Earth Day Deals

Earth Day is celebrated annually on April 22. Since the 1970's Earth Day has inspired awareness and appreciation for the environment. In some areas, the entire month of April or the week surrounding Earth Day are celebrated in schools and communities.

Below are all the Earth Day promotions I was able to verify. If you know of others, please leave a comment.

Paperback Swap - Not actually an Earth Day promotion, but Paperback Swap is a great way to save money on books and help the environment. You can trade books with other people. (Ongoing)

National Parks - Free entry this weekend to national parks across the country. (April 21-29, 2012)

Target - Free reusable shopping bag with any purchase. (April 22, 2012)

Disney Store - Free reusable shopping bag when you bring five plastic bags to recycle. (April 22, 2012)

Disney Movies - Disney continues their annual tradition of releasing a Disney nature film the weekend closest to Earth Day. If you Chimpanzee between now and April 26, 2012, Disneynature will contribute $0.20 per ticket to the Jane Goodall Institute for the Disneynature Tchimpounga Nature Reserve Project (minimum $100,000). They will also make a $1 donation for every purchase of a chimpanzee plush toys between now and May 13, 2012.

Origins - Bring in an empty cosmetic container and Origins will trade it for a full size moisturizer. (April 22, 2012)

Grocery Stores - Many local grocery stores will be giving away reusable bags. There are too many chains for me to list them all, but check your Sunday ad to see if you're store is running a promotion.

Free Mickey Ears Hat from The Disney Store

On Wednesday, March 28, 2012, Disney Stores across the nation will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Disney Store. To celebrate, each location will be giving out 250 Mickey ears hats. The hats are first come, first serve and require no additional purchase.

Disney Stores will also be offering a 25% discount on everything in the store for the event.  I'm not sure if this means they will suspend regular sales and offer this discount instead or if the 25% will come off items that are already on sale.

Get a $20 Disney Gift Card from Disney Movie Rewards

If you've been saving your points on Disney Movie Rewards, now might be the perfect time to redeem them. For 750 points you can get a $20 gift card good at the Disney stores, parks, hotels, and online.

Redeem this prize fast if you want it because I'm sure they will be gone soon.

Reminder of Earth Day/Week Promotions

Today is Earth Day and many stores will be offering special deals. Deals were tagged with the label "Earth Day" to make them easy to look at. This post is a master list of all the deals I found that are valid today.  If I missed any deals, please feel free to add them as a comment below.

Enjoy!

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Starbucks - Free coffee or tea when you bring your own reusable mug.

National Parks - Free entry to over 100 national parks.

Lowes - Free tree seedling.

CVS - Free Green Tag which earns you money when you use your own bags at CVS.

The Disney Store - Bring five plastic bags into any Disney Store (not the outlet stores) and you'll get a free Mickey Mouse reusable bag.

Origins - Free full size bottle of cleanser when you trade in your old brand, even if it's empty.

Free Reusable Bag from The Disney Store for Earth Day

I had heard rumors regarding this promotion on Facebook a few weeks ago, but they finally posted an official announcement. Bring five old plastic bags to the Disney Store on Earth Day and you'll get a free reusable shopping bag just for recycling the plastic.  This promotion is only valid on Earth Day which is April 22, 2011.

In my opinion, this promotion is much better than last year's youth hat. Everyone can benefit from a reusable bag.