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.
diane wrote on October 18, 2010
I have a small sideline jewelry and bead sale business, and in the 12+ years I’ve been selling online, I have never once had to purchase bubble wrap, even though I have to use it to ship many delicate things. I just save whatever packaging materials I can from things I order, and have my family save theirs, as well, or pick up from local businesses who usually discard that stuff.
Virginia Grabowski wrote on October 18, 2010
My sustainable consulting company, Green Earth Consulting Group, has reached businesses and residences in and around the Tampa area. We teach things like; Going paper-less or paper-lite. This reduces the need to purchase all of the other “paper use” products. No more staplers, paper clips, ink, fax machines, filing cabinets and so on. We set up recycling, work with site engineers to reduce water and energy use, create ride-sharing programs, Eco-purchasing/thinking, explaining the importance of installing water filtration instead of plastic bottles and choosing to BYOM: Bring Your Own Mug for fair trade tea and coffee. These implementations reduce impact on the environment plus they increase the bottom line.
This is what I have been doing to bring awareness to the masses.
Personally, I have been BYOBags since 1992. I consider sustainable options every time I make a decision. Sometimes, I think of things in terms of Eco-Naughtiness, like my love of bamboo clothing and surfaces (carbon footprint form China, toxic chemicals to breakdown fiber…)
I also teach vegan/raw culinary and holistic nutrition classes. That’s a whole different side of sustainability!
Elizabeth wrote on October 18, 2010
Being green feels like giving love to my mother… I live in a condo and feel great about my hidden compost bins in the common areas! No one seems bothered by them either…
Ida wrote on October 18, 2010
I am using the nut milk pulp and vegie pulp from juicing to make crackers, since i live in an apartment and don’t have compost.
Lisa wrote on October 18, 2010
I am the green queen!!! I compost & recylcle or reuse every possible item that enters my house!
pia wrote on October 18, 2010
My way of beeing green, is that I only use my car for long rides, and that’s mayby once a week….not even. Then I give away things to charity, that I no longer need or want.
Peggy wrote on October 18, 2010
To stay green I recycle all cardboard, pop cans (carpenters drink a lot of them), and scrap wood at the building sights we work on. The wood gets sawed up for our wood stove or is given to a woman for making planters, hanging baskets, etc. At home we compost our scraps and get veggie scraps from the health food store to feed the chickens.
LBrandt wrote on October 18, 2010
Oh, I AM the mother of all bags – bag lady. Have been using them for years. Problem is? I gave most of mine away – to soldiers in Iraq. Would love a new one…
Marina wrote on October 18, 2010
Beside the recycling I’m collecting glass jars from the purchased goods and give them to my friends filled with home made sourkrauts or other home made goods. It gives them another chance!