A twice-weekly sharing of eco-shwag.

Club soda chuggers — Here’s a giveaway for you. One lucky green LA girl reader will win a Fountain Jet Seltzer Starter Kit by SodaStream, a maker of home soda-making machines!
This starter kit comes with everything you need to begin making your own club soda or seltzer water — so you can save money while also avoiding all those aluminum cans or plastic bottles store-bought soda comes in. The pack has a Fountain Jet Home Soda Maker, a 60 liter carbonator, and 2 carbonating bottles.
To see how the soda maker works, watch Grist’s Umbra make her own SodaStream club soda!
Each carbonator will give you up to 120 liters of soda, after which you can take advantage of SodaStream’s CO2 exchange program to swap out your empties for refilled carbonators. SodaMix flavors are also available if plain club soda’s too bland for you. The mixes are free of high fructose corn syrup, but the full ingredient list isn’t on the website — so I recommend asking for more details before purchasing them. You can, of course, also flavor your soda yourself by concocting your own syrups.
Comment by Thursday to get into the drawing, which’ll happen Friday (more info on freebies here). US addresses only; no PO Boxes.



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