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Bloggy Giveaway–Day 1!
It’s Time! It’s Time!! Melanie over at Bloggy Giveaways is hosting the Quarterly Bloggy Giveaway!
In honor of earth day, I am giving away some fantastic Sigg Water Bottles!
This is the one that I have up for grabs today! It is white with little pale pink flowers. We have recently started using these bottles, and I love mine! It is just one way that we are trying to cut back on the amount of waste that our family produces.
Here’s How You Win:
- Leave a comment telling me what steps you have made to become a more “green” household! (I’ll delete you if you don’t!)
- Subscribe to my feed in order to gain another entry. Just mention it in your comment.
- Comments will close and a winner will be selected at 9am CST on Friday, April 25th.
The Fine Print:
- The winner will be drawn using a random number generator.
- One Comment entry and One Subscriber entry per person, please.
- Duplicate Comments will be deleted.
- Drawing is open to bloggers and non bloggers alike.
- Open to US Shipping Addresses Only, however. Sorry.
- I will notify the winner on Friday, April 25th via email. Winner will have 4 Business days to contact me with a shipping address. If I’m not contacted within that time frame, I will go on to the next random comment.
Whew. That was a ton of information. Good Luck and Happy Commenting!
DON’T FORGET TO VISIT DAY 2 AND DAY 3 FOR MORE GIVEAWAYS!!!
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After reading Gorgeously Green, I plan on chucking most of my hair care, cosmetics and skin care that is’nt organic. I did’nt realize that most of these commercial beauty products that women use everyday are full of toxins and bad chemicals that should’nt come
in contact with human skin let alone animals.
Lesha’s last blog post..Little Boy
It’s been slow conversions. But we cloth diaper, since we just have had our 5th baby this year I figure that’s a significant “green” impact we’ve had by keeping the landfill contributions down!
I also carry cloth grocery bags. We are buying CFL lights and as the old ones die, we replace them with those. We’ve become more conscious of making each trip out of the house be the most productive to save excess trips.
And.. hmm… we will buy clothes at thrift stores and consignment shops. It’s not only a cost savings, it’s less wasteful in my book! That’s all that comes to mind right now.
Katie’s last blog post..M.o.M. Review/Cloth Diapering Guide Pt. 4
Recycle…everything! I recently added little recycling bags near the bathroom garbage cans too. It’s amazing just how much cardboard and plastic is used in many toiletry/cosmetic product packaging. We recycle more than we throw out in trash!
Daiquiri’s last blog post..Bloggy Giveaway!!!
We use cloth grocery bags, buy organic for just about everything, yard sale, etc.
I would love to win this bottle! Thanks for offering it!
Maybe this would help me to drink more water… it’s sooooooo pretty!
Thanks for the generosity!
Heather @ Desperately Seeking Sanity’s last blog post..Bloggy Giveaway Time…
I just bought re-usable grocery bags, which I love! We also do our best to recycle and eat organic when we can! Thanks for the chance to win!
Michelle@Life with Three’s last blog post..Do-It-Yourself Artwork
Hello, One of the main things we have done is turned the temperature on the water heater way down and all of us take much shorter showers! I also use tote bags whenever I go shopping. I signed your site up on my Yahoo page. Please enter me in your drawing. I appreciate it…..Thanks, Cindi
What a great idea… I subscribed to your feed and look forward to reading more…
Cariann’s last blog post..Code, Language, OS, and me
We’ve started saving and recycling all of our paper - there’s a dumpster at church now that takes it. Between newspapers and junk mail, it’s quite a bit!
I’m also working on a collection of re-usable bags for grocery shopping.
With soccer season starting, I’d love to be able to bring this gorgeous bottle with me when my kids play!
Oh yes, and I already subscribe…
Deb - Mom of 3 Girls’s last blog post..It’s a Bloggy Giveaway…
I have been meaning to get one of these bottles! My family has just begun to use cloth tote bags when shopping, etc and have also planted a garden this year. Baby steps!
Kyra’s last blog post..It’s Here!
Oh, we do a lot to try to be ‘green,’ such as always turning off lights and things when we’re not using them, always recycling our plastic bags, recycling EVERYthing we can and encouraging others to do the same, bringing tote bags to the grocery store, never buying bottled water anymore, and so on. It’s very important to me, and I’m trying to make it impt to the rest of my family, too. Thanks - oh, and I just added you to my google reader, too - I’ll be back!
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We line dry our clothes. Great giveaway! Count me in. bebemiqui82(at)yahoo(dot)com
Bebemiqui’s last blog post..Update!
I recently bought tote bags for our shopping trips. We cloth diaper, plant a garden and hang clothes to dry in the summer. I have been working with my kids on turning off the lights as we leave rooms and turning off the water while brushing their teeth. We also rely heavily on the Library for books.
We have stopped using water bottles and have totally stopped using lights from sun up to sun down!
We try to use our own tote bags at the store! I would love to try SIGG, no more plastic bottles for me!
grayjones5 at yahoo dot com
I use canvas bags grocery shopping and am slowly but surely replacing my household cleaners with more “green” ones.
Karen (Simply A Musing Blog)’s last blog post..Bloggy Giveaway Carnival - Win a handmade apron!
I reuse every paper product I can get my hands on.. all my mailings go out in reclaimed bubble mailers, w/ labels made of old print outs, I replaced all of my lightbulbs to energy efficent ones.. and most of my cleaners (soon all of them) are biodegradable and eco friendly.
I am running a bloggy party right now too with tons of prizes! Come check us out!
Angela’s last blog post..Connor’s First Birthday Blog Bash!
Well, we have started using green cleaners from Shaklee. They are great, in the past other cleaners would make me feel sick, but these have no smell, totally organic. Also, we compost our food waste to the compost pile, we grow our own vegies every summmer. And I have started using reuseable bags when grocery shopping.
Jennifer’s last blog post..Check out Supermarket Savings!
We think “green” even when we buy products - I want to be able to recycle all the packing material, and prefer buying in bulk. We don’t use any paper products such as kitchen paper towels, paper napkins, wipes, paper plates etc. Everything we use is reusable. Our family of five makes less trash a month than the family next door with two adults in a week!
I would love to win this one, I have been wanting to purchase Sigg bottles for a long time!
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I subscribed
Amy’s last blog post..Coming Up…
Now for what I do going green - we live in IA where you pay a deposit on bottles/cans and then get it back - that helps with beverage containers. We’re also trying to conserve energy with our new automated thermostat.
Amy’s last blog post..Coming Up…
We joined a CSA for the summer. I am excited about fresh organic veggies. We are buying local!
I am trying to get rid of plastics so a SIGG bottle would be great!!!
Jenn’s last blog post..Whim-Z! You KNOW You Want One!
I subscribed!
Jenn’s last blog post..Whim-Z! You KNOW You Want One!
We are moving green in many ways: installing cork floors in our bathrooms (we were going to use tile but cork is sustainable), we harvest rain from our roof to irrigate our garden, we grow lot’s of fruit and veggies. Hmmm, we went to the green festival in Seattle last weekend. So many more things we want to do.
Allison’s last blog post..Green festival!
We buy from thrift shops-reuse and recycle!!
Beth’s last blog post..Giveaway-Infant Tutu
We’ve moved away from purchasing filled water bottles from the store and towards using reusable water bottles now. We also reuse our grocery bags and this year we are attempting to grow tomatoes ourselves. I’m a little scared.
Megan’s last blog post..A List and a Meme
We’ve been making a lot of changes over the past year; right now I’m working on revamping all of our cleaning supplies/procedures to greener, healthier options. I’m learning all about Borax and washing soda!
Heather’s last blog post..Six Random Things
I try. I could do more, but I’m trying to get there.
I cloth diaper.
Shareholder in a CSA.
Use CFL lights.
Recycle everything.
Freecycle what I want to get rid of.
Turn off/unplug when not in use.
Shop from greener companies.
Electronic bill pay.
Thanks for a great giveaway. SIGG bottles are awesome!
nottryingforaboy’s last blog post..Bloggy Giveaway
I just purchased some earth-friendly (and health-friendly) cleaning products from Shaklee. It was a little bit of an investment, but I feel my family and the earth will be better off for it. BTW, I already have your blog included in my Reader.
We recyle all paper and plastics that are accepted by our trash company. It has been fun to teach my boys about it. We pay almost all bills online which saves lots of paper. I am gettin ready to start using canvas bags at the grocery store but I have not figured out how to do it yet because I do most of my shopping every two weeks - that would be a lot of bags! Any hints.
I would love to win the SIGG bottle! Thanks for the cool giveaway!
jenn’s last blog post..Our Weekend
Great Prize!!! Thanks!
Gerijones64@hotmail.com
recycle,recycle,recycle,lower consumption,walking,no paper…
Geri’s last blog post..Bloggy Giveaway Time!!!!
we freecycle, planted veggie garden, shop at farms markets, bring a tote to the store and bring back the plastic bags to be recycled when we forget the tote
Noreen’s last blog post..Huggies CleanTeam: Dirty Kids vs. Bath Time
Well we started with lighbulbs & energy star appliances, then we moved onto reusable shopiing bags. Our newest has been cloth napkins & no paper towel eeekkk this is the one I am having problems adjusting to! But it is all for a great cause my childrens future.
mcginnisfamily5(at)gmail(dot)com
We compost, and that’s our “big” thing. Slowly incorporating other green ways of living into our life, but we are fascinated with composting.
Mommy Cracked’s last blog post..Bloggy Giveaway Time
Well, I live in my sorority house, and we recently won an award from the campus for conserving the most energy out of all the dorms! We did this by turning off the lights and unplugging things when we leave…easy! I also use reusable bags whenever possible!
Adorable water bottle!
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My recent change has been swapping my chemically filled cleaners for an earth and health friendly Clorox Green products .. Love it !! I also signed up for your feed and look forward to it.
Take Care,
Marilyn
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We’re not perfect, but we’re working on it….we recycle everything (even grocery bags when we have too many to fit in the reuseable bags), we compost scraps of fruits and veggies, REUSE—we LOVE the thrift store! Finding treasures there is our favorite pastime….that’s just to name a few.
Awesome giveaway!
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we’re planting an organic garden, native plant landscaping, homeschooling, + bring our own bags to the grocery store, having eco-friendly birthday party for my daughter…
come by my blog + enter my “earth day giveaways” worth over $2,000
including 10 gorgeously green books that are going to be featured on oprah tuesday, earth day 4/22 + the brand new method planet friendly baby care products that are going to launch on earth day + a home detox book called “squeaky green”, a dyson vacuum, eco-friendly carpet, $250 in organic beverages + $150 whole foods market gift basket
mod*mom’s last blog post..mod*mom earth day giveaway :: 10 gorgeously green earth-friendly lifestyle that will be featured on oprah on earth day
Taking my own bags, recycling, cutting down on packaging, stopped buying most disposable products, eating less meat, working from home
I am switching to all earth friendly cleaners in our house. We also try really hard to recycle even when it isn’t convenient. Other little things are keeping our house at 65 in the winter and 72 in the summer. We do our best with the day to day of turning off lights, walking instead of driving whenever possible, and choosing drought friendly plants in the yard.
If I am already a subscriber to the blog does that count for anything?!?
Nicole’s last blog post..Sweet Eve
We’re trying to recycle everything we can. I have a recycling bin upstairs now to toss things we normally throw away out of convinience (toilet paper tubes, scrap paper, cardboard packagine from new toothpaste, etc…) Not only that but we’re trying to reuse some of the stuff we used to recycle. I took a huge stack of magazines down to the library’s used book store the other day. Now somebody else can enjoy them and the library will make a little money.
We already replaced all of our light bulbs with the new spiral fluorescents. We try to resell as much clothing as we can. If it doesn’t sell, we give it away. I try to leave as many plastic bags at the store as I can. I really need to get a good tote because I still feel I use too many.
Marcia’s last blog post..Woo Woo Bloggy Carnival!!!
I have been using reusable shopping bags for the last 11 years, even before it was “cool” to do so. More recently, I have taken to switching over almost all of my cleaning chemicals to mostly vinegar, water, and soap, as they have been finished off.
Thanks for the giveaway.
I have actually been writing about this topic on my blog….we recycle tons in our house (paper, glass, plastic, etc), carry re-useable shopping bags. All that good stuff.
I have always wanted to buy a Sigg water bottle, but always forget to order one. I hope I win! Thanks!!
