This is like the ultimate way to be green… having NO trash. I like to think we’re pretty green–we recycle, we compost, we barely have any trash. But we do have trash. Look at this way: in nature, there is no trash. What is waste from one, becomes food or shelter for another. Everything is used. Why can’t we do that? That’s where TerraCyclecomes in! They take what cannot be recycled and they “upcycle” it to make products you can use.
TerraCycle is fairly new, but is quickly spreading around the world. They pay schools, daycares, families, anybody! 2 cents to send in waste that would otherwise sit in a landfill. How do you get involved and help save the earth?
Check out the products they’re accepting and join the “brigade” (or collection team). For example, we eat lots of Stonyfield organic yogurt and they collect those containers! Two brigades that may interest all of you: Huggies and Sprout Baby Food! You can also send in candy or cookie wrappers, chip bags, gum packaging, old pens and pencils… lots of stuff!
Are you involved in a community group? La Leche League? ICAN? At your child’s school? Set up an account! Raise money AND save the earth! I’m working on getting registered myself!
AND you can help out by purchasing their upcycled products.. they have some awesome stuff. School bags, coolers, pouches and totes, coasters, picture frames, cleaner… it’s amazing what they can make! Check out what I got:
A cute Capri Sun lunch box (cosmetics case? milk cooler?) and a Drink Pouch Tote (great for my laptop, for work!) that Ryan had his hands on 
AND we got some awesome Circuit Board Coasters:
Want to win some of your own way-cool upcycled products? TWO WINNERS will each get a pencil case AND a circuit board picture frame!
MANDATORY ENTRY (must be completed before any extra entries will count): follow on google friend connect and leave a comment telling me what else you love from the TerraCycle store!
EXTRA ENTRIES (please leave a separate comment for each entry):
1 entry: follow me on twitter
1 entry: follow TerraCycle on twitter
1 entry: tweet about this giveaway (can be done 3x/day with at least an hour between each tweet): Outsmart waste! Win an upcycled frame & pencil case from @TerraCycle at @babydickey! http://bit.ly/cE8zdW #giveaway #green #ecofriendly
1 entry: like TerraCycle on facebook
1 entry: tell me what products you would mail to TerraCycle to help save the earth!
2 entries: subscribe to this blog by RSS (left sidebar)
2 entries: subscribe to this blog by email (left sidebar)
3 entries: blog about this giveaway, including a link to this post and to TerraCycle
3 entries: grab our Giveaways button and leave a link where I can find it
1 entry: enter any of my other current giveaways (1 entry per giveaway)
*Giveaway ends August 15th, 2010 at 11:59pm CST. Two winners will be chosen using random.org and will be notified by email. The winners have 48 hours to respond before new winners are chosen.*
I follow on gfc and like the Drink Pouch Large Backpack.
GFC follower. I like the starburst insulated cooler.
I follow and am cracking up over the cookie wrapper messenger bag. My husband and I have an inside joke about Oreos cookies.
I follow you on twitter as @bodhi_bear
I follow TerraCycle on twitter as @bodhi_bear
I would probably mail TerraCycle my Larabar wrappers.
I entered The Sandbox Society giveaway
I follow on Google connect. LOVE the circuit board coasters.
I follow you on Twitter, of course!
Entering the boy clothes giveaway right now!
As a Science Facilitator at an Elementary School, I think it would be cool to create a school wide project where we collect all kinds of cool materials to send in to TerraCycle!
Follow thru GFC and I like the carpi sun backpack
I follow u on twitter @princessmom2
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I would mail and recycle soda pop tops or water bottle tops..I think those could be used for fun things to make
I follow you on Google friend connect and I really like the cork board made from corks and I like the Frito-Lay Speakers! Those would be cool to have.
I follow you on Twitter. @MilitaryMama
I follow TerraCycle on Twitter!
I tweeted! http://twitter.com/MilitaryMama/status/21076846539
I would mail in candy wrappers and ziplock bags
I have your blog button on my site.
I entered the Food Should Taste Good giveaway
I entered your Sandbox Society: Oliver Suit giveaway.
I follow your blog.
I love the recycling bin made for recycled plastics how cool is that?! I also like the composter! I need one of those!
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I like the Woven Tote
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Cookie Wrapper Messenger Bag
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