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Earth Day Freebies + 24-Hour Green Giveaway

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Earth Day Freebies
I’ve rounded up the hottest freebies for Earth Day, plus I’ve got one special quick giveaway!

  • Disney Store – Take 3 plastic water bottles into any Disney Store and receive a FREE reusable water bottle!
    (Thanks, A Thrifty Mom!)
  • PBS Kids Go! – Check out PBS Kids Go! for special Earth Day and Earth Month programming and eco-focused online content. What a great way to get the kids involved too!
  • Aveeno – Be one of the first 1,000 to register and receive a limited edition Aveeno Envirosax reusable organic cotton bags and a sample of the new Aveeno Nourish+ Hair Care Collection shampoo and conditioner!
    (Thanks, Saving With Shellie!)
  • Reynolds Wrap – Don’t forget to print your rebate for a FREE Reynolds Wrap recycled aluminum foil!
  • Kroger – Design your own reusable shopping tote and get a credit on your Kroger store loyalty card to pick up a FREE reusable shopping bag on your next trip!
  • Walgreens – Present this coupon to your cashier to get 15% off eligible store items and 20% off Walgreens brand items plus a FREE reusable shopping tote!
    (Thanks, Cincinnati Cents!)

brita-water-pitcherAnd now for a quick green giveaway! Up for grabs is one 3-Quart Brita Water Pitcher (ARV $30) courtesy of Walmart.

Just leave a comment with your best green tip for Earth Day. For a bonus entry, tweet your tip on Twitter using hashtag #11MOMSGREEN, and then come back and leave a second comment letting me know you did so!

Note: Tips submitted may be used on Walmart.com.

This giveaway ends at 11:59 p.m. PST on Wednesday, April 22nd. I’ll use Random.org to select the winning comment. Winner will be notified by email and listed on my Giveaway Winners page. Good luck!

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Comments

  1. Erica

    CFL Lightbulbs! I love them, we seriously reduced our own energy bill $40 in one month by changing all the bulbs in our house. The last longer than regular bulbs so there is less trash. I seriously LOVE them!

  2. Jenny

    I LOVE reading everyones’ tips!!
    One easy way to save money and electricty is just by remembering to turn off the lights when not in use! Throw open the curtains and shades, and let the natural sunlight come in. It’s cheery, too! Unplug things that are not in use – think cell phone chargers, computers, appliances, etc. Even when not in use, the use energy.
    I also use re-usable grocery bags. And when I happen to get plastic grocery bags or plastic bags from shopping stores, I use them to dispose of poopy diapers, coffee grounds, etc. :)

  3. Ruth Ann

    I put off using the heater and air conditioner at my house for as long as I can each season by strategically opening and closing the blinds and windows. In the warm months, I close the blinds during the day to keep the sun out but open them at night to take advantage of the radiant cooling from the windows. During the cooler months, I do the opposite to take advantage of radiant heating during the day.

  4. Robin M.

    Recycle, Reuse, Reduce :)
    We use energy efficient light bulbs & reuseable water bottles along with recylcing and composting.

  7. Julieann

    I like to wash & reuse plastic zip bags. I also use canned vegetable juice and water drained of pasta for watering my plants.

  12. Dawn

    Wow. So nice to see others like me.
    I am glad to see re-usable shopping bags are becoming mainstream. Now if only some cashiers won’t look at you like you have 5 heads when you go to use them!
    Compost – creates less waste and gives you great soil in return.
    Reduce, Reuse, Recycle – buy less, use what you do buy in more ways, when you are done look for a way to recycle it.

  13. Michelle

    We do an organic garden! It greatly cuts down on our carbon footprint. No chemicals are released into the environment. We don’t have to drive to the store to get veggies. The food isn’t imported from out of the country. AND, the plants help with CO2. My kids learn an important science lesson, and we all get a good dose of sunshine! It benefits all around! (Plus, we compost, so that also adds to the environmental goodness!)

  14. Thrifty Living Mom

    We recycle whatever our town permits us to and also reuse whenever possible. When shopping, we use cardboard boxes or reusable tote bags instead of plastic. I reuse chip bags, bread bags, and inner cereal bags for cleaning litter boxes as well.

    Thrifty Living Mom´s last blog post..Earth Day FREEBIES 4/22/09

  16. kelly

    Now that Spring has sprung, everyone is in the garden working hard. I always use newspaper to control my weeds it is bio-degradable and will turn to compost for the soil. No black plastic bags or lawn fabric.

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  17. Rachel

    We wash and reuse our plastic water bottles. We also reuse our shopping bags instead of getting new ones. It makes me feel that we are helping our earth!

  19. joanna

    Something like 20% of the oil that is used in the country is used in the food industry- for fertilizers, processing food, and transporting it. Eating local foods (to avoid transportation costs), whole foods (to avoid processing costs) and organic foods (to avoid petroleum-based fertilizer usage) is a big step toward reducing our carbon footprint.

    joanna´s last blog post..Comic Truth

  20. Stacie

    My best tip is to use CFL light bulbs. Most say they last about 7 years, so an hour or so spent one day to replace your light bulbs can potential give you 7 years of savings!

  21. kym

    When I was a Girl Scout we learned to leave a place better than we found it. My grandmother taught me to be content with less…(this one has taken a while to put into practice) and she shared her love of gardening and outdoors with me. She was a homeschool grandma without knowing it! She talked to me as though I was a grownup too, and showed me how to reuse and make do with what you have. My mom taught me the coupon basics and also how to shop the sales. With seven kids, that comes in handy. She also saw the value in hand-me-downs and fixing/altering something to make something new! It is interesting to me how all of these life lessons are timeless and yet cool.

    kym´s last blog post..Deal Seeking Mom is AWESOME!

  22. Molly

    My best green tip is to use less water. I turn off the water when I brush my teeth and I only shower as long as I need to. I mean who really needs to shower for 25 minutes? Thanks!!

  24. Phyllis Swindell

    My green tip is to catch rain water and water your garden and plants with rain water.

  28. Suzy T

    The most important thing we can do is to teach our children the importance of recycling and using our resources wisely. If we can raise the next generation to really respect the earth, we will be doing so much to save the resources we have. And of course, the best way to teach children is by example!

  30. denise

    I also keep my bags in the car, so I do not have to use the plastic ones. Thank you for the giveaway.