Jacki’s last blog post..Confession Time
We’re a little new to the “green scene”. We started being better about recycling and I bought those reusable grocery bags and I use them whenever I remember!
kari
Kari’s last blog post..The unveiling
We are on an ever-forward journey to be more green. We cloth diaper and use reusable grocery bags (when I remember them!!). Just this week, I have plans to order some SIGG bottles (or Klean Kanteen - can’t decide!) so I would loooooooooove to win this. Thanks!
Megan@SortaCrunchy’s last blog post..Bloggy Giveaway!
We recycle, and turn out lights, and turn down our heat, and combine trips, all of that stuff. Our most recent conservation effort has been to join Freecycle, my kids and I love it, what a great idea! And its funny, i just bookmarked SIGG’s site to get us water bottles when I had to money, lol…
Going green…hmm…We’ve started recycling all of our cardboard food packages. I’d like to recycle more, but we live in an apartment and have absolutely no storage! I’ve also recently switched to Shaklee cleaners. I love them, and I love knowing that they’re safe for our family and the earth. I’d really love to win this water bottle! We don’t buy bottled water, so we don’t have the waste there. But I think I would remember to drink a lot more water if I took it with me everywhere!
Melissa’s last blog post..Chim-Chiminy
We have purchased many reusable grocery bags and I have been very good about remembering them when I shop, so as not to use the plastic or paper at the store. I’d love to get everyone on board with the reusable bottles as well! Thanks for the giveaway!
mnatherson(at)comcast(dot)net
We use canvas shopping bags, compost, use energy saving bulbs and I’ve recently decided to try out the Diva Cup. I currently live in Belgium, but I have a mailing address in the States, so I hope that works if I were to win.
lilacspecs’s last blog post..Music Monday - Chag Sameach
We have Klean Kanteens, I’d love to have a Sigg to compare, or give my mom, I’m FINALLY getting her to listen to the dangers of plastic.
ALL the things we’ve done over the last few years to go green? My memory isn’t that good (& it’s all jumbled together, which changes are environmental, which are for our health, which are to save money . . . ) But here’s what I can come up with off the top of my head:
Reusable shopping bags, use gray water for watering plants, hang our clothes dry, turned our heat back this winter, reusable water bottles, recycle, freecycle, clean w/ baking soda & vinegar, use rags instead of paper towels, cloth napkins, and wipes instead of TP (most of the time, dh isn’t about to switch LOL), we used cloth diapers when the girls were in diapers . . . I’m sure there’s other things, but that’s what I can think of at the moment.
Broad Horizons’s last blog post..This week’s Wrap-up
This is a great idea for a giveaway. I’d love to have it! Well, we recycle EVERYthing. We hate to see anything go into the trash any more.
Thanks! -Julia
Hooked on Houses’s last blog post..New Cottage Style: Book Giveaway
Ohhhh, this is a great giveaway! We do a little of everything: reduce electricity consumption, use cloth diapers, recycle, natural cleaning products. Whatever works.
Summer’s last blog post..Excuse Me, What Time Is It?
We do tons of stuff for “green”! Cloth toilet wipes, cloth napkins and towels, all natural and environmentally friendly detergents and soaps, vinegar and water for cleaning around the house, we recycle, we compost, we grow our own veggies and fruits, I home can and preserve, we raise our own grass-fed beef, we watch our energy use by keeping our thermostats adjusted higher or lower than normal during summer and winter - these are a few of the things we do and are always looking for others to add to our list! Thanks for the giveaway!
Capturing Today’s last blog post..Bloggy Giveaway Carnival - 2nd Quarter 2008
This is great! I’m a huge water bottle fan, but all of mine happen to be PLASTIC, which apparently, is not so great anymore, even if it is practically indestructible.
Mary-Carolyn’s last blog post..Forgivness
we use a tote to shop….shorter showers…carpool…….recycle
WE have replaced all of our old light bulbs with the new LED ones. They are still going strong!
Betsy’s last blog post..1st Bloggy Giveaway ***Sticky***
We’ve done a few things, but I still wish we could do more. I’ve got my son in cloth diapers (except for at church - those nursery ladies are saints, but his Fuzzi Bunz confused them, so I keep sposies on hand just for them!) and I use mama cloth and a Diva Cup. We started recycling when we moved to this house last July and cut back from a 14-gallon trash bag full every other DAY — to one not-quite-full every week or 10 days!
This spring I’m taking a little class on composting with some friends in my Mommy & Me group, so I plan to start doing that soon. As for water, I’ve stopped buying bottles & keep a Brita pitcher in the fridge — but a Sigg bottle (especially this PRETTY one) would be such a fun little treat for doing something good for the earth!
Michelle’s last blog post..Scrap Happy (or, Bloggy Giveaway #1)
Seems like we need to go to recycling every other day at our house. The bins in the garage are overflowing much quicker. I just started Weight Watchers so the bottle would help me with that, too! So pretty! Thanks for the kind giveaway.
Melene’s last blog post..How many activity points is mowing the lawn?
You seriously want my list?
Ok, I use BioKleen cleaning products (giveaway on my blog)
I use reusable bags like the Skeeda (giveaway on my blog)
I use homemade flannel wipes for cleaning and 1000 other household tasks (giveaway on my blog)
I open my dishwasher before the dry mode and let them air dry
I recycle
I reuse TONS (i.e. make my own salad dressing and store it in an old dressing container)
I use Lunapads
My dd uses Lunapads
I only wash full loads of laundry and everything except towels gets washed in cold water
I use biodegradable dryer sheets
I rarely rarely rarely use paper plates/plastic silverware/styrofoam cups
I’m sure there is more, but I’m not totally awake yet.
AND, of COURSE I’m subscribed! I hang on every word you say!
(I’ll be in 30,000 feet in the air at 9:00am Friday, but I’ll have my iPhone and I can check my email when I land. But don’t delay letting me know I’ve won, because I TOTALLY will not have email access in the middle of the ocean!)
Karen (Pediascribe)’s last blog post..BLOGGY GIVEAWAY #3–BIOKLEEN
We use the green lightbulbs that reduce energy. We also save all our plastic bags and use them over and over. Thank you for a wonderful giveaway, I love the bottle, and it would be perfect.
well we have replaced our lightbulbs with those spiral looking ones and we’ve been recycling for almost a year now (it helps that where we moved has free recyclying, but i still have to go through everything and make sure it gets to the right bin). i’ve been wanting a sigg forever! i’m signing up for your feed right now as well!!
We recycle EVERYTHING we can and recently realized that if we started a compost pile, that would mean we have NO trash. So we are going to be starting a compost pile.
We also bring our own bags to the grocery store.
We are saving up to replace our boiler for our house and water heat. This will use far less oil.
And, lastly, we have placed a bucket under our bathroom sink so that the water we use to wash our hands goes into it. Then we use this water to flush the toilet. Why use potable water to flush?!?! The $$ we save on our water bill goes to a non-profit that helps provide clean drinking water to places that previously had none.
Oh, and I subscribed to your feed.
Thanks!
Michelle’s last blog post..… My Date With Rachel
I’d love to win this pretty bottle! My family and I have started being more diligent about recycling. I used to put my recyclable cans, bottles, etc. in plastic grocery bags before putting them in the bin…now I just dump everything in the bin to keep from using the plastic bags.
We recycle just about everything!
Thanks for the giveaway. Please enter me!
Shannon @ Gabi’s World’s last blog post..It’s a GIVEAWAY!!!!!
We do lots of green stuff in our house!
We are about to start worm composting. Can’t wait!
Greenstylemom’s last blog post..BPA-Free Camelbaks - A Giveaway!!
I have switched to reusable water bottles for my family. I have also started taking my neighbors newspapers to the recycling bin. I love that Sigg bottle!
What a great water bottle! We have totes that we take to the grocery store so we don’t bring home as many plastic bags. We are also replacing all of our light bulbs with the CFL! We do not have a recycling pick up in our neighborhood so I save all of our things and take them once a week to the towns recycling center!
Jennifer (mom of 4)’s last blog post..Bloggy Giveaway
We compost, grow our own veggies (well some), use safe cleaners, recycle, try to but local and stopped using plastic water bottles.
I just made cloth napkins and I made a 2 cloth grocery bags…one BIG for the hubby to carry!
I am already a subscriber. Love ya.
Bella’s last blog post..Some pincushions
Oooh I love that SIGG bottle! I’m saving up to buy everyone in our family one of those this summer!
As for my green efforts, we reuse grocery bags in many different ways, I mostly use vinegar and water to clean, I rarely use paper towels-using cut up old t-shirts of J’s instead, and we buy local fruits and veggies when we can.
Crisanne’s last blog post..Update
We recycle EVERYTHING! I have re-usable grocery bags which I love, but I need to ge a few more. I have also just discovered potted plans that are not potted in plastic, but in a biodegradable peat pot. You plant the whole pot with nothing to throw away!
Lissete’s last blog post..At Home
We are recycling and changing to energy saving light bulbs.
We recycle, change our light bulbs out, carry our own grocery bags, get our vegetables from our garden or a CSA, use green cleaners among a few other things.
Thanks for the chance to win!
We use organic whenever we can, and I’ve “gone back to my roots” with cleaning products. Just like my great grandma did before me!
Sky’s last blog post..Priceless Picture
The main thing we’ve done is give up paper towel. We used SO MUCH! But we gave it up, went to using cloth towels and cloth napkins instead, and we haven’t even noticed a difference…except in the amount of trash we produce and in the grocery bill!
Amanda’s last blog post..Oh, no!….And what to do.
I switched to cloth diapers…that was a huge one! and my sister got me hooked on SIGG! I LOVE them and need MORE! and honestly..the one your giving away is one of my favorite designs! so i hope i win to save myself the $20-whatever it will cost me!
THANKS!
Emily Roper’s last blog post..Poopy
I use cloth diapers exclusively, even traveling! Saves me tons of money, also. Even with washing.
We recycle, too, but are not strict about it.
Qtpies7~’s last blog post..I’m blind!!!
We recycle as much as we can, just recently started a garden, and compost most of our waste! We also don’t use any paper towels - only cloth!
Meredith A.’s last blog post..Menu Plan Monday: Week of April 15th, 2008
I make most of my cleaning supplies using mostly vinegar, baking soda and Borax.
Chantelle’s last blog post..Free Stuff and how you can join in the fun
I love Sigg bottles. We use them, but I need another. We recycle and try to live conciously.
We have installed low flow showerheads and installed a programmable thermostat to cut down on electricity use.
I just did a whole post on this subject! http://shalees.blogspot.com/2008/04/green-around-gills.html
Shalee’s last blog post..It’s In The Bag…
I subscribed to you feed for the 2nd entry. I have been wanting Sigg for so long now! Let’s see, I started using canvas bags, I have changed all my light bulbs. We recently had to get a new toilet, so now we have the kind that uses less water. I started hang drying almost all of our laundry. Stopped buying plastic water bottles. We have always recycled, so do that. I know there is more, but you get the idea
Ginny’s last blog post..GIVEAWAY ~ Win a $25 Gift Card to Target
I have recently begun to look at ways my family of four can leave a small footprint on our environment. So far, we have started using tote bags for grocieries, switching to CFLs, subscribed to a recycling service, started growing our own small garden, composting.
Actually, my biggest “non-green” problem right now is my 15 year old daughter!!! She is good about not drinking sodas…but she wants her bottled water! This beautiful reusable water bottle might be just the think to convert her away from the horrible plastic landfill-fillers!
Thanks for doing the giveaway.
Tiffany Rosson
tiffanyannrosson AT yahoo.com
Tiffany Rosson’s last blog post..Tell me again…why do I have a blog?
Reusable grocery bags!
We are phasing out our cleaning products for greener alternatives - some are actually “green” products, some are home remedies using vinegar, and baking soda!
Karen Sugarpants’s last blog post..Binge and Purge: Securing Kitchen Real Estate For Better Food
We have switched to compact light bulbs, and are trying to conserve energy in our home, drying clothes on a line, turning the hot water heater down, things like that.
Charmed’s last blog post..Protected: Midnight Run
I use cloth grocery bags, recycle, and just today I got rid of all the dangerous plastics in our house. Next on my list is going green with make-up and hair care. I am doing this in baby steps. Thanks
We changed all the light bulbs in the house to the “green” ones. We also recycle all paper products, and say no to plastic bags. Love Sigg water bottles, would love to win one!
Nap Warden’s last blog post..More Practice…and Nuts?
I always bring my canvas bags to the store (unless they’re still hanging on the door knob from the last trip…), we use cloth diapers (almost exclusively! : )), and I hang my laundry outside to dry.
We recycle paper, plastic, cans. I have also started buy more earth friendly and human friendly cleaning products!
Tisha’s last blog post..We have company…
I changed over to al All green cleaner! Its the BEST!!!
