There’s a New Way to Recycle Old Toys

In the spirit of Earth month and taking actionable steps towards being more environmentally friendly, I was excited to learn about Tom’s of Maine #LessWasteChallenge. It puts a spin on how we recycle our children’s toys while getting them involved in the process. During the month of April, Tom’s of Maine will be working with TerraCycle on a new toy recycling program – #LessWasteChallenge. It’s a great solution to dispose of broken toys that don’t have to end up in a landfill or take up lots of space in your home.

This is perfect timing for me since we are in the midst of Spring cleaning. I am organizing and purging items from our home. I always make if a habit to go through my sons toys and purge before we buy new ones to add to his toy box. In the past I have thrown broken toys away in the trash and donated others that he has grown out of. The ones that are still in good condition go to good will. It’s simple to get involved with the #LessWasteChallenge. Visit the Tom’s of Maine website and get involved.

Once you visit the Tom’s of Maine website, enter your contact information to receive a UPS shipping label via email. Fill a box with up to ten pounds of broken toys. Attach the free shipping label to the box and drop it off at UPS. It’s really easy! You can also pledge to reduce one pound of waste every week for one year. We’ll make the world a better place together. There has been 247,468 total pounds of waste reduction pledged since 2016. Don’t forget April 22, 2017 is Earth Day.

You can also find fun DIY projects that get the entire family involved in reducing waste. Tom’s of Maine is taking its own #LessWasteChallenge by having a goal of zero waste to landfills by 2020. They have a manufacturing facility in Maine. Tom’s of Maine has also partnered with TerraCycle to create the Natural Care Recycling Program, which now has 8,590 participating locations. The program collects personal care packaging from any brand, helping to keep 700,000 pieces of packaging out of landfills since it began in 2012.

Take the #LessWasteChallenge and help reduce waste with your family.

LG Studio Appliances for Earth Day

Disclosure: Thank you to Best Buy for sponsoring this post. I am being compensated in the form of a Best Buy Gift Card. All opinons are 100% honest and completely my own. #bbyed

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Having great appliances in your home is a must and a HUGE bonus when it can expand your energy and save you some money. The LG Studio Line “Beauty by Design” Collection looks stylish and each appliance delivers the best performance. Nate Berkus is the Artistic Advisor behind the LG Studio Line, he incorporated pro-style features like heavy metal knobs and flat doors that will give your kitchen a fresh look that you’ll enjoy for years to come. In the spirit of Earth Day let’s explore some of the LG Studio Appliances and see why their technology protects the environment supporting Earth Day.

LG Studio Line “Beauty by Design” Refrigerator is Energy Star Certified. What that means is it will use less energy and help to reduce our impact on the environment. Just think… An estimated 170 million refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers are currently in use in the United States. More than 60 million refrigerators are over 10 years old, costing consumers $4.7 billion a year in energy costs. By properly recycling your old refrigerator and replacing it with a new ENERGY STAR certified refrigerator, you can save between $35–$300 on energy costs over its lifetime. Check out the Energy Star Savings Calculator.

I won’t ever mind a chance to save money when it comes to living expenses. My husband and I have four children, one being in college and my second oldest on the way to college. My two youngest are in High School and Elementary School. Choosing the best possible products that are cost effective and will cater to our family of six is high priority. I want a product that looks good but, will do its job and not leave me bankrupt. The LG Studio Line does just that. There are some great Earth Day SALES on the Best Buy website you should check out.

You can expect top notch performance from the LG Studio Line. The Energy Star Refrigerator is about 9-10% more efficient than the ones that meet the federal minimum standards. The cooking appliances will deliver cooking precision in style. The dishwasher may be quiet but mighty and get rid of tough baked on foods all while looking good. Over-the range microwave will auto adjust to cooking performance and heating time. Use TrueCookPlus to cook your food easily and perfectly every time. The LG Studio Collection looks AWESOME!

Incentives: 18 months major appliance financing or 10% rewards (increased from 5 to 10% for the month of April!) and 10% back in grocery purchases. Free delivery on purchases over $399

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Be Kind 2 Earth Day

We are celebrating Earth Day this month all over the world and trying to shed light on living more eco friendly, and bringing awareness to the damage that we can cause if we don’t change our lifestyles to benefit mother earth. Join us on April 22nd along with Nickelodeon, National Wildlife Federation and the Motherhood for B Kind 2 Earth Day. Please take a moment and think about what sort of contribution you can make towards B Kind 2 Earth Day and try to make it a daily habit. It can be the simplest thing! I asked my ten year old daughter what she wanted to do to contribute to B Kind 2 Earth Day and she said clean up trash from our parks, lakes, and beaches.

Here is a list of things I’ll be making a conscious effort to do daily and going forward: (Some things I do already) Use Reusable bags at the grocery store, support my local farmers market, conserve energy in my home as much as I can, I use my fireplace in the winter so that I won’t run the heat as much, instead of using regular light bulbs I use CFL’s (Compact fluorescent light bulbs) because they use less power, Recycle bottles, paper, and plastic. Recycle and dispose of electronics in proper places, you can’t throw EVERY electronic in the trash. Minimize waste as much as possible and start reading labels on EVERYTHING I use as far as household products and personal products. Tell me what you do to reduce your carbon footprint AND remember Earth Day should be everyday! Join me on April 22 and B Kind 2 Earth!

Planet Earth Celebration

Day 11: Ultimate Blog Challenge – Earth Day Festivities

Every year the world recognizes Earth Day and has multiple events worldwide such as festivals, celebrations and campaigns to bring awareness to how we live on a daily basis and how what “WE” do contributes to the environment. This year I’ll be attending the Planet Earth Celebration “Respect your MOTHER” part of Earth Day Raleigh. The celebration will take place in and around the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Downtown Raleigh, NC. There will be many organizations involved in Saturdays festivities, arts and crafts for children, tips on how to live a greener lifestyle along with local food and live music. Check out the Planet Earth website for more information.

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