The Glad Black Bag Art Auction Helped to "Keep America Beautiful"

It always amazes me how much trash our family of five can generate.  This happens in spite of our efforts to recycle and reuse what we can.  We use Glad Black Bags mostly for our kitchen trash because we can pull them out of the trash can when it gets full and then stuff the bags even more.  Every time I strayed and purchased other brands because of a sale, my husband always just sighed and shook his head.  After several leaks and suffering through awful odors, I eventually learned my lesson.

Whenever a trusted brand does something to benefit a worthy cause, I always feel even better about buying product from a company that gives back.  Earlier this month, Glad auctioned off four original pieces of art by mosaic artist Jason Mecier, created from upcycled trash belonging to several Hollywood celebrities and unique items contributed by Great American Cleanup™ volunteers.  The proceeds of the auction went towards supporting Keep America Beautiful.  I'm happy to report that my favorite piece from the Glad Black Bag Art Auction, the "Wild Life" Raccoon, sold for $380.  The other pieces sold for as high as $610 each.

What's next for Glad Black Bag? . . . The Wild Life, whose family of five actually inspired the pieces created by Jason Mecier, has launched a contest for $25,000 where everyone is invited to create their own reality television trailer.  Visit Glad on Facebook to checkout the original The Wild Life trailer and to learn about how to enter to win the daily $100 prizes, snag some Glad coupons, and more.


I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour campaign by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of Glad Black Bag and received a Glad Black Bag product and a promotional item to thank me for taking the time to participate. I was also asked to "pin" one (1) Glad Black Bag Art Auction photo on Pinterest.

Living Green With Jerinda: TerraCycle eco-Boombox Speakers

Mercury Innovations has teamed up with TerraCycle to make unique, “upcycled” accessories for mp3 players. I was sent a Skittles Eco-Boombox for my iPod.

I love that the package was shipped flat so it was less bulky, making it a less wasteful way to ship. Plus, the packaging was minimal. As an eco-conscious person, my only issue with the shipping was the Styrofoam peanuts that were included, which were useless, toxic, and very wasteful, in my opinion. My suggestion for the company would be to look into a more eco-friendly version such as packing peanuts that are not made out of Styrofoam and dissolve completely in water, air packets made with recyclable plastic, or not using any fillers at all.

Putting the cardboard boombox together was just a matter of folding the cardboard out by using the simple instructions that were included. I opted to tape the bottom of the boombox together so it would sit flat on the table.

This product is just speakers, so it uses no batteries to function and it connects to any headphone jack. I have used it with my iPhone 4 and my son’s iPod. The sound quality is good and both fit in the holder well. We’ve had a blast with it because it’s lightweight, works well, and requires no effort to use. Also my kids love the Skittles wrapping on the outside. It’s a great product and works well for the price of $19.99 .

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Thank you to Merkury Innovations for sending us a sample product free of charge to base this review upon.