Thanks for the great giveaway! Please enter me!
Nichole
Nichole’s last blog post..Mani-Pedi - Free!
I subscribed to your blog.
Tiffany Rosson’s last blog post..Tell me again…why do I have a blog?
I love sigg water bottles, we use them too. We also recycle (paper, glass, plastic, etc) and compost. I now use cloth napkins, which are awesome! I pack my dishwasher and laundry full, for each load. And I use a wicker basket for shopping at the market. Sometimes I feel like I do a lot, and other days I feel like there’s so much more to do…
Thanks for the great giveaway!! Happy earth day.
We use those fancy schmancy lightbulbs (where we can. . . we have a lot of dimmers in our house) and we’re trying to use less gas. I’d love to buy a Hybrid, but that won’t be happening anytime soon. Thanks for the giveaway!
Jamie’s last blog post..Oh darn
I’m subscribing to your feed via email for an extra entry.
We cloth diaper, cloth napkins, etc., etc. This year we are putting in a larger garden and driving much much less. Every little bit counts.
Tanya’s last blog post..Bloggy Carnival Giveaway time
We’ve switched to CFLs. I try to remember to bring my reusable totes to the grocery store. And I never carry disposable water bottles anymore. Which is why this would be a great win for me!
Changing cleaning products and we are about to start cloth diapers (after I finish researching best options…eek!).
How long do you have. You can check out my blog to see more things that we have done to generally clean up and detox our lives, but I’ll say here that we recycle everything we can, we throw our kitchen scraps to the chickens, and I hang clothes on the line to dry.
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we use compact fluorescent lightbulbs pretty much everywhere in our house. we have also gotten much better about donating to Goodwill instead of just throwing away things we don’t need/use any longer. Thanks for the chance for the Sigg - a friend introduced me to those recently and I would love to give one a try!
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These are only babysteps but I only get paper bags at the grocery store, brings bags if I go there on purpose, and we use energy efficient lightbulbs.
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We have switched to energy efficient light bulbs, I make most of our household cleaners, we use (and have used for a while) cloth grocery bags and have worked on condensing our errands to keep our gas usage to a minimum. We also have purchased some reusable water bottles, but now with the BPA stories I plan on switching us to Siggs or something similar.
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I have been wanting one of these. I recently stopped using regular cleaners and switched to using vinegar and water for all purpose cleaning and carpet spot cleaning.
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Our family uses cloth diapers and wipes. I also use canvas bags for our groceries, buy local produce at the farmers market, and we own one car for the family, which is a Toyota Prius. We also just bought a condo within walking distance to work and to a metro station, which I think will be huge in cutting our eco-footprint by cutting out our commute, and reducing our home energy usage. We recycle everything we can, although we try to reduce waste in the first place by not buying canned or plastic bottled beverages/food. Another thing banned from our home is ziploc bags, as we try to put everything in reusable containers instead.
What a great giveaway! We use the Big Water Jug (5 gal) that we refill and drink from instead of buying those individual water bottles. I have subscribed to your blog! I’m in this blog giveaways to meet new friends!
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My husband and I have done a few things.
We use CFLs when possible. Unfortunately, we still haven’t found good ones for ceiling fans or dimmer switches. My husband drives the more fuel efficient car for his longer commute. We recycle. And we have a programmable thermostat.
I am really working on becoming green and a new water bottle would be perfect! That one is so pretty and my style too! Love it!
We recycle, we work on turning all lights off and unplugging anything not in use, I am going to get back into cloth diapering with my younger son, we try not to waste, we have all energy star appliances and fans, and I am looking into buying reusable bags.
Thanks!
We recycle as much as we can. reuse grocery bags. don’t buy plastic water bottles anymore so this would be great. Thanks for the give away.
This is the year that I am “Greening my Clean”. I have made the switch to non-toxic, safe, green products. With having a baby at home (who is into everything!) I wanted to make sure that it was safe. I will be working on some of the personal care products like shampoo and such next.
I would love the water bottle. It would be used big time here!
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I just told me husband last night that our project this evening is replacing our regular lightbulbs with the low-watt bulbs. Otherwise, we recycle. We composte (or at least I’m trying to!). We bought a water-filter and are filling water bottles that way. We are trying to keep our thermostats set to low. And this weekend we put a washer and dryer that are both energy star efficient so as to hopefully cut our electricity and water use.
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I use reuseable grocery bags- most of the time. We don’t use plastic water bottles. And I don’t buy paper towels or napkins anymore, I just use rags and cloth napkins! Thanks for the entry, it is such a pretty Sigg!
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I have changed over all my face care and cosmetics to all organic and natural only!
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We use only re-usable bags now when shopping so we never get anymore plastic bags (this is personal crusade for me!) and we have replaced our light bulbs to the energy friendly ones. We have also adjusted the thermostat in our house for more energy conservation. If had my druthers we’d by a hybrid soon too. We’ll see… Thanks for the chance to win!
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Let’s see..we have: quit using paper towels (cloth all the way), switched our light bulbs over, try to hang as much laundry as possible (when the weather is nice), recycle, use cloth bags, use tupperware instead of plastic bags whenever possible…I’m sure there’s more, but that’s all I can come up with!
I subscribed to your feed as well!
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We’re trying to use less water, turn down the temp on our hot water heater, and recycle!
Thanks.
Green cleaners.
Just say NO to plastic.
Organic at grocery.
New Lite Bulbs.
Less Driving.
Water filter instead of bottled water.
Goodwill our old stuff instead of trashing it!
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We recycle and use cloth bags!
Cloth diapering is the main thing we have done too. And, I’ve subscribed.
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I’m ashamed to admit that we have only recently begun recycling. Now, we recycle all cans, bottles, cardboard, milk jugs, etc…and it really cuts down on our trash. We’ve got four boys with baby #5 on the way, and we can easily fill up 2 large garbage bags a day before recycling.
We have also switched out a lot of our light bulbs with the more energy efficient ones…really helps cut down on our eletricity use!
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We have just started recycling! I know it sounds boring, but I bought 2 tubs on sale from Container Store, and cans/glass go in one, paper goes in the other. And we have a recycling center close by that actually pays us to take our stuff there. It’s motivating! I’m also switching over to recycled bags.
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We recycle and use Costco reusable bags.
Hi,
Love your site. I did subscribe, thanks, so enter me twice. The green thing we do…………we do lots of green things……now I have to choose which to share. We compost in a BIG way. We have an organic vegetable garden. We recycle. We re-use our Classico Spaghetti jars for our ice water glasses. When the Pirates were in diapers, they wore cloth. We route our washers rinse water into the lawn. These are a few of my favorite (green) things!
Those new lightbulbs (name is totally escaping me)
Unplugging chargers, microwave, toaster, blow dryer, etc when not in use
Turning heat down a couple degrees
Resuable shopping bags (plus I love not having 1,000,000 plastic bags all over my house!)
Trying to reuse other peoples stuff (second hand shopping, garage sales, picking up “trash” from the curb)
I do recycle milk cartons, newspapers and magazines. We’ve switched out most of our light bulbs for the compact flourescent bulbs. We eat some organic food. I’m sure there’s more I should be doing!
Julie
3cookieday[at]gmail[dot]com
We’ve always been a pretty “green” home. Two of the biggest things we do is recycle things like jars, which make great food containers. The other things we do is buy cleaning products without all the harsh chemicals. Not only do they smell great, but I’ve found they work better. We also take our own cloth bags out with us when we go shopping. But, we’ve been doing that for quite awhile now. I’m just so happy that others are doing the same! Thanks.
Heidi
sweet_soul_sistermi@yahoo.com
I am ashamed to admit that I’m one of THOSE people who go through tons of water bottles. I’d love to transition over to something like a Sigg bottle (and the one you’re giving away is so cute!). Thanks for the reminder to be less wasteful and for the great giveaway!
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I try and recycle all that I can, and I don’t get rid of a piece of paper until it’s been used on both sides!
We have changed out light bulbs to the more energy efficient ones. And, I planted my first garden yesterday. I don’t know if that really makes our family more green, well, maybe just my thumb!
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We use canvas bags at all stores, vinegar and water to clean, drive less, bike more!
1. Carrying reusable bags.
2. Using recycled toilet paper.
3. Eliminating paper towels.
4. Using phosphate-free laundry and dish washing detergent.
5. Switching our light bulbs.
6. Using biodegradable trash bags made from corn starch.
7. Eliminating our junk mail.
8. Listing items we don’t use on Freecycle and Paperback Swap.
9. Using eco-friendly toothbrushes.
10. Eliminating sandwich bags.
11. Choosing safer eco-friendly products for our children.
12. Turning off our car engines.
13. Using socks as Swiffers.
14. “Greening” up our family holidays.
15. Purchasing organic food whenever possible.
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We have all energy efficient light bulbs. What plastic grocery bags we get sometimes, we reuse to line our bathroom trashbins and also to wrap up stinky diapers (sorry, that’s where I’m not “green”. Can’t seem to let go of my disposable diapers… do I get extra points for admitting my non-green faults? lol!). We yard sell everything we are done with and whatever doesn’t sell we donate. We recycle everything we possible can and take in soda cans and donate the monies to our Church ministries. We’re even in the process of getting other people at Church to do the same thing and donate their “can profits” too. When I’m in need of anything I look for it first at garage sales and “Freecycle” (through Yahoo!) before buying it new.
I love those water bottles. So cute as well as earth friendly!
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I haven’t actually done this yet, but I am planning to make grocery bags out of recycled sheets so that I don’t have to use paper or plastic ones. We also recycle nearly every scrap of paper and plastic that we can.
That water bottle is lovely!
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I would love to win this….I have been wanting one of these and just have not stepped up and got it. Winning it would be total karma!
First, read Grogeously Green…its a great book taht I just read and full of simple tips that everyone can start doing.
Scond, I take bags to the grocery store….that was my NYs resolution and I am still sticking to it. Next, I have started to be more aware of my shopping habits- by recycled paper whenever I can, reusing my paper at work-printing on both sides,I take a reusable mug to get my coffee….just to name a simple few.
Pick me!
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Sorry, I just signed up for your FEED too…
I really want that bottle.
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I have used all natural homemade cleaners for spring cleaning!
I just heard of SIGG the other day but they look like a great company! One of the ways I have tried to become more green is to cut back on the use of ziploc bags by using washable containers instead. I know some people who wash and reuse ziplocs, but that just doesn’t work for me. I would rather use other kinds of containers and save the landfill.
That’s a beautiful bottle and I hope I win!
I have been wanting one of these water bottles for a while. We switched all 35 of our lightbulbs to fluorescents this year, we recycle as much as we can (Utah does not have an extensive recycling program), we walk if we can, we reuse all of our paper for coloring paper for the kids. It’s a start!
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We have cut out the use of most paper towels by using washcloths instead, we use an energy efficient washing machine as well as the flourescent light bulbs. Baby steps, we’re on our way!
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I double print on my printer paper, make my own babyfood and read magazines online!
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I bought cloth bags that I keep in my trunk, I make my own clothes and burp clothes, we have energy efficient light bulbs, I could go on forever
we recycle the majority that comes in our house.
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We have a comtpost pile for our garden (we’ve had that a few years) I am a frugal shopper and only buy what we need and use coupons. We buy organic veggies and from local farms.
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Recently we have begun recycling. We never really did before but now I am making sure cans, bottles, boxes, etc get put aside to go in our recycle bin. It’s a start
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We just bought a prius. i’ve also been working on trying to slowly switch over as much as i can
I buy organic foods when I can, I use all natural cleaning products, I’ve slowly been switching over to natural beauty products when mine either run out or I find myself with some extra cash. I’m also planning on doing an organic garden this summer.
Let’s see…cloth bags when shopping, CFL blubs, buy in bulk, make own food, recycle all that we can, compost, grow a garden, etc, etc…
Thanks!
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We love SIGG in our family. I’ve also been switching to non-petroleum based, natural cleansers. And we changed to energy saving light bulbs. And on my product review blog, I’m sharing lots of neat products we’ve found.
THANKS!
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We recycle, use re-usable grocery bags. Switch the lights off when they don’t need to be on (really, you should try this and then check your electricity bill to see the difference!). I’m in the middle of changing my cleaning products to green cleaning products! We’ve got energy saving light bulbs outside. Thanks for the giveaway. I would love to win the SIGG.
LOVE the Sigg bottles. My last one was lost at work (I think it was stolen, to be honest) and so I need a new one! Please enter me!
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Oh, we are going camping soon, and I would love this!
I hope I win!
