Forty years ago today marked the first Earth Day with a focus on our environment and its future. The celebration asks us to educate, raise awareness and make a difference. Earth Day is a perfect day to get children involved and review the three R’s - reduce, reuse and recycle {although some of our kids end up reminding us!}. We can do our part by buying green products, recycling, conserving water and using waste-free products.
Did you know that the average school-age child using a disposable lunch generates 67 pounds of waste per school year? And the average sized elementary school generates 18,760 pounds of lunch waste per year? {yikes} We can all make a big difference by packing waste-free lunches and snacks. Kids Konserve has a wonderful Waste-Free Challenge for Schools that not only reduces waste, but teaches children about environmental stewardship and raises money for schools.
To help us celebrate Earth Day 2010,
Kids Konserve is offering a 15% discount on their products until 5/8/10. Please use coupon code: "earth15" at checkout. In addition, Kids Konserve would like to giveaway a food kozy {set of five} to one lucky and eco-friendly
Simplified Bee reader.
The food kozy is a reusable alternative to plastic baggies, plastic wrap and foil. We have a set and use them to wrap our kids' sandwiches. In the process we have saved countless plastic baggies. I also like the kozy because it is made from recycled, FDA approved, non-toxic and non-leaching recyclable PE plastic. It does not contain Bisphenol-A (BPA) and is Phthalate free - yippee!
Here is how to enter to win the Food Kozy by Kids Konserve:
*Leave a comment (sorry, US residents only).
*Extra entry - Follow Simplified Bee™ Blog or follow Simplified Bee on Twitter.
*Extra entry - mention this giveaway in a post or tweet and leave a comment letting me know you've done so.
*Please post a separate comment for each extra entry.
*Entry period closes at midnight PST, Thursday, April 29, 2010 and the winner will be announced Friday, April 30, 2010.
*The winner will be drawn randomly using Random.org, notified directly via email and listed back at this post using first name only. Happy Earth Day!
PS ~ Hop on over to A Soft Place to Land for some great DIY tips...
*earth image source.
Thanks Cristin! I just placed an order for several items on their website. I'll keep my fingers crossed to win your giveaway as well. :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm all about the reusable food wrappings these days. There's no reason NOT to use something like this. It pays for itself VERY quickly and it's so much that goes into a landfill otherwise!
ReplyDeleteYou really are the simplified bee, buzzing about bring such organized things for our busy lives.
ReplyDeletepve
I've started putting cloth napkins in my daughter's lunch box...that's as far as I've gone. I love these sandwich bags! Great idea!
ReplyDeleteI follow! (and love your blog!!!)
ReplyDeleteI love these lunch bags. Mine is getting a little worn, I could use a new one!
ReplyDeleteThese look great! Would love to win these for my kids!
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I'm a blog follower!
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OMG those food kozys are genius! If I don't win, I will definitely be ordering them.
ReplyDeleteI love these products!!! fingers crossed. :)
ReplyDeletejust followed you on twitter (@Lucky_19)
ReplyDeleteI love products like this! I think its great to reduce and reuse everywhere you possibly can.
ReplyDeleteUsing cloth napkins is so easy and I like the feel much better than paper!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for a super giveaway!
Great products Cristin!! Terrific giveaway on Earth Day!
ReplyDeleteKarena
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Yes of course I am a follower!! Love your site!
ReplyDeleteKarena
Art by Karena
These are great, and what a fun giveaway for earth day!
ReplyDeleteI'm in. And I follow.
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat idea! They're so chic too! I also follow
ReplyDeleteKristin, good for you for lending your support for a healthier planet. And food Kozies are the best!
ReplyDeleteHappy weekend, dear
Yes, I am a follower!
Happy Earth Day to you too!
ReplyDeleteA simply perfect give away in honor of Earth Day! I love kozys too, plus they are so easy to clean :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic product! As a Canadian, I guess I'll just have to buy it all ;)
ReplyDeleteHappy Earth Day weekend!
Wow, I didn't even know things like this existed. Love it. And what a great way to save the earth. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a good campaign - I think it's easy to forget how quickly all this waste adds up when you may be only using one baggie per sandwich in your individual household. I will say we've come a long way in 40 years, though! Hope you're having a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteMarija
Cristin, you just won the give away for the Push the Envelope custom cards! Can you email me when you have a second so I can get you in touch with the Push the Envelope people?
ReplyDeleteThanks!
jenny
Congrats on winning the "push the envelope" over at LGN!
ReplyDeletepve
love this stuff - im in!
ReplyDeleteThis is a great giveaway! So cute and good for the earth at the same time!
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Great giveaway! I love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by my blog - I am so glad you did because I love your blog!
ReplyDeleteI am becoming a follower for a second entry, but mostly just because I like your blog :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great giveaway! I pack a lunch bag everyday for me and my husband, so this would be awesome. (I can be reached at greatnarf at gmail dot com)
ReplyDeleteI am an e-mail subscriber! (I can be reached at greatnarf at gmail dot com)
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