Free Eco-Friendly Tote Bags

February 21st, 2008 Posted in eco footprint, excuses, free, green business, reusing | 2 Comments » Make sure you like EcoJoes on Facebook to stay updated on green ways to save money and help the environment. Just click the "like" button below. Muchas gracias!

These cloth bags are free, I tell youIf you’ve been staying up late at night, contemplating making the switch from plastic bags to reusable cloth bags, but you don’t yet have a tote bag, well then you are in luck. For I present to you, three two different ways to get a free reusable tote bag.

  1. Free Eco-Friendly Bag – for businesses/retailers only. They put your logo on the reusable cloth bag, so you can sell them to customers, or give them away to promote your green business.
  2. Free Klean Kampsite Bag – heavy duty, reusable bags with Velcro seals and ties to keep them closed. Great for camping / RVing (to coin a word). Did not work in Firefox for me.

So now you have no excuse to not be using them reusable cloth bags. Go out and get some free ones, and, as Michael Jackson said, “Heal the world, make it a better place”.

Free Sample of Ecover Washing Up Liquid

February 19th, 2008 Posted in cleaning, free, green business | No Comments » Make sure you like EcoJoes on Facebook to stay updated on green ways to save money and help the environment. Just click the "like" button below. Muchas gracias!


Eco-friendly soap for youWarning: Turn down your sound before clicking the link (unless you like naturey sounds)

There’s a company named Ecover that seems to be all about not using artificial fragrances or chemicals in its products. They only use plant-based fragrances, and they try to keep their cleaning products as “green” as possible.

Anyhoo, if you want a free sample of some Ecover Washing Up liquid (I’m guessing that means soap), then move your mouse arrow until it is hovering over this link, and then mash the mouse button with all your might. You’ll be rewarded with a flashy page with nifty sounds; ignore it, and click on the “free sample” link in the bottom right-hand corner.

I’m awaiting my free sample of Ecover soap; a green product, plus, since it’s free, it saves you some money.

Free Energy Conservation Kit from TVA

February 10th, 2008 Posted in energy conservation, free, green living, save money | No Comments » Make sure you like EcoJoes on Facebook to stay updated on green ways to save money and help the environment. Just click the "like" button below. Muchas gracias!


energy_conservation_kit.jpgHey, if you get your power from Tennessee Valley Authority, you can get a free energy conservation kit sent to you with mess that helps save energy AND lower your electric bill. You can also get a free energy audit report that’ll show you where your house is using most of its energy, and how you can lower that.

The energy conservation kit includes two compact fluorescent light bulbs, outlet and light switch gaskets, filter whistle, two faucet aerators, hot water temperature gauge, home thermometer, and “How to Save” brochure.

To get all this free energy conservation mess and whatnot, click on this here LINK.

Free Organic Tea from Traditional Medicines

February 4th, 2008 Posted in food, free, organic, save money | 2 Comments » Make sure you like EcoJoes on Facebook to stay updated on green ways to save money and help the environment. Just click the "like" button below. Muchas gracias!


Free organic tea beautifully encompasses what EcoJoes is all about; helping the Earth out while helping you save money at the same time. Let us all go get some free tea at THIS LINK, and enjoy a moment of quiet reflection whilst we wait for some free organic tea.

The Day I Bravely Rescued a CRT Monitor

January 29th, 2008 Posted in computers, free, recycle, reusing | No Comments » Make sure you like EcoJoes on Facebook to stay updated on green ways to save money and help the environment. Just click the "like" button below. Muchas gracias!


It’s still good, it’s still good…Back in the day, CRTs were all the rage. For those o’ you that don’t know, CRTs are those big, heavy monitors that used to be all over the place. All the cool kids had them. But no more. Now, people can get flat-panel monitors for a lot cheaper than they used to be. This has led to perfectly good (except for the fact they weigh a ton) CRT monitors being thrown away. Which leads to what I saw yesterday…

Discovery of the Discarded CRTs

I was leaving work when I happened to see some mess next to the dumpster. I took a closer look, and fought down a wave of nausea as I realized that another office was throwing away two old CRT monitors. With tears in me eyes, I gingerly lifted them and brought them into my car, hushing their whimpers as I buckled them in.

Resuscitation of the CRT Monitors

I peeled into my house’s parking space and ran the heavy CRTs into my computer room at home. They were safe… for now. Luckily, I actually needed a CRT, since I had tried to set up Linux Mint on a computer, but had failed when it tried to use monitor frequencies that my other monitor couldn’t handle. Anyhoo, I ended up using the found CRT to successfully fix up that computer.

Where Can I Donate my CRT Monitor?

If you have a CRT you don’t want, you gots some options on where to donate it:

  • Ask a public school or library if they want it.
  • Give it away on Freecycle, Craigslist, or OhSoHandy
  • See if Goodwill or another thrift store wants it

Why Shouldn’t I Just Throw Out My CRT?

First, it’s wasteful. Come on now. Second, there’s a lot of toxic mess in CRTs that could leak out in a dump, such as:

  • lead
  • phosphorous
  • cadmium
  • barium
  • mercury

Moral of the Story

Instead of just tossing your old, faithful CRT monitor into the trash, give it a second life somewhere. You’ll be helping someone while helping the environment, too. Now that’s what I’m talking about.

Free Subscription to The Green Guide by National Geographic

January 28th, 2008 Posted in free, green living | No Comments » Make sure you like EcoJoes on Facebook to stay updated on green ways to save money and help the environment. Just click the "like" button below. Muchas gracias!


Click this link rotch hur and enter in “HSBC07470” as your HSBC code. You shall soon receive the Green Guide every 3 months for a year, for free.

Free Ginormous Organic Roses

January 25th, 2008 Posted in free, holidays, organic, plants | 1 Comment » Make sure you like EcoJoes on Facebook to stay updated on green ways to save money and help the environment. Just click the "like" button below. Muchas gracias!


I got an email today tell me about some insanely ‘uge organic roses from Ecuador. Since they were organic and gigantic, I decided to check out. God dang they are huge. Here, just look at this picture:

The roses are about to claim their next victim... The lady in the red shirt is obviously terrified, and rightfully so. Her red shirt, meant as a sign of solidarity with the red roses, has only provoked them. These are probably her last moments alive; the roses will soon be feeding.

Click right about HERE to go enter the free giant organic rose giveaway sweepstakes contest, just in time for good ol’ Valentines’ Day. But please, be careful around them.

BEWARE…