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We use cloth diapers, cloth wipes, dryerballs instead of dryer sheets, reusable shopping bags, home made surface cleaner (vinegar and water), and I do “recycling crafts” like turning old crayons into candles and old stuffed toys into puppets.
I love that SIGG design!
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I’d love to win this, as I’ve been meaning to order one for a while now…I too want to reduce the amount of plastic bottles I use both to reduce what goes into landfills and to avoid toxins in plastic. At home I’ve switched to all-green cleaners, including baking soda, my favorite product. Having a baby recently made me more resolved to be more eco-aware.
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Hmmm. . . we’ve been working toward a more green household for a few years now (baby steps ya’ know). Some of my favorites would probably be making my own cleaners, using the clothes line, and composting. I’ll be subscribing to your blog - it’s always nice to get new ideas or fresh inspiration. Thank you!
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So we have been recycling for a while, but we just started composting also, which means we now make a lot less trash. We will hang our clothes outside when it is warm enough, and I’m trying to switch to more natural cleaning products. I guess that about covers it.
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I have been using green cleaning products this last few months, I use reusable bags for my groceries and we also traded in our SUV for a more fuel/environmentally friend vehicle. We are working on a few other areas also, but these 3 have been pretty big for us.
Love the bottle. What a great giveaway.
Oh, I also subscribed to your feed!
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great giveway…we switched to cloth bags a few months ago, and we’ll never go back. They are sturdy, reusable, and fit much more than those puny little plastic bags!
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Let’s see..
CFL bulbs in every socket
Recycle!
Just started using the reusable bags for groceries
Planted a garden (yum)
Freecycle!
Limit driving and switched vehicles
It’s a slow start, but worth it.
We subscribe to a CSA and have been making the switch to almost entirely organic and locally grown foods. There are many other things we’ve done, but that one is the most significant so far.
I subscribed to your feed.
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I requested metal water bottles for my birthday last month and am loving mine, too. We’re big into recycling and reducing our water and electricity consumption. See my recent posts on saving shower water and taking containers from home to restaurants for leftovers!
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We are pretty good at recycling and are trying to reduce electricity and water.
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CFL bulbs
cloth napkins
BYOB to the market
recycle
reuse (hand me down clothes, furniture, etc…)
eco safe cleaning
unplug appliances
walk around town instead of drive
natural organic food and body products
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We have started using cloth bags for grocery shopping and recently purchased some CFL bulbs for our home.
We use reusable grocery bags, non-toxic biodegradable cleaners, shampoo, soap, laundry detergent, etc. We also buy mostly organic produce with little/no packaging.
Right now I use glass mason jars for my water, but this water bottle would be fantastic!
We reuse our clothes and shop at thrift stores!
what a great giveaway!
we have started using the plastic bags we get every time we go to the store as planters!
just cut a small hole in the bottom of the bag to let the plant grow out of…the bag hangs & is filled with dirt (& the roots) & the plant grows upside down!
gravity helps the plant to pull the nutrients (like nitrogen) down into the plant & wa-la! you have a beautiful, full bunch of (in our case) tomatoes!
(you can even plant clover on top to put more nutrients into the soil!)
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One HUGE change I’ve made to be a better steward is to shop with Canvas bags. I no longer have to choose paper or plastic - my reusable bags are great. They hold more and are tough - never rip.
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We are making reuseable bags, napkins, green cleaners organic garden….
I also have you on reader now! I’m addicted to mine, u?
I have just started getting green!!
~I am an avid recycler… I garbage pick (my own garbage only!!) to get out what my kids & hubz missed
~I reuse plasti bags & Containers
~I water plants with unfinished cups/bottles of water
~I make my own green cleaner
~shopping at the thrift store
~we had our first garage sale last year and made a bunch of $$ on stuff my hubz wanted to toss
~Stopped using toxic cleaners in my house
This is my new obsession, I’ve been blogging about how much I love going green!!
I finally bought some reusable grocery totes–now if only I could remember to take them with me more then 50% of the time!
We use CFL bulbs and recycle, recycle, recycle!
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I am so excited about this water bottle. My daughter would be so thrilled to get this. She always has one on hand and they get wore out so quickly. Please enter us.
1. we recycle paper goods
2. We recycle plastic
3. we us paper bags when shopping
4. We reuse copy paper by copying on the back as well when we can
Nikki
homeschooling mom of 6
Angelheart135@aol.com
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I wasn’t planning on entering any giveaways this time around, but I really want this one!
We have been doing several things. I’ve started making our own detergents and toothpaste and using other natural cleaners. We’re now using a Brita water pitcher instead of buying cases of bottled water (would LOVE a SIGG bottle for portability). I use reusable containers for all of my husband’s lunches. We’re taking many measures to reduce water waste, and I’ve been buying in bulk more to reduce trash.
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Over the last 5 years we have done a lot of things to try to reduce our carbon footprint… composting all vegetable matter, recycling everything we can, driving a hybrid Prius, using cloth diapers and cloth wipes, buying local… to name a few. The SIGG bottle looks awesome! I’ve heard good things about them.
Oh, and I subscribed via my Google Reader. Thanks!
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Hi! Since being green is so cool lately…lol…we’ve started using cloths instead of napkins and paper towels. I never realized how many of those I used to use!
Oh, and I also subscribed to you! I REALLY want one of those water bottles!
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We have switched to reusable cloth bags for shopping. Thanks for the chance to win!
I started making my own natural cleaning supplies. We are also using cloth shopping bags. We plan to gradually start doing more to help our environment.
Jennifer
We have switched to cloth shopping bags. Recycling cans and cardboard. Using cloth feminine pads and cloth diapered for a while.
I subscribed through bloglines!
Thanks for your generosity!
Tricia
I stopped buying cleaning products and clean my home with vinegar, baking soda and lemon juice.
To turn green:
1. lights out
2. light bulbs changed those squily ones
3. tempature up or down depending on weather
4. fan on
5. Plant plants
6. plan car trips better before leaving.
7. Totes, lots of reusable totes.
8. use old clothes to make new quilts or totes or donate or ….
9. recycle as much as possible:
a. plastic
b. aluminum
c. paper
lastly
veggie scraps into compost
Look at what you are about to throw away and think….how can it be reused.
We buy energy efficient appliances, bought front loaders when our machines died to save on water use, breastfeed :), planning our first garden this year, drink mostly water or teas which cuts down on using cans or plastic bottles)…we’re slowly making changes.
This water bottle is so pretty!
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We use cloth grocery bags now and are recycling more. I’m also slowly changing our cleaners to better alternatives. My husband now calls me Holly Hobbie.
And I subscribed to your feed.
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i compost, i use homemade cleaners, and we do hand-me-down clothes (5 kids).
i have been wanting to try this type of waterbottle…please choose me!
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I’ve heard alot about these bottles and would love one. Some of the things we’re doing to be more green - using the energy saving lightbulbs, planting our own vegetables, composting, cutting down on plastic bags or reusing the ones we have….baby steps!
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We use reuseable grocery bags, and recycle, trying to do more, but it is not easy to change old habits.
Some of the things we’ve done to be more green is putting in fluorescent light bulbs in all of our fixtures, planting more trees, composting and planting a big fat garden for this summer.
What a great giveaway!! I’m also subscribing to your feeds.
We are a huge household, and we recycle everything possible. I’ve also gotten our entire Ford dealership where I work to do the same! We use re usable grocery bags, and turn off lights and computers all the time. We also help recycle clothes by sorting them and sending them off to thrift shops.
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Our family recently switched to CFLs for most of our lighting needs and I also use cloth bags at the grocery store. That is a lot of fun, because it gives me a chance to spread the word to others.
I use homemade cleaning products and I have one Siggy cup so far. It’s really for the baby. I would love another!!
Great give away! We recycle at home but I’ve been looking for a way to reduce the amount of plastic bottles I use in my quest to drink more water. We’ve switched out bulbs in the house, I yell at my family to turn off the lights and I keep canvas bags in the car or re-use the paper ones I keep in the laundry room.
That is such a cool bottle! I have gone green around my house by turning out lights when I’m not in the room and unplugging everything when not in use.
We use a lot of organic products. We have also purchased a lot of reusable bags to use when we shop. We were so sick of plastic all over the house it made sense. In addition to this we have lots of water bottles/cups/mugs/pitchers rather than buying things that get tossed.
Thanks for the great giveaway!
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Hi, we are TRYING to remember to use the cloth bags instead of taking plastic ones…and we have changed all of our main-floor lightbulbs to CFs. Thanks a lot for the giveaway!
We use cloths instead of paper towels. I’ve never seen a Siggy cup before but they look awesome
All the lights in my house are CFL, my appliances are energy star, our water pumps are all solar (we live on a farm) and we are currently looking at how to get a wind generator (if anyone can help with that please do!) I do a lot of cleaning with vinegar, it is easy, works great and is safe for kiddies.
We’ve been cloth diapering all of our babies.
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Of course, we recycle. Our waste disposal service started a single sort recycling program, so everything we recycle goes into one bin. It’s SO easy.
We use soaker hoses for the gardens instead of sprinklers. We try to avoid disposable anything. We combine trips to conserve gas. We use recycled products. We use cloth shopping bags for most of our trips to the store, but when I forget, I take our plastic grocery bags back to the store to recycle them. We shop at the co-op, and try to buy locally produced food as much as possible. We buy in bulk whenever possible and use reusable containers at home.
We use a water filter instead of buying bottled water. Wow. It adds up, doesn’t it? It’s really a mindset and a lifestyle.
I’ve been looking at the Sigg bottles but haven’t invested in them yet. The one you’re giving away is BEAUTIFUL. I’d love to win it!
And, I’m subscribing with my Bloglines as I speak, I mean write. Thanks!
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We have started recycling-which is a start for us-haha!
Oh, and what a pretty bottle!
I am slowly, but surely getting there, but my latest adventure is using reusable shopping bags. I love cutting down on the plastic bag pile that was taking over my house.
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We started recycling last year and just this past weekend I got re-usable grocery bags. I love the water bottle.
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Just subscribed to your feed….great idea btw! I might have to do that the next quarter for the giveaway.
We use bottles for our drinking water. Not quite like the one you’re giving away. I am also in the midst of knitting up some reuseable shopping bags.
Have a lot of fun with your giveaway! Don’t forget to come on over and enter mine.
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I have done a lot, but still looking for more ways to help. I have replaced every light bulb in my house with CFLs. I recycle EVERYTHING! Don’t forget you can recycle your toilet paper rolls! I also use reusable bags at the grocery store. I unplug appliances when they are not in use. Love reading about what everyone else is doing… great ideas for me! Thanks for the fun giveaway!
Going green is a step by step process for our family- It started with little things like making sure that an article of clothing was actually dirty before it went in the wash and making sure to shut off lights. Now we are working towards bigger things like recycling
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I will just list a few of the ways I have gone green because it would take to long to list them all. hehe I recycle, I look at all my “trash” before I throw it out to see if I can reuse it, I use shopping bags as much as I can. I use natural cleaners, laundry soap, dish soap, etc… I buy almost all organic foods, I will leave it at that.
I would love this!
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What an adorable bottle!! Chic and helpful too..how cool can you get.:) We are working on getting greener…we recycle our grocery bags and turn off the water while we brush our teeth and we are starting a garden. Baby steps, baby steps….:)
Come by and sign up for my giveaway too!
Alyson @ 3 P’s
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I have purchased recylceable bags from ENVIROSAX. I use them EVERYWHERE I go!
I LOVE reusing fabrics… old bedsheets into little girl sun dresses, curtains into bags and purses, etc.
Thanks for a GREAT giveaway!
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We use reusable bags at the grocery, Stuff Mart, etc. I have coveted a Sigg bottle for a long time!
I subscribed using my yahoo. I reuse plastic bags and plastic water bottles. I try to buy products with less packaging. Anything I can no longer use I try and give away to others such as clothing and furniture. I make my kids turn there water off well brushing there teeth. Any trash I see outside near the apartment I live in I try to pick up and dispose of it properly.
We are switching over to CLF bulbs as our old ones burn out
And I am using reusable shopping bags..
We are switching over to CLF bulbs as our old ones burn out
And I am using reusable shopping bags..
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I take my own bags instead of using plastic, I recycle, and I walk wherever I can which is good for the environment and good for me! I could definitely use a water bottle on my walks; I’m trying to cut down on buying water bottles, but I constantly leave them. Maybe I’d be better about keeping track of such a pretty one?
I was just looking at these water bottles online last weekend and think they’re great!
I’ve made and use some cloth grocery/shopping bags. We’re also in the process of finding local/natural grown/raised produce and food.
