This Friday (April 22nd) is Earth Day - a day of awareness and appreciation for our beautiful planet. That seems like a great excuse to have a cloth pad giveaway!
January's "pick a pad" draw went down so well that I have decided to do the same again. The winner of the giveaway will get to pick any pad from my store.
To enter, simply comment on this blog post and tell me about one thing you do to help take care of our planet (other than use cloth pads, obviously!). At 5pm GMT on Friday 22nd April, I will use the random number generator to pick the winning comment. Don't forget to leave an email address so that I can contact you!
Please leave one comment only - multiple entries will be disqualified. For your comment to be eligible, remember to tell me about one thing you do to help take care of our planet. I'm always looking for new ways to be more eco friendly, so I'm hoping you'll give me lots of ideas! As always, international entries are welcome. Good luck, and have fun!
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This Friday, I'll wear my Luna Wolf liner, re-use a day-old pair of unwashed jeans, lug my notes around in a much-loved fabric bag that will be reused for a long time to come, and take the bus to get around. ;) Simple everyday things count right? Happy Earth Day everyone!
ReplyDeleteI've stopped using paper towels to clean up messes. Rags are so much better and cheaper in the long run.
ReplyDeleteLet's see... I use cloth diapers and recycle, but those are kind of "gimmes". I switched all my laundry detergents to biodegradable ones and I like to plant my own vegetable garden so I know at least some of my produce is local and sustainably raised. Oh, and I use my clothesline for cloth diapers all the time, and other laundry when I can.
ReplyDeleteLiving in an apartment in a college town makes it difficult to do all of the eco friendly things that I would like to do, like grow my own veggies and herbs, but I make do! I walk everywhere and buy local produce from a sustainable farm. I even work at the farm during the summer. I use low energy lamps at night instead of bright overheads, because it's dimmer and more romantic, not to mention easier on the power bill. I wash everything in cold water, use eco friendly laundry detergent, and that's just the beginning. And it just goes to show that anyone can be nicer to the planet! :D
ReplyDeleteI would love to win a new pad. I raise a few chickens which give me fresh eggs that don't have to be trucked from far away and also use the manure they produce to help my vegie garden.
ReplyDeleteI pack food in reuseable sandwich and grocery bags, carry a reuseable water bottle, and do laundry with soap nuts.
ReplyDeleteI started to use reusable pads when my daughter was born and have now used them for 3 years! It just makes sense, right? Along with Cloth Nappies, reusable 'snot rags' (tissues) and dishcloths, biodegradable detergents, public transport, putting a jumper on instead of turning the heating on! little things go a loooong way ;)
ReplyDeleteThank you for having this giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI bring my own cutlery and a reusable glass straw with me to restaurants in favor of their disposable cousins. I also bring my own cloth grocery bags and try not to use anything plastic when I can.
I'd love to try one of your pads :-)
ReplyDeleteBesides using cloth pads and a menstrual cup, we are trying to use cloth grocery bags more and reuse the plastic bags that we do have. We also recyle as much as possible and this spring we are going to get a rain barrel so that we can water our plants with that instead of using more water :-)
Thanks for offering a giveaway! I'm a new cloth pad convert so it's always nice to be able to try new designers! As for how I try to be eco friendly - I carpool with a group of 3-4 girls to school (at an hours drive each way, three less cars on the road actually makes an impact), I always use reusable containers/water bottles (in fact my mother is constantly complaining about my water bottles being everywhere). We also recycle and compost almost all of our garbage to reduce the amount of waste we send to the landfill.
ReplyDeleteI'm currently moving, and I'm doing everything I can to make this a greener move. I've collected all my boxes from businesses and my job, and when I'm finished all the boxes will go to my parents who are moving next month. I've hired an eco-cleaner to do the move-out cleaning, and I've accumulated about 3 boxes of things that I'll be donating to charity.
ReplyDeletePlus, my new apartment has a huge porch and sunroom, so I'll finally be able to start a little compost container on the back porch and grow some herbs in the sunroom. Can't wait!!
I'd really like to try your pads, have had my eye on them!
ReplyDeleteMy hubby and I are both strict vegans. On top of this, I'm that one person you get in every workplace who is really enthusiastic about reusing and recycling and turning lights and machinery off when they're not needed (I work in a hospital so it's not always possible to switch off all equipment but any non-essential bits get tuened off).
