting water while soaping up or shaving. We continue to recycle and have stopped buying bottled water.
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I am starting a veggie garden and we are planting som fruit trees on our lot. We are also big into sing reusable bags.
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I follow on twitter and tweeted: carogonza
my subscriber email is : dwalline@gmail.com
my twitter name is: dwalline
we switched to cfl bulbs, i use reusable totes when shopping, we have pretty much switch to all green cleaning products and i bought a reusable waterbottle that is basically like a large sippy cup for adults, it never leaks! I use it at work and just keep refilling it from the water fountain!
I’ve been a compulsive recycler since forever. Plastic, paper, cans, glass, compost–it’s an all-day, every day habit for me. Plastic store bags? Never! I use canvas totes. It brings me a lot of pleasure knowing I’m cleaning up after myself as a citizen of the planet.
Twitter name=nape9393; email sign-up name jdelehant AT cox [DOT] net (Jean D.).
Thanks for a generous giveaway!
I subscribe
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i follow on twitter. @independentmami
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i tweeted.http://twitter.com/independentmami/status/1585741400
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Everyday we make a difference. I use my Brita Nalgene bottle for drinking water at work and home. I also recycle our soda cans.
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I try so hard to be green, my kids complain. I stock our home printer with the backside of discarded, printed-on-one-side only paper. I carefully collect our used batteries and take them to a disposal center. I used to use rechargeable but they didn’t last long for the cost – they may be improved now. I work from home one day a week and make a point of not using the car. No bottled water, no plastic bags from the store, no take out containers from restaurants – I’ve trained the family to never order more than we can eat, and to eat what we order so there’s no waste. Lots more but don’t want to be a bore!
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Hey! I just subscribed w/ email address of savingbabymomma@hotmail.com & twittered about your contest! My twitter name is RBJohnStudNurse.
We never wash w/ hot water, have canvas bags for the grocery store, open our windows & use fans to avoid running the AC (haven’t had to use AC YET this year… in Florida, too!), will be using cloth diapers for our baby coming this summer. Love to see more ideas. We also use a faucet water filter to avoid buying bottled water!
Great giveaway!
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I am living Green everyday by Recycling
Giving up Bottled water (a biggie for me!)I am using a Refillable bottle which will save our landfills from having way too many plastic bottles being dumped in them!
Eating Vegetarian for the past 20 years!
Using Eco Friendly Cleaning products. I even made my own Glass and mirror cleaner. (vinegar and water, and to dry, Newspaper.. it really works!!!)
My Twitter name is LeslieVeg
I signed up for your Newsletter by my name Leslie Mayorga
Leslie
We live earth day every day by using Joey Totes (reusable bags that fit in your purse) and we turn off the water when we brush our teeth. We also recycle, use biodegradable diapers, napkins, paper towels, etc. We love green living and so does our world!
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I subscribed.
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We have stopped buying paper products (other than toilet paper) that aren’t recycled. We also turn our thermomstat down to conserve energy.
Thanks!
I subscribed to your newsletter.
I am following you on twitter. I am @IamSucceeding
I tweeted your giveaway.
We do many things. We no longer buy paper napkins or paper towels instead we use cloth napkins and I use old towels cut up to paper towel siz. We keep them in a basket under the sink. We eat 5 vegetarian dinners a week. We have a composter. We use flourescent bulbs. We recycle and re-purpose everything we possibly can and much more.
oh forgot, I signed up with the newsletter is kratkafamily…thanks awesome giveaway.
I use flourescent bulbs everywhere, recyle as much as we can, buy fresh produce from farmer’s market when available (no garden space available)walk instead of drive where pratical.
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Ways i “Earth Day” everyday:
1. Unplug all electronics that are not in use.
2. Turn off ALL light when they are not needed.
3. Suscribed to a NO MORE junk mail thing.
3. We recycle ALOT lol
4. Use energy star products.
5. use eco friendly products.
I twittered the giveaway too!
I have not bought any paper products for 1 month now,tying my hardest to ut down on paper!
I have stopped using plastic baggies and papertowels, I am now using reusable containers and cloth rags!
Tweeted – 4themommas on twitter!
Tweeted this!
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I always use my own Shopping Totes, when I go to the drug store & Grocery store.
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I am gardening now. I have veggies and herbs. I also started composting to help my garden.
I subscribe
I follow on twitter:
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I tweeted:
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What a great post and giveaway!!! In our home, we use reusable totes for groceries. We also have an in counter water filter so we don't have to buy bottled water and use reusable canteens for taking water with us every day. I'm following you & RT on twitter via @r2travels – http://twitter.com/r2travels/statuses/1642569917
Love to enter it. Subscribe.
I am working on living green. I have some reusable shopping bags that i love and slowly working on the rest. I need help.
We switched over to cfl bulbs and are trying to use dishtowls instead of paper towels
i follow you on twitter, my id is Dwalline
I subscribed as dwalline at gmail dot com
and here is my tweet:http://twitter.com/dwalline/statuses/1654042556
We have an organic garden in our yard that we hope will produce enough this year to help with grocery bills.
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Subscribed as Stephanie with the same email address as used for this comment.
We recycle. I subscribed and tweeted. @donnak4
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I tweeted under user name giveawayqueen subscribed via Talina and I live earth day every day by composting yard waste, fruit/ veggies, bunny poo, collecting rain water for the garden, growing our own food, recycling etc.
I am recycling, growing a garden, and walking more. I have subscribed using shopannies@Yahoo.com and twittered with shopannies ID
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This is fantastic! Ive been dreaming of a little green machine (we have 3 cats and 2 dogs..that should hint as to why)(grin) and all the other prizes look marvy! what an exciting giveaway! Thank you for hosting it!
also retweeted giveaway my twitter name is @ mkdieb
We recycle. I subscribed and tweeted. @donnak4
donna444444@yahoo.com
I tweeted under user name giveawayqueen subscribed via Talina and I live earth day every day by composting yard waste, fruit/ veggies, bunny poo, collecting rain water for the garden, growing our own food, recycling etc.
I am recycling, growing a garden, and walking more. I have subscribed using shopannies@Yahoo.com and twittered with shopannies ID
shopannies@Yahoo.com
This is fantastic! Ive been dreaming of a little green machine (we have 3 cats and 2 dogs..that should hint as to why)(grin) and all the other prizes look marvy! what an exciting giveaway! Thank you for hosting it!
also retweeted giveaway my twitter name is @ mkdieb
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