I also subscribed to your feed.
Thanks!
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We are slow in our conversion… starting with just lightbulbs. It has become quite addicting now and are making the transition to cloth diapers for our son too!
I have always wanted a SIGG bottle!
I have purchased 10 sturdy, reusable, canvas bags and I take them with me each time I go shopping!
I carpool whenever I can!
We are pretty green so I’ll just list a few!
Organic gardening
Reduce, Reuse, Recyle
Cloth Diaper
Cloth Mama products
Cloth Napkins (no paper towels!)
Bring my own bags while shopping
Walk whenever possible to places
Buy Local and Organic food
Make own cleaning supplies (vinegar or baking soda)
Compost
I could go on, but I’ll leave space for others
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We are attempting to be green by changing the 100-watt lights in our house to fluorescent bulbs. We also use organic baby food for our little guy who is just starting to eat solid foods. I use a reusable water bottle or cup in order to avoid using plastic bottles.
I also subscribed to your blog using Google Reader.
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Here’s what we do:
We don’t buy water. Ever. Plastic water bottles are as bad as profanities at our house. I’m also a big believer in the phrase, “the greenest building is the one that’s already built.” Our home was built around 1915, and because it’s adobe brick, and stays cool/warm easily, we use very little energy. We’re also planting a garden this year-pesticide free.
Cute bottle!
I have updated all my light bulbs to energy efficient ones, i’ve furnished my apartment with mostly recyled retro furniture and my boyfriend and i are currently re-doing my old beach cruiser so that i can start riding to work instead of driving…….not enough i know but i’m still working on it
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We have started using reusable grocery bags, and we are growing our own tomatoes (hopefully) this summer.
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The latest green action done withing our house was having plants!
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I am a recycling freak! We recycle everything. We also planted a garden.
We are avid freecycle.org users. I absolutely LOVE the water bottle. I think I’ll buy one if I don’t win yours! I also subscribed to your feed!
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We use a reusable water bottle and have started to replace our light bulbs with CFLs!
I’d love to win a new water bottle cuz I think the one we use may have that bad chemical in it…
We have WIPED OUT all of our toxic cleaners and now only use baking soda, vinegar, water, etc. I’d love to have this water bottle as we are training for our first 5K!
Awesome giveaway. In order to make our home “greener”, I take my own cloth bags to the grocery. I recycle by either taking it to the correct recycling center, or the correct bins for pickup, or I also just reuse bottles, etc., decoratively. We use all organic cleaners. Most of my makeup is organic and I’m slowly moving to all organic. Have a great day. Please enter me.
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We use cloth diapers and I recently bought some reusable shopping bags… now if I could only remember to take them in to the stores with me…
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My friends and I are always trying to recycle things back into use and we have started making reusable shopping bags out of our old, worn and torn sheets. Things that would have become rags and eventually just thrown out are now being brought to life again as useful object that are helping to cut out “paper or plastic” at the stores!
I really want one of these Sigg bottles! Thanks for the great giveaway!
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We use Lexan bottles instead of plastic for water drinking. We also recycle our plastic bags.
I reuse anything that can possibly and safely be reused. I have even been known to reuse aluminum foil and plastic wrap!
I also recycle old, worn out socks as chew toys for the dogs–put a big, fat knot in it and toss it to them. It keeps them amused for hours.
I’m becoming green by drinking from the ultra cute Sigg bottle that I am going to win of course!! Do those funny lightbulbs count for living green cause I do have them!
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We have done several things (one or two at a time) to decrease on impact. We recycle as much as possible, turn off lights, have switched our bulbs, eat fewer meat products, etc! I actually blogged about this a few posts ago! I have been looking for a new water bottle and this would be PERFECT!
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Ohhhh…. Let’s see — I started a compost pile in the back yard, which has the home owners’ board up in arms. I put out a retractable clothesline and only line-dry now, which also has the home owners’ board after me.
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We’re becoming more green by using cloth diapers for our baby.
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I want one of these bottle so bad!!!
We went out and bought 5 reusable bags from the store so we can start using those! (they hold soooo much more groceries than the plastic bags!!)
I also started making my own furniture polish! It’s heavenly, and makes me happier with it around my pets, my kids and in the environment.
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I bought a ton of the $1 totes and take them to the grocery store everytime!! I also use the same water bottle all week and then add the bottle to my recycle pile instead of the trash!!!!
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Every day in our household we make little steps to become more of a green family. Of course we recycle (that is when our recycling center will take it! They told my husband they couldn’t take our pizza boxes because of the oil-meanies!) I have an organic garden, we have a rainbarrel and I water my garden with that and use it for water for all of our animals.
We are in the process of switching out all of our lightbulbs. It’s taking us some time because they are a little pricy for us.
I use my own totes at the grocery store (or any other store) and I’m so proud of it! I make my oldest son help bag.
Oh! and bottled water-not for us. I actually wrote about how terrible they are in my blog.
There are so many other things we try to acomplish every day, to many to list but we do our best to make small changes whenever we can.
Great give-away and have a great night!
ObXMoM
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My family started bike riding this spring. We have started using them to go to the church, school and to friends houses. Trying to keep the car parked as much as possible. It’s been a big step for us since I have kids who have just started driving. We also plant out own garden and use the droppings from our chickens as fertilizer. Trying harder to be GREEN. Thanks
I use energy efficient light bulbs and try and use natural light versus electric. Thanks for the giveaway.
We’ve been recycling for years. This year I bought the Kroger cloth grocery bags and use them each week - they are so much better than those plastic things. I switched to the new earth friendly laundry detergent from Arm N’ Hammer, trying to watch our water and electric consumption. Looking into HE washers for when our toploader goes. Thanks for the opportunity to participate!
I have just bought re-usable grocery bags and love them, we are trying to be alot greener, doing it one step at a time. thank you for doing this.
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I have bought a reusable sandwich wrapper, that way I don’t have to use and throw away a new baggie every day when I have a sandwich for lunch. It’s great!
Thanks for participating in the carnival–what a fun prize!
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The best thing I’ve done is purchase a shredder and use that as my packaging material instead of using those horrible peanuts.
Great giveaway!
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We recycyle everything…it began in my classroom and carries over to my home…as a result we only take out trash maybe twice a month, b/c everything else we are able to recycle! it’s not hard to do your part! love the water bottle!
michele
we recycle, use non-toxic household products and eat organic. Just bought a sigg for my baby boy and would love to have one for myself!
I have recently:
- Started using cloth diapers
- replaced my plastic food containers with glass
- made and use cloth grocery bags
- knit a farmer’s market produce bag
- recycle thrifted sweaters to reuse the yarn
That’s all I can think of for now. We don’t have any of the Sigg water bottles but want some. This is a great giveaway. You got a TON of comments.
Cheers!
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I have been doing research on these water bottles. I have stopped buying bottled water and bought a brita water pitcher and have been conserving that way. I also tossed all of the baby bottles and unsafe non-recyclable baby stuff and replaced it with all “green” products. I have switched out all of my cleaning products with all environmentally safe products. Its a start!
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I recently called the garbage co to swap out our small recycle bin with the largest one. We have cut down on waste a whole lot more by doing this!
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We’ve been using less light in the house and have really tried to watch our air conditioning use. We also quit using plastic water bottles. Thanks for the entry!
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We have changed most of our lights to those special ones.
I subscribed through e-mail delivery.
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I’m trying to be better about recycling and using fewer water bottles. Great giveaway!!
we have a recycle bin, but i am currently trying to figure out a way to make it more accessbile, ie in the kitchen rather than the garage. i think we would use it more if it was easier.
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Hi, we just got recycling bins for the first time and have started using them. Feels good to know that we’re doing something (even though it is small….) for the environment.
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We recycle and started walking instead of driving to school!
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Composting is probably our biggest “green” thing. And hauling our own recycling.
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We use all fluorescent light bulbs in our home.
This is such a cute bottle! We use natural cleaners in our house and also bring our own bags to the grocery store.
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I have started using old clothes/sheets as fabric for my sewing projects. Not only does this reuse fabric saving it from the dump, but it also supports Goodwill industries which recycles a lot of fabric and electronic equipment each year!
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We use natural cleaners in our house and also bring our own bags to the grocery store.ty 4 the contest!
We recycle everything! our town gives out free recycling bins. We have more recyclables then trash, normally only 1 can a week, (probably mostly diapers :(but our recyclables wont all fit in the bin! i save the plastic blue bags from the stores to put them in as well…we also make crafts out of the cardboard stuff…my daughter loves to make little telescope things out of the paper towel holders…she draws on them and then uses them for “I SPY”
we also just bought energy saver lightbulbs to use throughout the house, and instead of driving to most of the stores by our house, we take a walk if the weather is nice…
We have started to use cloth grocery bags instead of paper or plastic.
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We’re going to start to recycle, I’m buying a bin this weekend actually and dedicating it just to recycling products. I’m also starting to use reusable cloth bags instead of plastic, and we’re changing all our lights to those new energy efficient ones, and leaving things OFF and UNPLUGGED when we’re not using them.
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In my family we use only fluorescent bulbs and keep the heat down during the winter…WAY down. We also recycle anything that can be recycled
I switched to Shaklee cleaning products about a year ago…they are better for our health, and the environment!
I’d love to try the water bottle!
I make sure to recycle everything!
We recycle all that we can and we also have started using reusable tote bags for shopping. Thanks!
I live in the desert. so I have been drying clothes outside more frequently, i have found some organic make-up I love and recycle everything!! These bottles are awesome!!!
Love the water bottle, so pretty. We have been recycling for about 6 years now and have really gotten it down to a science! I have also been trying to cut down on energy consumption by turning off electronics and lights, etc. at night. Our family will be going seriously green very soon. We are moving to a 10 acre farm to start farming organic produce. Hooray! We are so excited! Check out our progress.
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Well, I have recently switched to solid shampoos and conditioners to save on packaging, and reviewed them on my blog
I have been wanting one of these water bottles, they are so adorable. I have to admit, we could be doing more to be a green household, but we have tried to take little steps. We make sure we recycle more than we used to, have bought a reusable shopping bag, and I’ve been trying to use more cleaning products that are green and natural. We are also trying very hard to conserve energy by turning off lights and using less water.
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We have switched to compact floressant bulbs and recycle all our paper products.
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I’d love to become more green. I even bought the Big Green Purse to help me get started. I recycle bags, plastic, and cans.
I demand that all my roommates recycle…and we reuse the yogurt containers as makeshift tupperware. Oh, and if my roommates don’t recycle, I grab the recyclables out of the trash…
And I tend to turn of any lights I see on, and lower the heat when we’re leaving the house.
Count me in on the giveaway!
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Well, we are working to be more “green” at this house all the time! Some changes we have made:
- aquiring and using re-usable bags
- avoiding pesticides on our outdoor areas
- recycling more
- patronizing farmer’s markets
- having a garden
I LOVE the water bottle!
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Of all the prizes I have seen I would use this the most. Ever since I first saw one of these I wanted one I would so love to win it. We have done many things to go green we recycle and reduce our usage of metal -plastic we also recycle paper,-glass, phones, and hazardous electronic, my hubby takes his lunch in reusable containers- we buy recycled products-carpet-computer paper we try to use less grocery bags, we turn off the water when brushing-take shorter showers and I try to plant mostly native plants so we have to water less–thanks for your wonderful prize offered and efforts to turn the bloggy world green.
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I was just looking at the Sigg website a couple days ago! We have been trying to do more recycling and eating more fresh fruits & veggies (instead of packaged foods).
Since moving to Colorado, we have started recycling and also composting- both of which cut down on ‘waste’ a huge amount! It makes me feel so good, knowing I’m doing my little bit.
I love this waterbottle!
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Green for me means being frugal and I’ve always been that, so not much has changed for me other than I bring my own bags to the store. Down with plastic!
Lovely bottle, btw.
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We recycle, buy local produce (it’s so much tastier, too!) and bike everywhere possible.
We’re really trying to be more “green”, but haven’t made a whole lot of changes yet. So far, we’ve switched out the lightbulbs in our most used lights (the ones we never seen to turn off) for CFL bulbs, started using recycled garbage bags (I really want to start buying the biodegradable ones, but my fiance complains about the price), double printing (trying not to waste so much paper), using a water filter so we cut way down on bottled water/plastic bottles, recycling/reusing our plastic grocery bags.. we’re looking into recycling at home, composting and a few other “green” living things.
BTW, I have to say that the SIGG bottle is cute!
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I have been baking and cooking a lot more from scratch. It really reduces the amount packaging that goes into the garbage.