Furthermore, the hospital is about to commence its participation with the NHS Forest scheme. I will be taking an active role: http://nhsforest.org/
Thank you for holding another giveaway competition. :)
ReplyDeleteI walk the 3 miles to work every day to help do my bit for the planet - it's not much but if everyone who was able did so it would make a big difference.
tanya.irisis{at}gmail.com
I have been experimenting with container gardening methods to try to offset food costs and reduce the carbon footprint of my household by producing some of our vegetables at home. I also sprout mung and alfalfa and have been getting into juicing as a means to use my home produce in the most healthy of ways. I compost using red wiggler worms and I have a pet rabbit who also contributes to the apartment garden system in addition to being adorable.
ReplyDeleteI use public transportation (or walk!) and I like to use cloth grocery bags but when I end up with plastic ones I keep them and re-use them for other things.
ReplyDeleteI also have a reusable water bottle that I take with me everywhere
hi I recycle, use cloth for household things (hankies, kitchen etc.) buy almost only second handed things (clothes, furniture, textiles) have a kitchen garden with veggies, soft fruit and herbs, use cloth bags, turn lights off, wash dishes by hand instead of dishwasher, shower quickly, carpool etc
ReplyDeleteI have adored your pads for ages, I'd love to get my mitts on one of my very own :)
Hello! A giveaway is always a great thing!
ReplyDeleteAs well as cloth pads, I use a menstrual cup, and use old t-shirts as hankies. We hand wash all of our dishes, and walk or bike to get around. I also do no-poo, and meal plan to only get the groceries that we'll need for the week to have less food waste at the end of the week.
First, thanks for running this giveaway! One thing I do to help the planet is to not reproduce. Every additional human puts further strain on the global ecosystem to support them, so I have committed to not propagate the destruction. By making a responsible choice with my fertility, I can contribute to solving more environmental problems than I can in every other way combined, from preventing the extinction of species to reducing the carbon footprint for which I am responsible.
ReplyDeleteI use public transportation instead of driving a car, I use cloth shopping bags (for everything - not just groceries!), and I have a reusable water bottle that I carry with me absolutely everywhere and use fountains and taps to fill up. I'm going to get some reusable glass straws as soon as I get paid so I can carry them with me as well to use in restaurants.
ReplyDeleteI won't buy anything wrapped in plastic if I can help it, and I've been known to walk/run ten to twelve miles to avoid driving my car. I use baking soda instead of shampoo, I set the heater to 55 fahrenheit at night.
ReplyDeleteI wanna win a pretty!
I try to do my part to be more eco friendly. My New Years Resolution was to not buy new materialistic things. So if I need something I buy from thrift stores and upcycle it to get what I want. I made a guest robe out of a used bedspread and turned the scraps into cloth wipes (TP) for the bathroom. I accented some towels with the bedspread and the bathroom looks so chic now!
ReplyDeleteThanks for doing the giveaway! I use a reusable water bottle and reusable grocery bags. Also, I am vegetarian, primarily for environmental and sustainability reasons.
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Aside from reusable menstrual products, I also use cloth nappies and eco-friendly cleaning products (vinegar, baking soda, and lemon juice for most cleaning), and I try to buy organic/sustainable/ethical and "vote with my dollars".
ReplyDeleteWe don't have any place to recycle plastics, etc. But my local walmart where I work recycles, so I bring all my stuff there and drop off. I don't use anything disposable like paper towels, plates, bags,etc. I reuse anything I can like zip lock bags and plastic containters. I figure every little bit helps.
ReplyDeleteWe use reusable lunch baggies and grocery totes for everything!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway..
ReplyDeleteIn addition to cloth pads, I use the staircase to walk up to my apartment rather than the lift.. :) I also make my own laundry detergent & soap..
Happy earth day...
I try to eliminate any and all unnecessary chemicals from everything I use. I wash my face with plain ground-up mung bean powder (weird I know, but it's an old Chinese skincare recipe and it works). I use bar shampoos/soaps that are basically just various oils with no SLS. Around the house I use cleaners are organic-based. In lieu of paper towels I use Skoy cloths.
