Earth Day is April 22nd, so I thought we’d celebrate than with an Eco-friendly giveaway! There are so many little things we can do to be more environmentally conscious, and in 2010 Sanuk started a “green” line of shoes called The RASTA Project (Recycled And Sustainable Trade Alliance). The shoes are made from hemp, cork, natural latex and recycled plastic bottles—and they’re cute!
Enter to win these Women’s Rasta Nectar sandals (value: $44) by leaving a comment below and telling me what you do to be “green.”
This contest is now closed. Thanks for entering and congrats to the winner, Kristin C.
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I use the same reusable bag when shopping for groceries!
We grow our own food, make do with one car, and live with simplicity.
Oh my goodness – the kids say I am a horder because I seem to always find another use for everything! Bread ties, plastic bags, bits of ribbon and paper, loose buttons, piece of cloth. My house is NOT a horder house lol but I do have a cabinet with many things in it that can repurpose for other things. You never know when something will come in handy. I do use the Walmart blue bags for groceries and our bank gave some away not long ago too. They come in handy for trips too
I love Love LOVE these shoes!!!! Size 8 btw 
I swapped out paper products for cloth in my kitchen!
To be green we recycle as much as possible, we usually recycle more than we throw out in a week, which is nice. I want to start composting, which would cut that garbage down even further!
blue65829 at aol dot com
What I am doing to be GREEN:
-kitchen compost with my super awesome worm bin
-eat seasonally
-myself and my students only use recycled paper
-my dog eats organic and so do I
-I read books from my library
-walk or bike whenever possible
-I take public transportation when going downtown
I enjoy being GREEN!
These sandals are so cute! We walk to preschool whenever possible, bring our own bags to the store and always think twice before we buy more things. Thanks!!
I recycle everything I can, compost everything I can and collect rain water for the plants.
I use plastic bags as much as I can before they wear out. There are so many uses for them!
I recylce everything
I recycle and use a rain barrel to be green.
What a great idea for Earth Day! We try to be green by buying almost no meat, using cloth instead of plastic, using less electricity when possible, etc.
I try to be green with simple things that I do everyday like throwing my trash properly and also segregating my trash from bio and non-biodegradable. I also participated in tree planting initiatives.. Oh, and we also turned off our lights at home during Earth Hour
I recycle as much as I can, use cotton shopping bags, turn off all electronics and lights when not in use
Use our own bags when shopping, recycle, & we have a garden.
On April 22nd, Earth Day, I have volunteered with a group of parents to pick up garbage/refuse in the playground and surrounding areas of my son’s elementary school. It is an annual event including all the students. Good learning environment for all to appreciate our environment and more importantly to do one’s part.
eva urban
I use homemade cleaners whenever possible, use reusable shopping bags, recycle, try not to buy things we don’t need and garden.
i recycle newspapers and alum cans
i use reusable bags at the market
We use reusable grocery bags, repurpose, and have cut out paper products like paper plate and cups. I’ve also convinced my husband that purchasing mass amounts of ebooks is okay because we’re saving trees
We recycle, purchase many organic and green products, and try to buy a lot of fresh produce to cut down on wasteful packaging.
I live green and work green–recycling, composting & biking to work are a few of the big ones. Car has just about been retired…
I try to recycle everything I possibly can!
I try really hard to recycle plastics, especially. Also am avid recycler of clothes, shoes etc. have learned to recycle shirts into rugs, skirts, hair accessories, coasters, etc.
I’m a composter and recycler :0)
bebemiqui82(at)yahoo(dot)com
I carpool only, eat vegetarian, buy organic (I try), and buy re-used/vintage/thrift
I lead by example for my kids and students (I am a teacher).
We recycle, buy used items, use re-usable bags, etc….
I bring my own reusable grocery bags to farmers markets!
Oh & use waterbottles to refill on water instead of buying one-time use waterbottles!
Stacy
We use cloth napkins, compost, and re-use as much as we can!
We recycle and try to do as much gardening as we can!
I try to limit paper products and use the car sparingly.
I make sure my washing machine and my dishwasher are plum full before I run them. And I have switched to all natural, american made cleaning products. And I use reusable bags!
coriwestphal at msn dot com
I use reusable grocery bags, I shop at goodwill, and I hang my clothes out to cry when I can.
I green bin all food waste; I recycle all cans, bottles, plastics, cardboard; I return unused and expired medications to a pharmacy for disposal.
We recycle and and compost.
Great giveaway!! At our house we recycle and compost, and we’ve moved away from plastic storage and canned goods. We also just changed over to all-green cleaning supplies and I ditched my aluminum based deodorant! Good times.
I recycle all sorts of things. Paper cardboard boxes phone books. This really helps save tress.
We use all “green” cleaning products.
I absolutely love these! We already try to recycle and reuse shopping bags.
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We collect the water while our shower is warming up and use it to water our garden.
I grow my own veggies and herbs and make my own compost. Great Sanuks!
i bring my own shopping bag to put all my grocery. I separate the non biodegradable to biodegradable waste.
if this is open worldwide, please enter me. thanks
We recycle and reuse whenever possible.
These are great shoes would love to win.
I am trying to be more green. This year I am saving rain water to water my garden
thanks for the giveaway we recycle newspapers and cardboard…don’t buy bottled watter
I bike to work (weather permitting), collect rainwater for my garden and air dry my clothes!