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I’ve been cutting back how long my showers are & I’ve been teaching my daughter to turn off the water when she brushes her teeth. We also walk to run as many errands as we can instead of driving.
Natalie’s last blog post..Healthy Habits for Healthy Kids
We are really trying to be more GREEN. We have changed light bulbs out.
We changed lightbulbs,use cloth bags, recycle paper. I wouls love one of these bottles( I drink alot of water) Thank you for a great giveaway!
We have changed to the energy efficient lightbulbs and use the cloth/reusable shopping bags. We also print on both sides of paper and are in the process of switching to things like the Sigg bottles or Kleen Kanteens for drinking (so this would be an appropriate prize!). We also walk as opposed to driving (especially now that spring is here)–that is one of the reasons we moved to a “smaller” town…and I make homemade baby wipes to cut down on packaging, waste, etc.!
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I have started paying more attention to what things can be put in the recycling bin - much more than I thought! Thanks for pushing the issue - great water bottle.
This bottle is so pretty, please enter me in the drawing.
I have solar panels that pump lovely hot air into my house on sunny days. I’ve switched most of my light bulbs to compact fluorescents. I am an obsessive recycler. My lot is the most treed one in my neighborhood. No lawn chemicals for me!
I have subscribed as well.
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I have recently started using my own fabric grocery bags instead of those yucky plastic ones. I got some really neat one’s from Lehman’s that I can’t wait to use. I added you to my bloglines account, does that count as subscribing?
We recycle, use the Chlorox brand “Green” cleaners and have been changing out our light bulbs as they burn out to more energy efficient ones!
In honor of Earth Day we’ve jumped back on the recycling band wagon that we fell off of some time ago! We’ve got a bag for bottles, cans and plastic and a basket for paper and cardboard. I’m looking for a container to meet our needs. Any thoughts? Thanks for the great give away!
We have been recycling for many years now. This year we replaced all of our light bulbs with more energy efficient ones.
We use canvas grocery bags, recycle, and make sure we turn off all the lights when we leave a room/only use day light during the day. We are also working on not wasting so much water and cutting our showers shorter.
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We have a one glass a day rule. It saves tons of room in the dishwasher!!
We started using cloth diapers - no more 500 years to decompose in our landfills - we started recycling EVERYTHING we could! I love these sigg water bottles!
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I have been using Melaleuca products for the past few months - good for the environment, good for the family, and good to support (in my case) the ministry.
Giveaways rock!
i no longer use plastic bags of any kind in my home. recyclable paper bags all the way! i also turn off water while brushing my teeth, etc to conserve.
love your site!
we are using reusable grocery bags and we don’t buy any bottled water. we are also workign to cut down our paper towel use. (my husband doesn’t know that i’m hoping to *eliminate* it!) hope i win!;-)
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I have switched my cleaning products. I love the Clorox Green and Method.
Thanks!
I have recently purchased reusable bags, and for the first time took them to Target with me!! The cashier didn’t think I was nuts like I thought she would! Yea! Please put my name in the “hat”!
We are using reusable bags for all trips to the store, including going to the mall and library. We are also trying to be more aware of the amount of water we use and cut down on it. Thanks for the giveaway.
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What a gorgeous bottle! Please count me in! We recycle all of our paper junk mail, and we save aluminum to turn in for cash!
Meghan McDaniels
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Thanks for having this giveaway. I try to recycle paper as much as I can - when one side of a sheet of paper is blank, I’ll keep it and use the other side. I worked in an office a few years ago, but have not worked since I had my son 3 years ago. I always did my best to recycle paper while I was there - I often took paper out of the recycling bin that others were finished with, then I would use the other side. I kept that paper and am still using it…
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What an adorable water bottle! We garden organically, and have planted a LOT of trees on our lot. We also compost everything we possibly can!
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Love the water bottle! We’re switching to the reusable grocery sacks. I was going to make my own stylish ones, but because of time had to opt for the non-stylish store bought ones. The stylish water bottle would ease my pain, though!
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I would LOVE to win!
We use SAFE GREEN CLEAN household products to clean with!! Also reusable bags!!! =) They are GREAT!
Even Home Depot has them now!!! =) It seems like we LIVE in home depot!!!
Mr. “S” has a water bottle that he uses for work! I make him sweet tea each day! I drink water like a mad woman! I use 1-2 water bottles a day! I re-fill at work in our water fountain but when I get home I grab another bottle!
I subscribe to your feed in order to gain another entry!!! This water bottle is TOO CUTE!!!
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Hmm…our house more green? Well, we use our own grocery bags, avoid plastic, use natural cleaners, garden, have our own chickens, avoid eating beef, use CF bulbs, avoid chemicals, and I write a green blog for our local news station. SIGG are our favorite bottles! Thanks so much
Thanks for the opportunity…I’ve wanted one of these Sigg bottles for a few months and would LOVE to win one! We have been switching over to more earth-friendly products (cleaners, hygiene products, etc.). We’ve also bought a more fuel-efficient car…better for us AND the earth! It doesn’t take much to reduce our footprint…finding new ways everyday!
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what steps you have made to become a more “green” household - trying to always take reusable bags to stores and recycling more
We only do wash on the cold cycle and don’t use the air dry on our dishwasher. I’m in the process of switching to “greener” detergents and we’re taking public transportation more. Plus, hybrid + carbon offsets = GREEN!
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ooh, i would love a new sigg bottle!
we are a very “green” household, but always striving to be better. one huge thing we do is cloth diaper our little one, even using cloth wipes. and, most recently i knitted several covers for our swiffer wet/dry mop so we can eliminate disposable covers.
oh, and i subscribed to your site feed
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Would love one of these water bottles! I am always looking for a new one.
Thanks,
Mary
We recycle, no longer use many disposable items, and are in the market to use solar power. That water bottle is adorable!!
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going green has become a passion of mine.
i love to come up with new ideas….things i do are:
refill my water bottles; use recycled grocery bags….i keep them in both cars so I won’t forget….; when going to my local coffee shop, I take my own coffeemug with me….
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I used to leave the lights on all the time - it didn’t matter if we were in the room or not. I decided to focus on not wasting electricity in this way. Also, we used to jump in the car for any errand. Now I try to group errands so I do them at the same time. Lzstly, I no longer use the styrofoam cups at work - I use a mug from home.
Beautiful bottle! We have started to use products that don’t have a lot of chemicals to clean with. We try also to throw less trash away, by recycling and reusing (my son is especially excited about this since he’s learning about the 3 Rs at school!) and we are planning to use cloth aio diapers with our third baby due in September.
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I’m trying to go local with products when I can, especially with produce and planning my menu around what I can get locally in season - it will be a lot easier when our farmers market starts up again though.
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I am working on ridding my kitchen of first, all BPA plastics, and eventually all plastics that I can. I just wrote a blog entry about plastics and alternatives. I would LOVE this bottle. I am a cherry blossom fanatic lately!
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Re-usable grocery bags - keep them in car and use them when shopping for clothes or food!
We have just started our garden for this year. We used peat moss and compost to add to the soil. I use totes at the grocery instead of plastic bags. We recycle. I just started using green cleaners. You know it’s bad when you can’t clean because the smell of the chemicals gives you chest pains! Thanks for your giveaway!!
We have replaced all our bulbs with the CF ones, i wash clothes in cold water, and we collect rainwater for watering the plants and the lawn.
I love siggs!!! Great giveaway!
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We too have replaced all of our light bulbs with fluorescent ones. I also reuse my aluminum foil when I can, and my ziploc baggies although I prefer to use tupperware to store the leftovers in! One other thing we do to keep green around here is use baking soda for a lot of cleaning, so much safer for the children and the environment.
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Ooooh, I would love to win this. I’ve recently (as of two weeks ago) started using reusable bags at the grocery store. This past week was the first time I used them EVERYTIME. I didn’t once forget them and if I didn’t have them for what I was buying, I carried it out without a bag.
Yay me!
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I only use natural cleaning products, I have changed light bulbs, I am a little more involved in Earth Day this year than the past.
We have started small… changing light bulbs, green cleaners and detergents, no more bottles of water….
Awesome giveaway!
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Hi there,
Great giveaway! We do LOTS of stuff to keep our environment green. We have switched to cloth grocery bags, recycle anything and everything, use low watt light bulbs, recycle old PC, phones, cartridges etc., pay our bills online and don’t have paper statements. The list goes on and on. Oh we use water bottles and re-usable water dispenser instead of plastic bottles of water.
I also subscribed to your feed.
Thanks for hosting this and have a great day!
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One of the easiest steps I’ve chosen for going green is ecological breastfeeding (and extended breastfeeding).
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This is wonderful for so many reasons! Healthier for babies, healthier for the planet, what’s not to love!
Thanks for the chance to win a Sigg bottle. As a nursing AND pregnant momma, I need to make sure I keep up with my water intake.
Thank you for much for the giveaway. I would love to win this! nw_wife(at)hotmail(dot)com Some things we are doing are recycling, buying things in packages that are recyclable or reusable instead of just garbage, shorter showers, no running water unless we are using it, re-usable shopping bags.
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natural shampoo, natural dish soap & laundry soap, stuff that’s reusable instead of “throw away after one use”, natural fabric softener, organic foods, less water, recycle, and even natural dog shampoo! hehe…Ah yes, and we use herbal medicine and natural remedies, instead of the “real” medicine, if that accounts to anything.
I love the water bottle, and I like the question that makes you have to put in some profitable input, too (^^,)
The water bottle looks great!
We cloth diaper, use recycled paper toilet paper, use reusable bags for groceries & books, and use reusable containers/covers for leftovers.
Blessings,
Michele
http://www.frugalgranola.blogspot.com
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Oops, I forgot to mention, I subscribed to the feed, too. =]
Sorry ’bout that.
The steps that I have taken to be more green are 1. using cloth diapers (with much opposition), 2. using “mama cloth” or cloth sanitary napkins, 3. using cloth baby wipes, 4. recycling whenever possible, 5. only running full loads in washing machines, 6. hang drying as much as possible, 7. freecycling when I have usable items I am done with, 8. no longer purchasing/using paper plates, cups, or napkins, 9.and finally sharing the love & trying to convert others to using sustainable materials.
I am trying to convince DH that “family cloth” (cloth toilet paper) isn’t disgusting & that we should use cloth towels instead of paper.
We are planning on using cloth diapers with our little one due in June. We also recently started a compost pile to reduce our trash!
I just bought a ton of reusable grocery bags so we have enough for all the groceries we buy. For a while I just had a couple. I also take them to other places (clothes shopping, farmers market, garage sales, etc.) to put my goods in so I don’t have to use plastic bags anywhere I go. Great giveaway, thanks! PS I subscribed to your feed.
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We compost–in a big way! The chicken manure from our farm is combined with leftover sawdust from a nearby furniture manufacturer and composted to make a very green product.
I’ve taken it upon myself to sort the trash for recycling since my family isn’t as environmentally aware. I’ve also encouraged everybody at my job to stop putting sandwiches in plastic bags if it is a dine in order and to use only one bag per group whenever possible on take out orders. I’ve switched to a Divacup instead of tampons to cut down on waste. I also have gotten into the habit of turning off my computer when I am not using it as well as using fabric bags instead of plastic bags at the grocery store.
Well hmmm, we recycle ferociously. Even embarrasing letters that probably should be shredded. I’m glad we don’t have any stalkers. We use bags for all shopping (and carts). We belong to a CSA and during the winter shop at our local urban organics grocer. We use sigg bottles although my son is the only one who has one he doesn’t have to share–and we just lost the family one. We also support our local library and give all of our used books to school and recycle our clothing too–to anyone who will take it. We are working to improve in other ways too. Thanks for offering this prize.
The last couple months been have stopped by the little water bottle and just refill the ones I have
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The last couple months been have stopped by the little water bottle and just refill the ones I have
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I would really like to subscribe to your sight also. I have already left a comment, but forgot to subscribe. Thanks
Very cool!
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We shop consignment and reuse shopping bags and I’m looking into getting some canvas shopping bags. This year we are also planting a garden, which I’m excited about!
I love the idea of giving away a water bottle. Good luck!
What great bottles! We are trying to buy more local food - participate in a CSA, get our milk delivered from a local dairy - it supports our local farmers and saves fuel for transport (and trips to the supermarket)
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We started an organic garden again this spring and are already enjoying the fruits of our labor!
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I LOOOOVE Sigg bottles, especially with all the news now about plastic water bottles not being good for you…thanks for the giveaway!
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We started recycling, using cloth napkins, cloth washclothes to clean, switched to more eco-friendly household cleaners, and plan on cloth diapering!