ReplyDeleteI also try to use as many reusable bags as I can. Grocery bags, lunch bags, snack bags, etc. When I get take-outs I always ask them to not give me any one-time utensils, and no paper napkins.
I don't own a car, don't waste water, use energy saving bulbs and use reusable as much as possible (shopping bags, cloth pads, rags and hankerchieves)
ReplyDeletewow i do a lot! one thing i do that people might not mention is i typically buy clothes second hand.
ReplyDeleteIn order to help save the Earth, about two years ago I began refusing all plastics. I don't buy anything that comes in plastic including food, toiletry products, cleaning products - you name it and I've been doing a plastic-free version of it. Ex: paper-wrapped bar soap instead of shampoo and instead of dish soap, bulk toilet paper from amazon so it's in a cardboard box instead of plastic, buying staples (like chocolate chips :) ) in bulk in my home made reusable bags instead of plastic..I could go on. PS speaking of plastic, I personally think metal snaps are great :) ANYway, that's for doing the raffle!
ReplyDeleteI've always done a little bit here and there in going green, but a life changing event has changed me forever and it gave me the push I needed into becoming green. January 2010 I started Chemotherapy for Stage 2 Hodgkin's Lymphoma and afte...r sitting on the couch for 6 months I did a lot of research and saw that there was a key ingredient (Coal Tar) in a medicated soap that I had been using to treat my psoriasis which was linked to Non-hodgkin's Lymphoma (NHL). Studies showed that 20% of NHL patients were people who dyed their hair regularily, particularily to darker hair colours. And coal tar is used EVERYWHERE, especially in dark hair dyes and even dish soap. This ingredient is so toxic that it's been banned in Europe (and the NHL cancer rate dropped there when they did.)
ReplyDeleteSo that was a huge wake-up call for me. I threw out all of my soap (and ironically enough the Chemo cleared up my skin.) And the first thing I did for myself in a greener me was purchasing a DivaCup. My sister had just started using one and she raved about it! So I picked one up on a whim while I was at the health food store and went from there. The next was discovering all the wonderful uses for vinegar, especially for cleaning (and it also works well as a hair conditioner). And my latest discovery has been Soap Nuts. To quote my sister, "They cut through grease like nobody's business."
Going green is a long process, and expensive at times. But you make up for it by using reusable products such as cloth pads & diapers, menstrual cups, deoderant crystals, and soap nuts. And also replacing those harmful chemicals with good old baking soda and vinegar.
I started going more green last summer, and I still have a LONG ways to go. But It's so worth the time and money, especially if I never get sick like that again.
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Hello,
ReplyDeleteI try to fight the great waste of paper that takes place at my office. I go around the desks and fish in the paper baskets to rescue paper that can be printed front and back. Also, I cut old paper leaves in half and staple them, to make homemade notepads, then I offer them to my collegues. I hope to shame them into printing front and back, at least.
Also, I buy my food local so it doesnt travel thousands of miles in a truck. I never buy bottled water that means tons of wasted platic and miles of transport, but drink water from the tap. I do most of my laundry in cold water, with minimum soap. I dont drive fast in order to save some gaz. I teach my kids to respect and save water, soap, paper, everything. I offer co-driving to my collegues whenever possible.
Please excuse my writing, english is not my first language.
Juanita.
carolinedocorahon@wanadoo.fr
We use cloth instead of paper: bags, napkins, towels, diapers, etc.
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well, first of all: very nice this give away :)
ReplyDeleteA lot of things mentioned above I do to the best of mij abilities and possibilities.
Next to that, this summer my partner and I will move in together and the one thing I really want is a very environmently friendly way to heat at least the livingroom.
Overhere we call it a leemkachel or tegelkachel. Kind of hard to explain (I could, but it would be too long for this blog), but it's much less poluting etc then central heating.
@ dianaingeborg1: I have learned at my previous work that it's better to use a dishwasher then wash by hand. It has been calculated that with a 'handwash' you use more water then the dishwashers that are on the market the last couple of years.
There are more environmently friendly detergents for those aswell.
whoopsy1 (@) hotmail . com (Paulie from Nijmegen for Vicky)
To help planet earth I use soaps that came from natural sources/ingredients instead of chemical one, both for bath or laundry.
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