We use cloth napkins to be green
I plant heirloom vegetables, not hybrids, mostly tomatoes and grow them organically. I know exactly what has gone on these veggies as they grow, no chemicals, no pesticides. I am thinking about getting a mini setup for bees to better pollinate my plants and berry bushes.
chrisdeglen(at)gmail(dot)com
I use a bycicle on everyday.basis
Sorry for bad English, our native language – Russian.
We live in his house in a village in Belarus. We have no problem not only be green one day a year – April 22, but the whole year:
First, we are vegans
Second, all the waste food goes to the compost
Third, except for winter we always use peat toilet
Fourth, we abandoned the car and switched to e-bikes
Fifth, we abandoned gas heating and heated in winter wood burning stove
Sixth, all paper waste we burn in the stove during the heating season…
One could go further, but this is enough
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I recycle cans and bottles, I use reusable shopping bags, & recently I have started making my homemade cleaners
we reduce and reuse
Cute shoes! Gotta love that they are from recycled material too! Count me in for the contest!
I try to recycle whenever possible and I am conservative about using electricity.
we unplug appliances when they are not in use
ronaleeduncan{at}aol{dot}com
I just bought an energy efficiant stove! Also, we reuse our plastic bottles instead of buying thousands more; only to have them end up in the middle of a giant swirling gob of plastic gunk in the ocean!
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We reuse our shopping bags in the small trashcans at home and in the office!
I recycle of course, and I use reusable bags when shopping, we have installed energy efficient bulbs through out the house. We have a garden and grow our own veggies, then I can to have goodies all winter. We just purchased a very fuel efficient vehicle (42mpg). We have come to realize by going GREEN, not only are we helping to save the earth, we are also saving money!
These are so cute! And so cool that they are “green”. I like to recycle as much as possible. We compost and I use a webhost that uses 100% wind power!
I am n active member of environmental NGO, preparing various events for inhabitants of our town, participating in environmental education of children in schools, doing proofreading for many printed booklets on environmental issues. At home I strictly separate waste and am concentrated on water and electricity saving. Well… I love green color and I pray that our earth can stay green as long as possible
These are cute! I try to be green by recycling everything and using reusable grocery bags.
I recycle, bring my own grocery bags, and buy earth and animal friendly products.
What a great giveaway! Cute AND green!
How am I green…well, we use reusable shopping bags and water bottles, recycle everything possible, reuse packing supplies always, use fabric gift bags instead of wrapping paper, use all energy efficient bulbs, walk instead of drive if it’s possible or carpool when we can, cloth napkins & towels instead of paper, and the sketchbooks I use are all recycled and made with windpower! I was all happy when I discovered those, Strathmore makes them.
I hope everyone reads all of these comments, we can all get even more green ideas from each other!
I have energy efficient appliances. I try to reuse containers. I buy a lot of products that are recyclable. I use reusable water bottles instead of buying bottled water. I also am trying to switch to a lot of green cleaners.
thisisme79 @ gmail dot com
I bought a Prius!
Also I drink a ton of water so a few years ago I switched from using plastic bottles to a reusable one.
I would like to win these for my daughter–she recycles paper, plastic and glass
I recycle and changed my shower head to be more effiecient
We recycle a lot here and do a lot of walking. Thanks for the giveaway
We reuse and recycle and have done a lot to minimize waste. Laundry is done in cold water and the dishwasher isn’t run until it’s full.
We ride our bikes and plant a garden.
I recycle to be green.
we use cloth grocery bags and refillable water bottles
vmkids3 at msn dot com
I don’t buy bottled water, I recycle, and I don’t use plastic utensils–instead I carry my own utensils with me everywhere. Oh, and I try to use the reusable grocery bags—when I remember!
Its great to see a company making a product made of a biodegradable material…AND so pretty!
We try to recycle everything we can and not buy too many disposable items.
We recycle as much as we can! This includes our aluminum, plastic, cardboard, and newspapers, books etc.!
I live a green lifestyle by purchasing used items when possible, recyling what I can, and avoiding toxins. I adore those sandals!
smchester at gmail dot com
We always try to use both sides of the paper when drawing or coloring. Thank you for the chance.
We try our best to recycle but the one thing that we always do no matter what is recycle our cans, bottles etc. I really dont know why more people dont do it. I dont know if its the same everywhere but here we get our deposit back… Its like a little savings account
I recycle and use those reusable bags for groceries
We recycle, use CFL bulbs, reuse containers and try to buy as many items made out of recyled material as we can. We buy organic and shop at our local farms.
I always recycle my soda cans. I also try and remember to bring my canvas bag when I go shopping and have just gotten into purchasing eco friendly clothing, like bamboo.
We use a lot of organic and natural products.
To be green, we:
- recycle paper, cardboard, glass, aluminum, newspaper, and cans, etc.
- we donate useful gently used items to charity for resale
- we re-purpose items for re-use
- use the library and donate extra magazines and books
- we ride our bikes to get around in our subdivision.
Our big thing is a rain barrel in our yard to water the gardens.
I just try to live as simply as possible and reuse, reuse, reuse!
hang the laundry outside to dry instead of using the dryer
I recycle, unplug things when not in use, and am trying to use more green cleaning products. Thanks for the Great giveaway!
I reuse what I can and also recycle
mightynaynay(at)cs.com
I recycle everything our city accepts and reduce what I purchase.
I recycle as much as I can, use reusable shopping bags and walk instead of drive where possible.
We recycle and plant veggies.
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