We’ve changed over to reusable shopping & produce bags
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We started a garden where the entire family can pitch in. We plan on using it as our main vegetable source this year. I’ve also switched to green cleaners. What a fantastic giveaway! Please enter me and thank you so much!
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I really thought I commented on this beautiful Sigg. I don’t see it, so I hope I am not duplicating..Don’t mean to! We take our own containers when we go out, for leftovers. We always use totes for everything…Today for Earth Day we had a neighborhood get-2-gether, and planted a tree. I am ashamed to say, I don’t own a single Sigg! Would love for this one to be my first!
I have been carrying my water to work in Pom Tea glasses so I would really love the Sigg bottle. Recently we begin taking our own fabric bags when we go grocery shopping. I hope to learn to crochet my own out of gently worn cotton fabric strips.
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I have always wanted one of these! We do currently use reusable plastic bottles, but I have become aware of potential leaching (although I bought ones that say no leaching)…hhhmmm. Anyway, we also use natural, organic cleaners for everything in our house and bodies! Love it!
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We have fabric shopping bags, recycle, do our best to conserve resources and are actively hunting for a new car with gas mileage as our number one priority. I have been researching these water bottles forever.
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We have replaced our light bulbs with energy efficent ones. We also just got reusable canvas shopping bags. The Sigg bottle would be nice.
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Count me in. We recycle, walk instead of taking the car whenever possible, use canvas shopping bags, use homemade cleaners and keep the AC at a higher temperature.
I’m having FIVE GIVEAWAYS on my blogS as well. Hope you’ll stop by.
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We use reusable bags. I’ve found out though, that if your son leaves a power bar in a bag, and then the bag gets a hole in it because a mouse is living in your car and wants the powerbar, you will be more unhappy than if it were a disposable bag.
These look great. I changed out our light bulbs and put in energy efficent ones. I also only wash laundry now with cold water. Great giveaway!
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We use cloth diapers, recycle everything we can, use CFL bulbs, and use re-usable grocery sacks, to name just a few of our “green” efforts. Thanks!
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To go Green, we are switching all our cleaning/detergent products to green products.
I would like to subscribe to your feed, that would be great.
Thanks
Tara
Lets see, to become more green i have switched most of my cosmetic products to organic vegitarian/vegan. (woohoo LUSH!) I have also purchased a Ton of cloth totes and use them to do all my shopping.
My project for this spring is to start a organic garden and a compost pile. I’d also like to build some birdhouses for bird refuges as i live in an urban area - so the available homes for them are limited!
I totally need to switch to a SIGG bottle. I’ve been pouring over them for Months trying to find the perfect one. I Love the one you are offering.
Let’s see… we don’t use chemicals or eat processed food (as much as possible).
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Hi,
I for one am really happy to see so many people jumping on the “green” bandwagon…It’s about time more people got involved. I’ve been using home made tote bags (that I’ve made out of my fabric stash) for a few years now. I’m working on getting all of my light bulbs changed (too expensive for me to do them all at once). I also use a push mower to cut my lawn (good exercise).
Thanks,
Karen
I’m starting small when it comes to being green. I’ve already purchased cloth bags for grocery shopping and I’m driving my small “runs on less gas” car instead of the tank.
I love that Sigg bottle!
I recently bought some Chico bags to replace the plastic grocery bags you get at the store. I haven’t gone shopping yet, but I’m surprised by how much I like these! I will definitely be getting some more because I can think of about a hundred uses for them.
We cloth diaper part time, too. I really should do it full time, but with 3 1/2 in diapers I am already swamped with laundry.
(Subscribed to your feed as well.)
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We use canvas totes for all of our shopping. We save our neighbors newspaper bags from the trash to give them one more use–poop bags for dog walks
We buy refillable or reusable products whenever possible. This year we’ve switched to solid shampoo bars that have no packaging of any kind, and we’re seeking out more “naked” products.
Thanks for the allowing us to enter the drawing!
what a cool water bottle. i also use a plastic refillable bottle to help reduce waste, except it is my husbands so winning yours would be perfect for me. to help the environment i have started recycling my plastic and glass bottles even though it is a pain to walk a block to the nearest recycling bin, IT IS WORTH IT!!!!!
i use cloth bags at the grocery store, use public transportation or walk when possible. we recycle and i just ordered cloth menstrual pads. oh, and we hand wash dishes in cold (that’s more forced conservation
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i subscribed to your feed.
thanks.
and if you visit my blog you will see i live in thailand, but i do have a US mailing address. thanks.
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-To conserve fuel (and frustration), I do all errands on the same day.
-If I need groceries in the middle of the week, I walk to the local grocery store instead of driving to the supermarket.
-Each of the older kids has their own water bottle
..but my newly minted 3yo would like her own bottle, so enter me, please!
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I take our plastic grocery bags back to the store so they can be recycled and we try to turn our lights out after we leave the room. I am also adding you to my RSS feed reader thingy.
We actually just started worm composting! I can’t wait to see how it goes!
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I recycle everything and some days it really drives my husband crazy but it makes me feel better. I even try to bring my drink bottles home from the mall just so I can recycle them. My son usually gets hand me downs which is a good way to reuse the clothes and when the clothes are done then they get recycled with everything else. I’m glad my county recycles clothes too.
I’ve quit using paper towels (we were going through so many!) and just use dish rags. Also, I reuse all of my grocery bags and have started drinking water from a purifier instead of bottled water (so much plastic thrown away!). Awesome giveaway!
I have switched to CFBs in all the places I can, I have been using cloth bags instead of plastic more often, and my daughter has been really excited by earth day, when we forget to shut off a light, she runs around behind us, chastising and shutting it off. I would really like to try this water bottle, so I can incorporate that into my routine also, even better if it is won!
We freecycle,reuse grocery bags,changed out bulbs,less car use, & reuse almost everything at least once. Oh and shop thrift stores but that is just for fun
this water bottle is so cute.
I have started washing my clothes with cold water and hanging them out to dry. I also turned off the dry setting on my dishwasher and just let my dishes air dry. I would love to do more but this is my start.
We use cloth napkins, use very little paper towels and instead use small rags cut from old t-shirts, recycle, have a garden, compost our scraps and shredded junk mail, shop at yard sales and thrift stores whenever possible, use reusable shopping bags, dry our clothes on a line during the spring and summer and use reusable water bottles instead of buying prefilled bottles at the store.
We’ve made a ton of changes since December. We don’t use any paper towels or paper napkins, use cloth diapers, recycle, never buy bottled water, use CFLs, use cloth bags for the grocery store, planted a garden, put up a clothesline, clean only with natural and homemade cleaners, compost…hmmm….that’s all I can think of off the top of my head.
I’m subscribing to your feed, too!
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We have be busy turning green this year. Our most recent change was purchasing an Energy Star washer/dryer set. We wash in cold water and use Bio-Kleen detergent.
And I subscribed, too
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Well, so far, we have been recycling a lot of stuff. And, we try not to drive around too much to save gas. So anyway, I would love to get that beautiful water bottle!
P.S. I subscribed to your site.
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I have bought “green” (they are really green) bags to use with shopping. I keep them in the car so I always have them. It has taken a bit to get use to taking them into the store. I am also trying to stop my paper towel habit. and go with cloth. Thanks for the giveaway! Kathy
Windows instead of air conditioning…Recycle grocery bags.
I subscribed through email…thanks.
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We use all natural Watkins cleaners. Check out my blog where I have a Watkins giveaway as well.
Thanks for a great giveaway!
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We changed out our light bulbs and put in energy efficent ones & are attempting to save on fuel by condensing errands/grocery shopping to only 1 day a week.
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We’re going green by giving the plastic grocery bags a miss and using cloth bags. We’re also planting our own garden, and buying as much as we can from local growers and producers, preferably organic (which a lot of them seem to be). As light bulbs go out, we’re replacing them with energy efficient bulbs, and when we can save up the money, we’re going to install a radiant heat barrier in our attic to help reduce electricity costs. We’re also considering switching to an electric provider that uses renewable energy sources rather than coal.
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I swear I didn’t copy your idea for asking for green actions … but that is exactly what mine is about.
Still, I need me some Sigg water bottle! It’s the ONLY thing I haven’t done, actually. Right now I just don’t drink water out and about but now that the warmer weather is here, that’s not going to be an option. Great giveaway!
Let’s see: We have one-car, my husband commutes 80 percent of the week, I walk to buy 30-40 percent of our groceries at the local farmer’s markets, where I buy only local and fresh (not really organic, though since we’re on a very small budget); we buy only used plastic toys and hardly any toys at all, we have all CFLs, and are trying to update all appliances, but that’s hard on a budget. My hope is to start having a garden, a compost and start buying bamboo home decor. ubertwins@gmail.com
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I am trying to use less water every day by turning it off while I brush my teeth!
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Hi!
I added you to my RSS reader (through netvibes) and am so excited about this water bottle giveaway. It’s so pretty, and I’m sick of the offerings out there that are lime green and fushia. I want a little class with my water bottle, is that so wrong?
Here’s how I’ve gone more green in my home. First, I work from home and we are a one car family. We considered getting a second car, but I would rather walk the children to the park instead of creating more carbon emissions by purchasing a second car.
Second, we use all natural cleaning products. Seventh Generation is our favorite brand.
Third, I run a paperless office. When I print receipts, I print them to .pdf instead of using my printer and ink. then I email them to my accountant who doesn’t print them out either. That saves a lot of paper over the year. Receipts from all online purchases (and I shop almost exclusively online, because it is better for the environment to have something shipped in the mail than to run to Walgreens every day for this, that, and the other thing. (Like taking the bus. Sure a bus is worse than a car, but 50 people in one bus is better than 50 cars…that’s my logic.)
I’m enjoying your blog!
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You are already in my Google reader subrscription list! I have recycled everything I can for years…recently replaced bulbs with CFL bulbs, started composting to recycle what I can’t “recycle” with the city, I buy local as much as possible…you name ir or suggest it, I’ll try it!
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Great blog and nice giveaway! I just started using cloth bags when I grocery shop and I just started using a Brita water filter to refill my water bottles rather than buying water in plastic! I have a long way to go, but am psyched about the changes I am making. I also did subscribe to your feed just now. Thanks,
~Lolly
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I compost for my garden. The coffee grounds are especially good for your soil. Thank you for the giveaway.
- I subscribed to your E-Mail feed as well.
First contest I’ve ever entered! Timing is perfect, I just decided next week to begin eliminating as much plastic from our house as possible. I’d like to start using aluminum bottles for my kids and myself and husband instead of plastic. And replace plastic lunch box containers and food storage containers with glass and porcelain as much as possible. We shop at our local food co-op for most of our groceries, buying bulk in reusable containers and bags, and buying local as much as possible. We always re-use bags (we take them back to the co-op and others can re-use them) and recycle everything possible. I’ve installed a drip/soaker system for our backyard and are re-visiting composting again this year. We rarely use paper towels, only cloth rags and towels. We have a high fuel efficiency vehicle for my husband’s long distance commute, and our next car purchase is probably going to be bio-fuel or electric/battery. We only use those compact fluorescent bulbs. I ride my girls to school on a bike/burley/bike trailer get-up whenever weather permits. I work from a home office. We purchase solar energy blocks from the electric company for our residential electricity. We’re giving carbon offsets to family members for their vehicles as presents this year. Soooo…. aluminum bottles are next! I hope we win! Thanks!! (I’ve subscribed to your blog feed too!)
I love the Sigg. My kids are addicted to how cold they keep things. Rock on!!!
I joined a vegetable co-op last year which lowers my carbon footprint. In addition, they don’t use pesticides so it’s better for the environment! and the food’s delish
I love the look of these water bottles.
I’m been using energy saving bulbs in place of regular ones. I also save all of my aluminum cans and cash them in for money.
Love this beautiful SIGG!! I’ve been wanting what seems like forever to have a SIGG!!
Please pick me!! I’m starting to go green lately by not running any unnecessary water for showers and brushing teeth, using cold water for washing clothes and more! I would be SO grateful if I could have a SIGG of my own and stop the use of water bottles. Oh and I just subs to your feeds!! 
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I have been recycling at home and at work.
We try to recycle everything we can and all lights in our home are currently using the energy efficient bulbs. We also use canvas totes when we go shopping for groceries or whatever!
Our most recent step on the going green road was to stop buying paper towels. I do all my cleaning with rags, now. I actually found that I like it better!
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We’ve moved over to reusable shopping bags, and I buy organic whenever available.
Probably our biggest green change is that we bought a hybrid car! We’re slowly making more changes, though, like switching to cloth diapers, changing to CFL’s, reusable grocery bags, etc.
