It's the Eco-Friendly Summer Giveaway Hop!

Welcome to the friendly Summer Giveaway Hop, hosted by Happy Mothering, Easy Green Mom, and Brittleby’s Corner through the Green Moms Network! Each of the participating blogs is offering a prize package to help you have an Eco-friendly Summer! We hope you’ll get ideas for having a green summer vacation and win some great prizes. After entering my giveaway, be sure to hop around and enter all of the other giveaways listed on the linky at the bottom of this post!

 

What's summer without a new swimsuit for mom? Well, pretty typical for a lot of us. But, if you are a size 14 (the average size for women in the U.S.), you're in luck! I'm giving away a fabulous swimsuit from ECO SWIM by AQUA GREEN valued at $128!

 Sweet, huh?

Even if you're not a size 14, you probably know someone who is. So enter. You could make someone very happy.






Why is a swimsuit part of the Summer Giveaway Hop when the hop is supposed to be about eco-friendly products? Simply because this suit fits the bill. ECO SWIM by AQUA GREEN is all about sustainability. Their pledge is to the environment and their passion is great swimwear. They are committed to providing products that are often better than the non-sustainable alternatives.

The Mission Statement for ECO SWIM by AQUA GREEN reads as follows:

Our mission is to provide fashionable, excellent quality, and planet-friendly swimwear. We will achieve this by embracing sustainable technologies and methods, hence reducing our carbon footprint in the sand.™ Our vision is to be the most sustainable swimwear manufacturer on the planet.

Their parent company is a fourth generation family business based in the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania. They sell their suits all over the world, but the suits are designed, fitted, sourced, cut, and sewn in the USA. Ranked in the top one percent for sustainability by a leading global retailer, ECO SWIM by AQUA GREEN employs a full-time Director of Sustainability. They are committed to families employed in their factories and offices, as well as the domestic supply chain. They've kept their US manufacturing intact, following their core principles of people and sustainability first. They are also committed to the health of their employees, their families, and the community.

Not only that, they just don't talk the green talk, they walk the green walk! How? By getting their hands dirty (for real!) as they conduct beach and waterways cleanups where needed. They believe their cleanups help to close the loop in the product lifecycle by revealing what happens to trash that ends up in the landfills and oceans. Along with their cleanup partners, they've gathered over 50,000 pounds of trash!


Now let's look at the products themselves --

• The hang tags are made from recycled materials (FSC certified)
• The woven labels are made from recycled polyester.
• The swimsuit lining is made from recycled fabric derived from post consumer waste (water bottles, plastic bags, etc.)
• The fabric is made from recycled nylon, polyester, and cotton. 
• The suits arrive on recycled black hangers and in plastic bags that are 100% recyclable. 
• The bra cups are made from Eco Cell foam, a biodegradable material made from plant oils and recycled materials. 
• The 2014 line of swimsuits featured waterless dying, which means more water was preserved.

As if all of the above wasn't enough, the company is constantly working on ways to become more sustainable.

But what about quality? From what I can see from my suit, the quality is top notch. The fabric feels amazing. It is stretchy, yet not flimsy. And, of course, their designs are current and eye-catching.

So, who wants to win one? This size 14 suit can be yours if you are chosen as the winner on June 22nd. Simply enter the rafflecopter at the bottom of the page. USA only.

But first, check out the Grand Prize for this Eco-friendly Summer Giveaway Hop.

One winner will receive queen and twin organic sheet sets from Nest Bedding; one kids sport spray, one adult sport spray and one facial sunscreen from Goddess Garden; a beach terry poncho and water shoes from UV Skinz; and a 3 month subscription from Green Kids Crafts. Enter here.

a Rafflecopter giveaway  

Disclosure: This contest will run through June 21, 2014 at 8:59 pm PST (11:59 pm EST). The winner will be chosen the following day and announced on Green Grandma. No purchase necessary. US entries only. Must be 18 years or older to win. The sponsors provided me with a free product to review, and I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose. Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a product giveaway in return for the free product. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. You understand that you are providing your information to this blog and not to Facebook. Please note that Happy Mothering, Easy Green Mom, Brittleby's Corner, the Green Moms Network and the Green Your Mom event bloggers are not responsible for sponsors that do not fulfill their prizes. We have represented each sponsor with the expectation they will fulfill their prize and in a timely manner. We will contact the sponsor regarding your prize(s). The sponsors, in most cases, are shipping their items to you directly. I will make every effort to assist you obtaining your prize. If there is an issue with a sponsor, please notify the blog you won a prize from within 4-6 weeks for assistance, after that we may be unable to assist you.