Calypso Studios is celebrating Earth Day by giving away $10,000 worth of its S.H.O.P. (Start Helping Our Planet) Totes!
To enter, simply click here to register on their website. The event begins at 12 noon est on April 1, 2009 and will end at 12 noon est on Earth Day, April 22, 2009. A drawing will be held on the evening of April 22 to select the winners, who will each receive an Acts of Kindness S.H.O.P. Tote.
“Our Earth Day mission is to encourage everyone to get in the habit of carrying reusable bags on every shopping excursion – whether to the grocery store, mall, or on vacation. We want to Start Helping Our Planet by discouraging the use of plastic and paper bags.”
According to the Calypso Studios website:
* Each year, an estimated 500 billion to 1 trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide
* According to the EPA, over 380 billion bags are used in the USA every year, which is more than 1200 per resident and it takes about 12 million barrels of oil to make this many bags.
* Over 46,000 pieces of plastic are floating in our oceans worldwide
* Each reusable bag you use has the potential to eliminate an average of 1000 bags over its lifetime.
I always try to take my own bags to the store. Most stores give you a few cents worth of bag credit towards your order when you BYOB, so it also helps me get my grocery totals even lower! And these aren’t just your regular old bags with a store logo on them. Calypso Studios said that their S.H.O.P. Totes were chosen as one of the celebrity giveaway swag bags at the Academy Awards in February. How posh!
Stay tuned for a special Calyspo Studios feature coming soon to Contest Corner!
