I love Green Halloween and I also love ChicoBags, so I’m happy to announce that they’ve partnered up again this year for the 2nd Annual Trick-Or-Treat Bag Design Contest. The first annual contest was a big success last year and I’m hoping that many of you will come out for this year’s event.

What’s this contest about?:
ChicoBags, maker of yes, all things reusable bags, and Green Halloween, a non-profit, grassroots movement that was created by Celebrate Green author Corey Colwell-Lipson, in order to promote sustainable Halloween traditions teamed up to bring this contest to kids.
Children ages 1-13 are encouraged to enter …read more

I’ve got a nice eco-giveaway for you this afternoon.

My pal Christina is giving away a set of adorable reusable baggies just in time for back to school lunches – this is one way to create a waste-free lunch! I haven’t seen these reusable baggies before, although on general principal I love them – these ones have awesome designs too.
To learn other ways to create a waste-free lunch see:

Best reusable lunch gear
Plum Creek Mercantile Reusable Cloth Snack Bags
Greener back to school lunches

[image via Solo Mother]

There’s been a ton of cool eco-contests around the web lately. Enter one or two and win some super eco-bling to round out your summer!

Win an Ecozoo packpack! Fun, adorable, and made with 100% organic cotton canvas and feature padded straps and internal pockets.

Super adorable Bummas Eco-Friendly Baby Wipes Giveaway!

Inhabitots is holding a really nice eco-minded family contest this week – PERFECT for readers here I think.

If you have the cutest eco-tot on the whole planet you should enter – I know some of our readers here have super cute tots so this means you. Plus the prize is really great…
The winning Eco-Cutey will be featured on Inhabitots and Inhabitat, and will receive an Inhabitat shirt and a $50 gift certificate to the Inhabitat Shop! The Inhabitat shop has all sorts of amazing eco-gear, clothing, and decor items for adults and little ones, so winning means you could kick …read more

This week the Green The White House contest kicked off. As you might guess from the name, the contest asks U.S. and Canadian teens how they’d green up the White House. The contest/campaign is being run by Green the White House and Do Something.

The goal of the campaign is to inspire youth to create change by greening their own homes and to inspire these same youth to help teach the rest of the world, including The First Family, how to green theirs.
The Green the White House initiative and website, which launched last week, provides ideas, inspiration and expertise on how …read more

Because the Moonpads Reusable Menstrual Pads Giveaway was extremely successful, and because we had so many amazing comments, Annie Rose, maker of Moonpads, wanted to offer up a little something extra for all the contestants who didn’t win.
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The deal:
FREE SHIPPING on Moonpads now through March 15th, 2009.
How to snag this deal:
Type in code “thf” in the notes section when you place your order and Annie Rose will send you a refund for shipping via PayPal.
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VERY cool! This makes right now an extra great time for you to try Moonpads.
Head over to Annie Rose’s official Moonpad shop and grab some …read more

Well, the Moonpads Reusable Menstrual Pads Giveaway was extremely cool – we had a ton of entries and all of you had such amazing things to say. This has to be the most impressive group of contest comments I’ve ever seen. So a huge thanks to everyone who participated.
The bad news – there can only be two winners. Bummer. However, If you’re not a winner, I urge you to check out Moonpads anyhow – they’re a great deal in the long run, and Annie Rose (creator of Moonpads) even has seconds offered up at times.

Now, just as a recap here’s …read more

Before I give away the winners of the Moonpads Reusable Menstrual Pads Giveaway let’s look at a few pros of reusable pads.

They don’t carry the cons of conventional products.
In your life you’ll go through just how many pads and tampons. Tossing all those in the trash is such a huge shock to the planet. in your life.
Reusable pads save you time. No running to the store at the last minute – or even each month.
Need a $ shock about non-reusable pads: Disposable Pad or Tampon Cost Pad Calculator. You’ll save BIG bucks going with reusable pads.

Good reusable pads last …read more

Hey there folks – today I’ve got a review of Moonpads for you. In case you missed it, there’s an excellent Moonpads giveaway going on right now. After the review make sure you enter.
Product: Moonpads Reusable Menstrual Pads. I took a look at the following Moonpads – panty liner, regular absorbancy, and extra absorbent.

Basics: I posted all the basic product stats in a previous post. To learn more about these pads read: Moonpads Reusable Menstrual Pads – Product Profile.
What I think:

Right now we’re a few days into the Moonpads Reusable Menstrual Pads Giveaway. Let’s take a closer look at the prize.

Moonpads is an Etsy shop run by Annie Rose Shapero. Annie has been making her Moonpads since 2003 and they’re carried both at her own web shop and in stores across the country.
Facts about Moonpads:
Moonpads come in four sizes – a pantyliner, a regular absorbency, extra absorbent, and a long pad.
AN ORGANIC DEAL: The pads come in 100% organic cotton but just because they’re organic, you won’t pay more. Annie notes,
“All the pads in my Etsy shop are currently …read more