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This week’s prize is doubly exciting for us: it’s 100% eco-friendly and comes from a local Virginia business (just up the road from Richmond in Culpeper, VA). Green Nest‘s got such a broad smorgasbord of kind-to-the-earth gifts that we’re psyched that this week’s winner will score such stylish loot. There’s a lot to cover, so let’s get to it.
First off, the winner gets their choice of any 3 x 5 or 4 x 6 Fab Habitat recycled rug (woven from recycled polypropylene straws). Here’s a sampling of some of 50+ designs you get to pick from.
Then there’s a soy candle that comes in a decorative silk-screen glass. There are 19 designs to choose from and after the 90 hours of candle burning time you can reuse the glass (and even drink out of it).
But you won’t necessarily need that glass for drinking because the prize pack includes your choice of recycled soda/beer bottle tumbler set (you know I’m jealous of whoever wins this one since I failed miserably at my own DIY attempt). There are four in a set and 5 styles to choose from.
Last but not least, a green prize pack wouldn’t be complete without a little greenery. The winner can choose two of these Garden-in-a-Bag kits for growing some herbs without even having to get your hands dirty.
So that’s the prize. Stay tuned for a discount on Thursday, but for now let’s get to the entry details:
- PRIZE: A green prize pack as described above from Green Nest.
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “GREEN ME” and…
- BONUS QUESTION: …let’s use this a chance to share some eco-friendly tips. Have you started taking any extra steps to be green lately? Or do you have an especially easy tip to share with everyone? Or, as we witnessed in Ithaca, have you seen any especially green locations recently?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, September 22nd at 8pm EST
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- PRIZE SHIPS: The Lower 48 United States
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday. Good luck…
Note: We weren’t paid or perk’d for hosting this giveaway, we just take them on to reward our lovely readers! See our Giveaway FAQs page for more info. Pics from Green Nest.
Angie Harpole says
GREEN ME, please! :)
my husband and I are building our dreamhouse. Construction materials very quickly can accumulate a tremendous amount of waste. To reduce landfill (and to flex our creative muscles), we repurpose all of our building scraps. For example, our stone floor tiles are 10×15″, so with the cuts, we cut them into tiny finger strips and are using those for a backsplash. Also, my husband works for a high end architectural stone company. We often take the reject piles of stone and will use them for pavers when we get to landscaping. A bit of sweat equity hauling all of that stone saves tons (literally) in landfill space.
Kerry says
GREEN ME!
My husband and I put a brick in our toilet tank. It takes up space which means the toilet needs less water to reach its fill mark. It also saves some “green” on our water bill!
Sarah says
GREEN ME!!!
We’re making a conscious effort to be more green in our day to day lives. We recycle about 90% of all the products we use, we take our own bags to the grocery stores, I’m finding new uses for my unwanted items rather than creating more waste in our landfills by throwing them away. I do more online so that I generate less paper. Every little bit helps!
Alexandra says
GREEN ME!
I’m a college student – so I always have to take a snack to munch on during classes throughout the day. Lately, I’ve been packaging my snack in tupperware instead of a ziploc. Yes, it is a little bigger and less easier to stow away in a backpack – but I’m being green AND saving money on ziplocs!
Abby says
GREEN ME! I recycle and donate things to a local Goodwill.
Erin N. says
GREEN ME
My husband and I try to carpool a lot. We are excited to take part in our city’s single-stream recycling program.
Krista says
GREEN ME!
I’ve been saving up milk jugs to make a fake capiz chandelier with. I’ve been all about re-purposing things recently. It’s fun and usually free!
Amanda says
Green me!
I try to be green in everything I do, but the biggest step I took this year was growing my own organic vegetables! I still have a lot to learn, but it’s become a fun hobby.
katie says
“Green ME”
My husband and I have been discussing ways for us to go green. We are thinking compost bin and rain barrel as our first stabs at being more eco friendly. I can’t wait to see what people share!!!!
Whitney says
GREEN ME!
I just made cute reusable grocery bags to take when I do my weekly shopping.
Anna says
GREEN ME!
We started composting recently, and thus reduced our trash tremendously. Also, we witnessed some beautiful fall colors last weekend in the Berkshires!
E Hayes says
GREEN ME!
In addition to eating as organically (and locally) as possible. We’ve converted from microwaving plastics like gladware with glass pyrex instead. I also recycle everything possible, even if it means bringing my iced coffee cup home to throw in with the plastics.
Thanks for the giveaway!!
kristin says
GREEN ME!
for shopping, i bring my own grocery bags that i bought from baggu.com; rather than using water bottles, i filter at home and use a reusable water bottle; we recycle all glass, plastics and cans!
Alison says
Green Me!! I do not know how “Green” this would be considered… but I have recycled those old plastic grocery sacks as filler for guest room Euros! They are never used and it has the same look!
Laura @ Just a Little Bit says
GREEN ME!!
I paint a lot, and I also drink a lot of Starbucks! While I have a reusable cup, I always seem to forget it, so I just reuse the plastic ones for paint cups for various projects. So handy! (No pun intended)
Kathy says
Green me!
We recently built our own compost bin and we’re loving learning about it and filling it up!
Megan says
GREEN ME! Great giveaway! We’ve eliminated paper towels from our house and switched all of our cleaners to earth friendly versions!
Shaun says
GREEN ME!
I live in Ithaca so as you found out most places I go are pretty eco-conscious. On top of that I just moved right into the heart of downtown so now I’m walking everywhere and leaving the car at home!
Erin C says
GREEN ME!
We always donate clothes and other household items we no longer need. I also carpool with co-workers when possible.
