UPDATE: It’s official – Tina R and Jessica C are our 2 lucky winners. Thanks to everyone for participating and stay tuned for our next giveaway, scheduled to begin next week.
Payless ShoeSource is sponsoring this exclusive giveaway. We’re giving 2 lucky readers each a pair of naturally chic blue Wedges from Zoe&Zac’s new spring/summer line. Zoe & Zac is endorsed by eco model & activist, Summer Rayne Oakes.
The Gardenia Floral Espadrille Wedge retails for $29.99. In addition to free delivery, 2 lucky readers will each receive this pretty blue Wedge in their preferred size, of course. (more…)
If your bureau or vanity is a landfill of tangled jewelry and accessories, the Pack Rack, Barnyard Edition may provide the perfect place to hang your stuff.
You gotta love the kitsch quotient of this funky wall-mounted jewelry rack. Necklaces, pendents and whatnot can be hung from this little piggy or that.
A creation of Brooklyn-based, Steph Mantis, and available at her Supermarket online shop for $58.
Earth Day is Friday, April 22 – we’re offering a green tip of the day from April 1-22.
Tip # 11: Zero waste is the new mantra. Whether it’s plastic, glass or paper – use a reusable version instead of a single use, disposable item. Some examples:
- ditch the plastic or paper bag, use your reusable bag
- rather than grab a small bottle of water, use your reusable filtered tap water bottle
- rather than a Styrofoam cup, use a thermal to-go mug (ie: Eco-Flask or ceramic mugs)
- use cloth napkins instead of paper
- use real cutlery instead of plastic
- use real china instead of paper or plastic plates
- Entertaining? opt for biodegradable disposable options, ie: compostable ware from Branch; or VerTerra Dinnerware.
- bake your own chicken instead of getting one that’s already prepared and wrapped in a big old ugly plastic container.
You get the idea…don’t keep adding to our ever-mounting landfills. Try to avoid those “single use” disposable items as much as possible. You’ll undoubtedly save money in the long run, too.
Related: previously on altCon – more good green tips
Over a lifetime, each of us will toss out 28,700 pounds of plastic packaging – food wrap, grocery bags, trash bags, etc. It’s estimated that each day 178 million cans of soda are popped across the country – more than 2000 cans per second. (source: NatGeo)
We’d like to welcome Nick McManus, our newest intern, to the altCon team. Nick is getting his degree in Environmental Studies at the University of Colorado, and as you’ll see he’s an avid outdoor enthusiast, as well.
I hope everyone out there is still enjoying their ski season as much as I am! Before you get your last few days in on the mountain, be sure to wax up your skis with some eco-friendly ski wax. Green Ski Wax is an all-natural wax that offers optimal performance without adding pollution to our environment.
Green Ski Wax offers a wide variety of temperature ranges that keeps you cruising at tops speeds on powder days or bluebird days.
Traditional waxes contain small toxic particles that embed themselves into the snow-pack. These small particles add up with the amount of riders and deteriorate the very mountain you love. Switch over to the all-natural, biodegradable Green Ski Wax to protect the future of the mountains that you love, while still cruising at maximum speeds.
find @ buygreen.com.
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