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I started composting about two years ago, and that makes me feel SO much better when my kids don’t eat all their veggies. We no longer buy bottled H2O. I almost never use plastic bags at the grocery store. But the biggest future change will be our conversion cars, and making our own Biodiesel out of school cafeteria waste.
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What we are doing to ‘Go Green’ is we recycle paper, aluminum, glass and plastic and we also are now going to be using cloth grocery bags. Would LOVE this bottle!!
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I started buying reusable shopping bags. With a family with 7 kids that is a lot of plastc to just throw away. This will keep bags out of the landfill.
This bottle would help with all the plastic water bottles I use at school. I don’t like the water at work, and with this bottle I could take my own water with me.
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we use reusable bottles, reusable grocery bags, we re-use every container I can invent a use for - We use cloth products for mom and baby - even my birth kit is “green” with much less waste… I re-use every kind of cloth - tear into strips and crochet, knit or braid into beautiful rugs, coasters, placemats… bags… all kinds of things!!!
oh - and dh is totally into fry grease for his diesel!
Have a great day!
We use the CFL bulbs, cloth shopping bags for my groceries (which are so much easier to carry, btw), I would love to get a Prius but they are really having a hard time keeping up with demand so not in my $ range yet!!! Also signed up for your feed!
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I just bought the reusable bags at my HEB. Hopefully I can remember to take them in every time!
I have started using cloth diapers with my youngest and will be using them with the new baby due in a few weeks! It’s not alot, but it is a start! I have loved reading all the other comments…it really got me thinking!
Ooh! Count me in! We have spent the last few years cleaning up our lives and making this world a better place for our little boy—We buy anything organic that we can get our hands on. We’ve switched out our lightbulbs and collected reusable grocery bags. We have cleaned out most unnecessary plastics from our home–I could go on and on. One of the most difficult things is packing a drink for taking my son out during the day. We always find ourselves purchasing bottled water and it is starting to really bother me–This giveaway is perfect, especially in light of Earth Day! Please put a frazzled, disorganized mom of a pre-schooler on your list so that if I win, I can have something convenient to carry out with me while protecting the environment! :o)
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I’ve become a serious recycler, invested in a set of ridiculously cute Envirosax (why should green be crunchy granola?), and stopped with the 8000 bottles of water a day. Unfortunately, I just read that my Nalgene could be leaking harmful chemicals - I need to replace it!
We have replaced our conventional light bulbs with energy saving bulbs, we recycle our plastic water bottles, we buy local and organic food, skin care products, household cleaning agents. I subscribed via bloglines!
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I definitely reuse all my plastic bags now. We have started to drive hybrids (3 actually). We take all of our light bulbs to that neato recycling bin at Ikea!
Its fun!
we have been recycling more and more lately.
That’s a really cool/pretty water bottle!
I receive paperless bills. i use reusable bags, and I use things like baking, lemon juice, and vinegar to clean.
I have switched to all natural laundry detergent, stopped buying bottled water by the case and bought a Britta pitcher instead.
Thanks! I love that bottle!
i love these bottles and really hope to win one! thanks for the opportunity!
The biggest change I’ve made lately is taking my lunch in reusable containers versus brown paper bags. It might sound like a small change but when you’ve been brown bagging for 30 years, it’s huge to not buy paper bags anymore. We are also slowly doing away with grocery bags and instead using our own. Small changes, but it feels good
We cloth diaper, and use cloth wipes and have just started to use cloth bags at the grocery store
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I love these bottles! bought one for each of my children to use for lunches. I forgot about me though. sooooooo this pretty one would hold MY water and green tea! thnx
I love these water bottles, cute design!
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We try to do as much as we can. My favorite being using my own shopping bags. It’s great that most stores now offer cloth bags for only a dollar! We pack them for lots of stuff (groceries, farmers market, library, sleepovers…). WAY better than plastic bags!
The water bottle is so cute! Thanks for the drawing!
We are *trying* to turn into a green house little by little. At first we started with cloth dipes then moved to cloth in the kitchen, and shopping bags. I generally only buy my family recycled clothing from local thrift stores. Of course we recycle everything in our home. We now have a rain barrel to water our flowers since our area is still in a bad drought. That bottle is beautiful - please enter me to win it, thanks!
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I bring reusable bags when I grocery shop, I switched to energy saving light bulbs and I recycle.
we recycle heavily now — compost bin and all !!
Thanks for offering such a great prize - I hope I’m the lucky winner!
We just started composting! It’s actually really fun.
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I think a couple of the big things that we’ve done is start using reusable shopping bags (LOVE them!!) and non-toxic cleaning products. We also no longer buy bottled water. Thanks for the great giveaway!
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We’ve switched over all of our lights to CFBs, purchased reuseable shopping bags for grocery shopping, and have been recycling or freecycling all of our electronic items instead of throwing them out. We also stopped fertilizing our lawn (too much time and trouble trying to keep up with impossibly high neighborhood lawn standards!)
we have a drawer to put used paper in to use for scrap paper.
I’m still working on “going green” but here’s the progress so far:
We recycle everything possible (I feel guilty when I don’t)
I buy organic and shop at the local farmer’s market
We switched all the light bulbs in our house to the energy saving variety
We’ve bought a couple of Sigg bottles (even the kids use them instead of sippy cups now) so I don’t buy plastic bottles anymore.
Thanks for the cool contest!!!
I make my own laundry detergent. No bottles that have to be recycled or might go in a landfill. No chemicals being put out into the ground and no toxins being absorbed by our bodies!!
How am I going green? I am recycling more, even though I have been recycling for years now, I am just learning about so much more that can be recycled! I have started using pine litter and using the waste as fertilizer, never thought I would do that. Buying locally grown foods at Farmer’s Market and buying organic cleansers for the house and for the body. I have never heard of the Sigg bottle’s, but will have to look into that also! I’m trying not to buy bottled water and I am using my pur water filter more! I’m going to try to subscribe to your blog, never done it before
We try to be more of a “green” family by composting, growing a few of our own plants, having jobs that are earth helpful (teacher/mom, and natural resource employee for a tribe here in WA state), and using reusable bags and water bottles, to name a few!
I have switched the majority of my cleaning products to all natural and organic. I recycle and I compost. I try to ride my bike every where I can. I use reusable shopping bags, and I buy carbon offsets. This is a great contest. Thanks
We used to be more green than we are now..we’re trying to get back to it…so the things we do currently: wash out the plastic water bottles & use them again ( now I”m hearing this isn’t healthy..sigh)..recycle plastic bags when we get them..using cloth bags slowly for shopping…using travel mugs instead of styfoam cups…not sure what else.
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Among several other things that our family does to green up our home, we have started to mow our lawn with a push mower. You know the old fashioned kind that uses only people power. No gas, no fumes, no problems getting it started, no noise. I think people tend to think of it as being hard to push, but the newer models are actually quite easy. And you get some really great exercise while you are at it.
Thanks for the giveaway!
We switched all our light bulbs to CFLs, we use reusable bags and a bin at the grocery store instead of getting plastic bags, I use cloth pads instead of disposables every month, and I’m trying to switch to green cleaning products. I’ve been riding my bike to work instead of taking the car, and I convinced my boss to get a big cardboard recycle bin to go out by the dumpster so we can recycle instead of just throwing it in the garbage! We’d also like to get a rain barrel for our new house when we move. ^_^
I’m in Canada but I have a USA shipping address… I hope that’s close enough! I’d love to win this, it’s super adorable!
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We have thrown out all of our cleaners that contain chemicals in favor of the non-chemical ones. We stopped buying paper plates and napkins. We use clothes for cleaning instead of paper towels. And many other things! Our aim to become more “green” is slowly but surely coming along!
I stopped buying paper plates, switching to natural cleaners, bought cloth pull-ups, and may others! Still trying to do more!
I’d love to win this. We are using organic cleaning products, chlorine free diapers, and energy efficent light bulbs and are getting ready to buy an energy efficient frig.
Lois
Stop by my blog, Goodies for Mom too. I’ve got 3 giveaways going on for the Bloggy Giveaway Carnival.
We use cloth diapers and wipes, cloth menstrual pads, reusable shopping bags, and we eat as much organic and local as possible.
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My green efforts have included carrying a reusable water bottle that I fill with filtered tap water before leaving the house…so no buying of bottled water. I’ve switched from using sponges in the kitchen (which get nasty quickly and have to be replaced) to using dishcloths. I’ve also taken t-shirts that were in the donation pile and re-purposed them into reuseable shopping bags (turn em inside out, sew across the bottom several times, cut out the neck and cut off the arms, turn right side out and voila!!). I’m in the process of getting my hair used to being washed with baking soda and vinegar versus chemical laden shampoos and conditioners. I also open windows and doors as much as possible when the weather is nice versus using the air conditioning/heating…and in the winter we keep the thermostat low and just wear more layers!!
Julie’s last blog post..Grocery Shopping Savings…
We recycle paper, cardboard, and plastic products and we just bought a Hybrid car…I’ve been looking into more “green” products lately….
Oh man, I LOVE these!
We’ve started doing quite a bit…still not enough…but ya know. Recycling paper (we live in a small town, so they don’t offer recycling of much…in fact, I have to drive 30 min out to recycle paper). Using Shaklee cleaning supplies. Greener body care. Using less and less of processed foods. Finding ways to craft with my trash. Cloth diapers. Cloth diaper wipes. Borrowing and trading off books and magazines and movies within family and friend circles. Geocaching for fun. Checking out consignment shops for clothes for the family…. there’s more on my blog…www.bosssanders.com…I just keep forgetting! Oh yeh, this year…I planted a garden…by myself.
Thanks for the opportunity!
Ashley’s last blog post..Yesterday…
We plan to cloth diaper our “bundle” once he arrives in May. And for whatever reason we decide not to cloth diaper, we have loads of eco-friendly diapers as backups!
Greg @ Mommy Daddy Blog’s last blog post..Mother’s Day “You Deserve It” Parcel
I love this Sigg!
And we’ve been turning off our computer at night. Small step, but you have to start somewhere. :0)
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Megret’s last blog post..Still here!
Love this bottle! I use cloth diapers, but we recently just started using our reusable shopping bags. LOVE THEM! My house is no longer over-run with plastic bags! Yipee!
And I’m subscribing to your feed!
We’ve been using the energy saving lights and we recycle our cans. It’s not much yet but it is a start. I hope to be doing more soon. Thank you!
Oh I would love to win this!
My 7 year old has started saving all of the cans in our house. We bought him a can crusher and he does all of the crushing himself, sometimes with the crusher and sometimes with his feet (because its more fun to stomp on them!) Then he gets to keep the money he gets when Daddy and him go recycle them.
Sherry’s last blog post..My new blog
I try to recycle anything we can, and we also use a Brita filter at home and try to use reusable containers to drink water out of (tea, milk get cups). My husband and I recently bought a Prius and we are also using some cloth bags for shopping.
And yes, I subscribed to your feed.
To save water I got a eco shower sprayer and I use a brita water pitcher to filter my tap.
Sarah
Bloominwild89@yahoo.com
We’re just starting to “go green” at our house. We’re switching to reusable grocery bags, got a programmable thermostat, and we’ve started recycling our plastics, paper, and cans.
Christina’s last blog post..4/24/08
I try to live as green as I can and TEACH green! I’ll list some of our families efforts…
*cloth diapering
*recycling
*electronic bill pay
*logged on to the national distribution of all JUNK mail and took our name off the list (big one!!!)
*I’ve set up 2 old tubberware bins attached to my gutter [hidden nicely behind large shrubs] to collect storm run off and water my garden! ;-D
*eco friendly household cleaners….
*reusable shopping bags
*I “recycle clothes” (I love to say that) In other words I’m NOT a big store shopper…consignment and goodwill! (you can find ooodles of big brand names in good will!!!)
I could seriously go on and on…and on… I love to teach my kids to live healthier more eco friendly lives. I grew upon a farm so this is easy for me!
I would LOVE that sigg bottle. SO please count me in! (I subscribed to the feedburner with my other email address…this one is my main.) I use the other just for my blog updates, so that no one gets in my spam box! (IF I win …my email is mooremommy@gmail.com)
Elizabeth (Mason and Terris Ramblin Mama)’s last blog post..Wordless Wednesday-The Boys and All that Hair
I am really wanting one of these!
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Oh my goodness, that water bottle is so beautiful!
Charity’s last blog post..Little E Update
We’ve replaced all the lightbulbs in our home with CFL ones!!
Thanks for the great giveaway:)
i refuse to drive and instead take public transportation everywhere.