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Monday, March 28, 2011

Celebrate Earth Month - A Giveaway

We all know the importance of taking care of the environment. Next month in honor of Earth month we can all celebrate by saving water, saving energy and reducing waste. Procter & Gamble and Target are making it easy for us to remember to do this by highlighting these "future friendly" products:

Tide Coldwater
This detergent offers up to 80% energy savings in every load. *

PUR
By switching from bottled water to PUR faucet filtered water, you can save up to $600 a year** and make over a thousand bottles disappear***.

Pampers Cruisers
Made with Dry Max, these disposable diapers contain 10% less average material weight****. Moms using Pampers Swaddlers and Cruisers today have generated 15 million fewer pounds of waste than in 2007*****

Target is a great place to be. Not only do they have quality, earth friendly products but it's where my son used to practice walking at eight months old:



In addition, Target is offering guests a mobile coupon for $1.00 off Tide Coldwater. You can sign up for Target mobile coupons by texting COUPON to TARGET (827438). Happy Earth month, everyone!

WANT TO WIN? One winner will receive a prize pack, with sample packages of Pampers Cruisers and Tide laundry detergent, as well as coupons for PUR and Tide compacted powder laundry detergent (total value of coupons: $7) in a Target reusable shopping bag. To enter, leave a comment on this post prior to Monday, April 4th at Midnight. Tell me your best "green" tip! Winner must provide a US mailing address.

*Proctor & Gamble provided me with a sample prize pack, as well as the one being given away.

*By switching from warm/cold to cold/cold for all loads in a standard top loader machine with an electric water heater set at 140F. **Comparing the annual capacity and average price of PUR pitcher system and 3 refills to the corresponding number of average price of 16 oz. water bottles. ***Based on average consumption of 3 bottles of water per household per day. **** Cruisers with Dry Max versus Cruisers 2007. *****Based on 2010 sales volume for Swaddlers/Cruisers.

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32 comments:

  1. use newspapers to clean windows instead of paper towels

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  2. We use hand towels tied to the drawer pulls to dry hands, etc in the kitchen instead of constantly using new paper towels.

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  3. We use vinegar/water to clean with instead of store bought cleaners. It cleans well & is safe around kids & dogs:)

    mscoffee77(AT)juno(DOT)com

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  4. We like to dry our clothes on the line in nice weather. (I'm still waiting for the nice weather!!!) :-)

    khmorgan_00 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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  5. My best tip is to recycle as much as you can.

    hewella1 at gmail dot com

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  6. My best clean tip is to stop drinking water from bottles, and get a 5 gallon refillable water dispenser!
    aeris321 at gmail dot com

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  7. My tip is to go in with family members to purchase seldom used products, like punch bowls and carpet cleaners and share them. This reduces the use of materials.
    smchester at gmail dot com

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  8. stop buying bottled water
    thanks for entering me!
    Janna Johnson
    jannajanna@hotmail.com
    www.FeedYourPigBlog.com

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  9. I think that my best green tip is to start out making small changes. Every little bit helps. For example, if you didn't recycle newspapers before, start by doing that, and then moving on to a bigger "green" task as you get used to doing things!

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  10. My best tip is to dry clothes outside instead of using the dryer.
    lazybones344 at gmail dot com

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  11. My fav green things are recycling and growing veggies at home.

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  12. When we're low on water in the summer I use a bucket to collect the water in the shower that would normally go down the drain as you wait for the water to heat up, then use it to water the garden.
    lkziegler[at]gmail[dot]com

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  13. can't believe he was walking at 8 months!

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  14. I recycle most things, minimize my incoming packaging and use mass transit for almost everything.

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  15. We wash our dishes once per day, laundry once per week, make multiple meals all at once, and recycle most things.

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  16. I always use Coldwater and Tide !

    jtrophy at gmail dot com
    www.icoulduseadeal.com

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  17. Use tote bags the grocery store and try not to buy products that really aren't necessary when you can do it your self with products you have at home like vinegar, lemon juice etc.

    droopydog63@hotmail.com

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  18. I have started using energy saving lightbulbs, green cleaning products, and taking my own bags to the grocery store. Thanks! ard1977@gmail dot com

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  19. If you have to wash a few items in the kitchen sink by hand, don't let the water run the entire time. Suds the dishes down first, then rinse them.

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  20. my best tip is to use reusable sandwich bags
    stracey2010@live.com

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  21. Make sure you recycle everything you can -- papers, clothing (unusable), bottles, cans, jars, etc.
    Digicat {at} Sbcglobal {dot} Net

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  22. Hanging my clothes outside, and growing a small garden with a neighbor.
    spiersrp at gmail dot com

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  23. Unplug your phantom appliances like microwaves and computers that you get charged for when you're not even using them
    skyxsky27(at)gmail.com

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  24. We hang out our clothes/laundry to dry...we don't buy bottled water
    thanks
    aunteegem@yahoo.com

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  25. My green tip is reusing plastic ziploc bags---rinse out after use and use again!

    pittsy82@hotmail.com

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  26. My best green tip is to bring your own shopping bag (canvas or cloth0 when you are shopping. This way you are not using any paper or plastic.

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  27. Use your handtowels that you are ready to put in the washer to clean your bathroom mirrors and household mirrors. Rub hard and then throw in washer. Works great-save paper towels and spray cleaner. No lint!
    spencer1953 at gmail dot com.

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  28. My best green tip is collecting the rainwater to water your plants with!
    hannahgoodneighbour at hotmail dot com

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  29. shesmyangelnowl@yahoo.com Weopen the windows for fresh air in the summer instead of using airconditioners. good luck to everyone and great tips thanks.

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  30. Thanks for the giveaway...we wash our dishes by hand & collect most of the rinse / grey water to use on our plants outside i.e. flowers, vegetables, trees, etc.

    senorpiero [at] yahoo [dot] com

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  31. My best green tip is to use Freecycle.

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