And The Winner Is......

Congratulations to Rebecca, winner of the Bissell Little Green!


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Timestamp: 2009-04-23 15:34:51 UTC



(Rebecca left comment #6 which was chosen from all entries by Random.org)





Thanks to all who entered! I enjoyed reading all of the ways you've incorporated 'green' into your daily lives. I'm posting excerpts from all who commented as there are so many great ideas out there !





"I am trying to buy more "green" products such as organic food and green cleaning products."
~ Leland's Mama



"I have been switching to greener cleaners such as Nature's Source (thanks to Bzz Agent for sending me a bzz kit) and now I don't think I ever want to buy anything caustic to clean again." ~ Pinching Abe



"I have vowed to start a garden to grow my own veggies and fruits. Cuts back on trips to the store (saves gas), cost efficient (I save money), and I spend more time outside (not wasting electricity inside). Going green is fun." ~ Keonte'



"The most recent thing I have been doing to go green is using recyclable grocery bags, and a brita water filter instead of bottled water." ~ Plus Size Mommy



"I have recently been trying to do more green things for the environment as well. I use reuseable grocery & produce bags, I cloth diaper my baby most of the time, I am now starting to line dry outside again, and I try to buy cleaning products that won't harm my family or the environment." ~ Lee-Ann



"Right along with Lee-Ann, trying to fine tune what we have been doing for years. Shopping at the farmer's market and buying local as often as possible has become habit."~ Rebecca



"Well, at my house we have been busy with: a veggie garden, fruit trees, reusable grocery bags, composting, recycling glass, cans, and plastics. I take our garbage paper to the church paper retriever, and recycle used batteries. My husband built a fence with reclaimed fence. Thanks" ~ Anonymous



"I try to live green everyday. I've recently posted a list on my blog on how to live greener. The list included many tips I use everyday such as; recycling (we only have 1 bag every 3 weeks!), composting, eating vegetarian, gardening, removing my name from being sent credit card solicitations, bringing a cup to work for tea, reusable bags for shopping, making my own cleaning products, buying less/living simpler(which is also great for the budget)." ~ Mandi



"I have been the recycle queen for many years but I keep finding more and more ways to do my part. The office building I work in put a recycle dumster next to the trash one so the buildings and people in them can have a handy way to recycle at work. I was glad that after a few calls from me telling them how much recycleable materials were being trashed every day they stepped up to help. I am not shy when it comes to asking people to start their baby steps in making their footprint a little smaller." ~ Shelby



"Bugs and leaf mold killed everything in my front flowerbed last year. I'm making a positive out of a negative by redoing the garden 100% organic and tucking in herbs among the new bushes and flowers." ~ Condo Blues



"We recycle paper, cardboard, plastics and aluminum. We have high efficiency appliances and in the summer, try to hang laundry on the line to dry. We use reusable bags at the grocery store. We pass on clothes, toys, etc. to friends/family. We don't use pesticides or anything on our lawns or gardens." ~ Pam



"We have been recycling and I have been purchasing the reusable shopping bags everytime I go to a store. They are so much easier to use also, I love them." ~ LoveMy2Dogs



"I have been bringing cloth bags to the grocery store." ~ Linda



"My husband and i have our own garden. It is mostly just herbs right now, but we recently added peppers and tomatoes. We are excited to be "green"!" ~ Karen P



"we recently switched all our lightbulbs (in every room) to energy saving "green" bulbs. They are a bit more expensive than regular bulbs and don't burn as bright but they seem to last longer and I hope to see a difference on my electric bill soon. I also chose to get all paperless billing statements for our utilities and am canceling junk mail to prevent from having to throw away a ton of paper (junk mail etc) daily. Thanks!!" ~ Michelle



"My latest GREEN EFFORT is to STOP buying bottled water! YUP I am a HUGE water drinker and I feel so ashamed of the plastic I must have contributed to our landfills! I got a really nice camelback refillable water bottle and REFILL that! I drink AT LEAST 2L of water a day, so that is HUGE for me.We recycle and buy products with as little packing material as possible.We bike or walk when we can.Window open instead of AC this summer as much as possible! THAT is my motto!" ~ Leslie



"I've been trying a lot over the past year to make small changes and now I feel like they've added up. We recycle and compost to keep as much out of the trash as possible. We walk or bike to school and work. We've switched out our light bulbs to CFLs. I take my own bags to the grocery store so that I'm not using the store's plastic bags. I don't buy water bottles anymore, we have several refillable water bottles and use those every day."~ Sue



Thanks again to all of you! Stay tuned as we wrap up Earth month, I've got some great product reviews.