Monday Give Away: UrthBag!
Monica Ralli, founder of UrthBags, has sent us this beautiful “Angelina” recycled magazine handbag for our Monday give away! UrthBags are the Eco-Chic handbags made with the health of the planet in mind. I have one of these little beauties sitting on the kitchen table, and believe me, it is fantastic.
Monica has always tried to live a sustainable life by recycling everything possible, shopping locally at farmers markets, avoiding toxic chemicals by choosing organic, etc. Looking in her closet one evening filled with handbags, purses, totes, gym bags, etc., She thought to herself, why couldn’t these same, stylish designs be made from salvaged, recycled & discarded materials? After much researching, sourcing materials, locating and organizing women’s groups, she created UrthBags Eco-Chic Handbags.
Monica also follows a predominantly raw diet and has for over 20 years. She strongly advocate consuming sustainable, fresh food diet that is as close to its natural state as possible. Sisterhood!
This beautiful bag’s retail value is 72.00. Thank you Monica!
To enter: Leave a quick comment in the comment section and tell us your favorite way to be more green (I am composting, and love it). Comment entries will be closed on Tuesday, October 19th at midnight. The winner will be announced on Wednesday.
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*Please note: to be eligible for the drawing, you must put your comment in the comment section for THIS post.
Chris wrote on October 18, 2010
Recycle, recycle, recycle…everything!!!
bitt wrote on October 18, 2010
My favorite way to be green is by being vegan and not contributing to animal agriculture.
I do all that other stuff too like compost, use eco-friendly products, reuse bags, bring cloth bags to the grocery store, etc.
Cool bag!
dina wrote on October 18, 2010
We recycle, reuse and are big into composting. Got the whole family into.
Whenever and however we can make a difference, however small, we do!
Dana Boyd wrote on October 18, 2010
I recycle as much as I can, which includes a special trip to Aveda who will take and recycle all caps thay generally cannot go in the recycle bin. I do not use paper towels any longer and ride my bike when possible.
Stephanie wrote on October 18, 2010
I have always grown up in a very clean house — but very paper-oriented. One of my coworkers told me once of a story of two sisters who were over 100 years old who had a contest against each other to see who could make 1 roll of paper towel last the longest. I think one of them went a couple of years.
It inspired me to quit with using so much disposable products. Napkins, paper towels, water bottles, etc — I don’t really purchase them anymore. I use hand towels in bath and kitchen to wipe, dry and clean, have 2 giant CamelBak BPA-free containers for water I drink all day long, and use electronic devices synced for all of my notes and lists.
It has saved me a LOT of money, and I’m sure it’s helping out the environment.
Diane wrote on October 18, 2010
I began to compost this summer, I no longer purchase books, I always use the library, I stopped getting the paper and read the news online, I have a rain barrel that I use to water my plants, I’m growing my own herbs, I love to shop and I’m trying to cut back and only purchase what I NEED and pare down my “stuff”. We all have way to much “stuff”, but one more purse wouldn’t hurt, would it?????
Tracy wrote on October 18, 2010
simplifying my life so i don’t use as much plus biking or walking so i use less gas
Jessica wrote on October 18, 2010
I like to go all out when trying to be green. I no longer was my hair with shampoo or conditioner, but rather oatmeal/baking soda and rosemary steeped water with vinegar. I also make my own deoderant, which is actually quite easy. I eat organic always and I am a vegan, which helps to eliminate at least one level of the food chain (thus energy loss). I also make everthing I eat basically from scratch, cheaper and less impact than buying premade.
dale wrote on October 18, 2010
I try to download books and have most of my magazines on-line. the amount off paper has greatly been reduced. If I do have to print anything up I keep it black and white and use both sides of the paper. I found that you could rent e-books and audio books from the library. I do many more things around the house including not having to buy dead food in all that packaging.
always look for the recycling symbol 1-4 anything higher 5-6-7 will take FOREVER to decompose.