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If the title of this post seems like sales pitch, it's because that's what Carbon Creditz is—in a green way. Carbon Creditz is spearheading a green incentives program that rewards consumers simply for buying products they'd be buying anyway. (Is it just me, or does that still sound sort of like a late night infomercial?) I swear, I'm not in the tank for Carbon Creditz. But it's an admirable idea-and you might have some products redeemable for Carbon Creditz already lying around the house without even knowing it! (Sigh)
The Quest for Carbon Credits
It works like this: when you buy certain products-home monitoring systems, BIC pens, Siemens appliances, etc-check to see if they come with a CC logo and accompanying numeric code. You log on to the Carbon Creditz website, enter the code, and collect credits that can be used towards a variety of environmentally themed rewards. You can purchase carbon offsets, contribute towards offsets for a school or institution, or earn any one of a slew of innovative energy-efficient appliances like a water-powered calculator or a hand crank flashlight.
Also, if you happen to live in the UK, you can pick up 2 free CFL light bulbs just by filling out a form.
The Carbon Creditz website has a full list of participating companies and incentive based rewards.
Once more, I apologize for the ad speak —it's hard to make any sentence with 'Creditz' in it sound journalistic.
Consult this handy guide for more ways to green your carbon offsets.
Want to know what you can do to reduce your carbon footprint? Find out on Planet Green TV's Wa$ted.