Marisa says
GREEN ME!
We’re just starting to get green with things most people already do, like bringing our own bags to the store and not buying bottled water. Does it count to reuse dog food bags to throw away litterbox, ahem, production?
Keely says
GREEN ME! Our big “greening” project this year was to build raised beds and plant some veggies. We’ve gotten some delicious tomatoes all summer and are starting to get squash!
Kristal says
Green Me!
We hang our clothes out to dry on a fold-up clothesline (while also using friendly soap and all cold in the washer).
Casey W says
GREEN ME!!
I’ve started a compost pile! That’s one new thing I’ve been doing lately to be “greener”.. I already recycle, watch my water usage and bike wherever I can! :)
amc says
Green me! The husband and I started a container garden this summer. We got a ton of vegetables and we got to use the compost we had been working on all winter. We also decided not to install our window A/Cs this year. Although it was tough and we complained our way through a few muggy afternoons, we felt good about it the sacrifice in the end.
JenS says
GREEN ME!
We do a few small things – cloth diapers (love BumGenius!), re-use ziploc bags, all cloth bags for groceries and other shopping (mall stores totally give you the weird eye when you say you have your own bag), cloth napkins, trying to get rid of all plastic containers and use glass, SIGG bottles for water… small steps right?
LesleyG says
GREEN ME!
What a great giveaway! At the beginning of the summer I started a glass and aluminum recycling program with my elderly neighbors. It wasn’t that they didn’t want to recycle before, but that many of them just couldn’t handle the physical demand of hauling things to the recycle center every week or two. So, now I pick up a couple extra bins a month and we’re all happier, not to mention I get to know some really fascinating people better!
sara h says
Green me!
I design trails and other bike and pedestrian facilities for a living- hope to get more people out on their feet and bikes to have a greener and healthier life!
Christine says
GREEN ME! This comes at the perfect time – I was just starting to look for rugs like these to replace the rug in my living room (which a certain canine who shall remain nameless has ruined). I want something that is impervious to various canine shenanigans or at least highly washable. And the green factor of these is an added bonus. Recycling in my neighborhood is easy-peasy because we can recycle all kinds of things and we don’t have to separate it!
Dana says
Green Me! We are using reusable bags when we go to the grocery store. With our plastic bags that we get when we forget (rarely) we use them for trash can liners and poop bags for our puppies.
Missy says
GREEN ME!
My favorite “green” thing is my backyard vegetable garden. I make my own compost from the remains of my harvest and use that compost to enrich the soil for the next year’s garden!
Jill Z. says
Green me!
We followed your directions to create our own backyard compost bin this weekend.
Terisia says
GREEN ME – right now it my green thing is cleaning upmy garden and composting it with food scraps, leaves, and some newspaper.
Susie says
Green me!
We recycle, use zero VOC paint throughout our house and I’ve been thrifting/repurposing many decor items lately rather than buying new.
Taylor says
GREEN ME! Trying to start recycling more!
Tanya says
Green Me!
I’ve recently begun biking to work! yay for green commuting!
Tracy Paden says
Green me! I’ve been reading “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle” and have been so inspired to think about the environmental impact of how my food gets to my table. While the healthy appeal of organic has always appealed to me, now I’m making an effort to incorporate local food as much as possible too. We’ve started with local milk (in glass bottles, which I love!) and will probably be making more forays into local food soon.
Nikki G says
GREEN ME!!
The hubs and I carpool together to work, we recycle, and we use a reel-mower to cut our lawn. We also plan on going green with our cleaning supplies once our current supplies run out! And, thanks to your blog I have grand dreams of composting and using a rain barrel.. Baby steps though :)
Allie says
GREEN ME!
My latest green improvement has been riding my lovely Dutch-style city bike to work instead of driving… stylish and eco-friendly, just like this prize.
suzanne says
GREEN ME!
I’ve stockpiled a number of reusable cloth bags that I carry with me to the grocery store, farmers’ markets, even when I’m shopping for clothes/pharmacy, etc!
Mimi says
Green Me! We’re having a baby in a couple weeks and are on the hunt for a great rug that’s eco.
Jennifer says
GREEN ME! It’s been mentioned already, but our family has started using cloth napkins to reduce (and eventually eliminate) our consumption of paper towels. Next on the to-do list, start composting! :-)
bethany says
GREEN ME!
Craigslist :)
Erica M says
GREEN ME!
Lots of recycling, and followed the YHL compost bin tutorial! :)
Krystle says
Green me!
Jenn says
GREEN ME
I run a childcare center, so I try to find a way to reuse many things. From toilet paper tubes to used wrapping paper….you can make art projects out of anything!
Marisa Sleeter says
Green Me!
I have had a great time finding out how easy composting can be for my small space for use in my container gardens. It’s a great way to use food scraps and I love when I can find a way to manage green on a small scale.
Bella says
Green Me!
I have been making and bringing coffee from home to save on packaging, we joined a csa so local organic produce and we started recycling our cardboard and i aim for green cleaners whenever possible.
Suz McA says
GREEN ME!
The hubs starting riding his bike to work today (I sadly work off a major highway & have to drive)! We’re back to being a one car fam & proud of it!
Katy says
GREEN ME!
I bring my lunch to work in a cloth lunch bag – it’s green, and it makes me pack my lunch the night before!
Lisa says
GREEN ME. Super cool stuff! Recently our car died…and we decided not to get another. Guess what – I don’t miss it one bit! As expected, walking, biking, and public transportation is better for everyone, less stressful than driving in traffic, and cheaper. Sweet!