For some of us going green at home is a slow process, mostly because we’re crazed just trying to get through the long days of doing our own work as well as the work of three other sadly laid-off colleagues. Or, in my case, picking up the slack of a staff that doesn’t exactly do the work of even one other person (whoa, that’s gonna tick her off something fierce, eh?). Yes, new green cleaning brands are cropping up everywhere, but we haven’t had time to investigate.
So I’m encouraged by big name brands that are making a difference while still delivering the results for which they became popular. I’m talking Bounty, Cascade, Charmin, Downy, Duracell and Tide, all of which have found ways to reduce waste, energy, and or water consumption during use or the production process.
The collective has banded together under the banner Future Friendly with support from the Canadian Efficiency Alliance, canühome, PITCH-IN CANADA and the Recycling Council of Ontario. And they’re offering Canada-based BeautyGeeks subscribers a chance to win a shopping caddy filled with Bounty Select-a-Size Paper Towels, Charmin Mega Roll bathroom tissue, Cascade 2-in-1 Action Pacs, Tide Cold Water Liquid Laundry Detergent, Tide High Efficiency Liquid Laundry Detergent, Ultra Downy Fabric Softener, and Duracell Pre-charged Rechargeables.
To enter to win this $85 prize, please become a subscriber if you aren’t already so you can send an e.mail with FUTURE FRIENDLY in the subject line (very important), and your name, age, address and phone number in the body, to imabeautygeek@gmail.com by Friday April 24th.
Thanks so much for reading. And if you win and need a place to try all those cleaning products out, I’m happy to supply a space. I’m nice that way.
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Maybe I will win?
Maybe… how’s your luck these days? *grin*
Love that basket…lady luck pick me!!
She can try, but only if you send that Future Friendly e.mail!
A basket of goodies…I’m in!
Looks great! Good luck to all entered!
I don’t mean to rain on anyones parade, or be a pessimest, but even though the companies that make those products are making efforts to be more eco-friendly, some of their product’s ingredients are not eco-friendly at all.
F is for Fresh
True dat, Marina.
pessimist*
Thanks for your comment, bjjowett — you’re not wrong. But making changes is about baby steps. Fact is not everyone can change everything all at once. These are at least a step in the right direction for folks who haven’t changed any of the products they’ve been using over the years. And as concern for our planet grows, more and more people will want and demand entirely eco-friendly formulas (some people still don’t care at all). Yes some are available now, and happily we can expect even more to hit the market — until hopefully someday soon eco-friendly formulas will be the only kind we can buy.
Can you tell I’m an optimist? *grin*