Are you ready for another AWESOME giveaway? This one is great for moms and kids - and the environment! This prize is courtesy of Terracycle. TerraCycle is a great company that is reducing waste by finding innovative ways to reuse materials most of us would think of as garbage. One man's trash is another man's treasure, right?

13. Yak Pak Billboard Bag These tough, durable bags are made from recycled billboard vinyl that would normally be thrown away; that not only makes them eco-friendly, but utterly unique.  Comfortably lugging your stuff around while helping keep garbage out of landfills?  Sounds like a win-win to us. Price varies www.terracycleshop.com

TerraCycle Billboard Bags Billboards can take thousands of years to breakd ow in a landfill. TerraCycle solves this problem by making these messenger bags from actual used billboards; each bag's color and graphic is unique.  To learn more, visit www.terracycle.net.

TerraCycle <http://www.terracycle.net/>  is truly an amazing company.  I thought what they do was really neat the first time that I heard about them.  When I saw their bags, totes, and back packs at Walmart, I thought they were the cutest products!  You may have seen them yourself.  Have you seen the cute M&M bags or the Capri Sun totes and back packs?  Those are the workings of TerraCycle <http://www.terracycle.net/> !  Just check out some of their products below!

The Yak Pak Messenger Bag is made of upcycled billboards by a collaboration between Yak Pak and Terracycle. The perfect shape for back to school.  No two are alike. Vinyl billboards aren’t recyclable but they can be repurposed into nearly indestructible products — which is why this Yak Pak bag comes with a lifetime warranty. The company is USA based, but the bags are made in a green, hydroelectric-powered facility in El Salvador where workers are paid fair wages.  Yak Pak bags cost less than $35 each, making fashion affordable and supporting businesses that are doing right by their employees.

It’s back-to-school time, so make sure the young people in your life are equipped with a backpack that helps preserve the future for them – and looks cool too. TerraCycle’s durable “Billboard Amped Backpack” ($24) which is made of used billboard vinyl (and a reclaimed seat belt), helps advertise that they care about the planet. It’s also water-resistant, comes with a lifetime warranty, and is made in El Salvador. Since each pack is unique, however, you won’t know which color you’ll get until you get it.

Are you tired of every child in the school having the same back pack? Would you like for your child to have something different and unique this year? Would you also like to help the environment by diverting trash from our nation's landfills? The obvious choice is Back To School with TerraCycle <http://www.terracycle.net/> . They have many back to school items all made from recycled materials. My 8yr old received the Yak Pak Backpack Would you believe Yak Paks <http://www.terracycle.net/products/77-Yak-Pak-Backpack>  are made of recycled billboards? Every one of these is an original one of a kind backpack. Because it's made of vinyl, it's water resistant and can handle everyday wear and tear. Some of the features include an integrated protective sleeve for laptop computers with screens up to 15.6" and adjustable straps.

A few weeks ago when I was contacted by TerraCycle <http://www.terracycle.net/> , I really had no idea who they were. When I read the press information that they sent me, I was really intrigued. TerraCycle <http://www.terracycle.net/>  collects garbage and comes up with some interesting ways to recycle it. Now I am all about the entire upcycle craze. I repurpose as many things as I can in our lives. I reuse old sweaters to make diaper covers, I repurpose my old clothes to fashion new things for Coraline, I diligently save every glass jar that comes into this house; everything has some second use around here. So, TerraCycle <http://www.terracycle.net/>  seemed super cool to me. I browsed the entire TerraCycle <http://www.terracycle.net/>  website checking out what they do, how they do it and decided they totally fit into what I wanted to do for BlogMania. I was thrilled when they agreed to be a BlogMania sponsor for The Girl Is A Mom.

If you are like me you want to know what the wonderful Stashbusting September prizes are and how you can win them. What is Stashbusting September you ask? A chance to bust through your stash of crafting goodness while pledging to not buy any new crafting materials. A  bunch of bloggers <http://www.thetshirtdiaries.com/2010/08/stashbusting-september-giveaway.html#>  are jumping on board and I know you are next (yes you reading this saying, but I can't not shop at GW).  So sign up now for Stashbusting September <http://www.thetshirtdiaries.com/2010/08/stashbusting-september-blogs.html>  .

Are you tired of every child in the school having the same back pack? Would you like for your child to have something different and unique this year? Would you also like to help the environment by diverting trash from our nation's landfills? The obvious choice is Back To School with TerraCycle <http://www.terracycle.net> . They have many back to school items all made from recycled materials. My daughter received the Yak Pak Backpack