Green Living & Technology Challenge

Have you come up with a great "green" solution for your home, work or life? Show us what you've done in a new Instructable and you could win!

How to win the Green Living and Technology Challenge? Show us how green you can be in the following areas: Solar powered, cleaning, composting, spa products and health supplements, fertilizers, green vehicles, pest control and more are all eligible!

Winners will have their choice of receiving either an Amazon or Home Depot gift certificate to further their green lifestyles.

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Multiple entries are accepted, but each entrant can only win one prize. Contest is open to international entries. Contest closes for entries at 11:59pm PDT, Sept. 4.

The Green Living & Technology Challenge is closed.

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Grand Prize

WINNERS

Winners Finalists All Entries

Grand Prize (1 winner)

Solar Powered Reverse Trike by The Mak3rs

First Prize (3 winners)

A Simple Solar Charging Station by caperren in Solar

107K

Fusion Jr. Home Energy Reactor by TheHomebrewGuru in Energy

185K

Solar Kiln - With Solar Panel and Revised for Correct Air Circulation by dorybob in Solar

80K

Second Prize (6 winners)

. by Pushthatbolder in Energy

82K

Building a Solar Panel From Cells by fozzy13 in Solar

43K

Rocket Grill! by bennelson in BBQ & Grilling

164K

*SAWDUSTOVEN.* by Mr.Sanchez in Reuse

45K

First Try Aquaponics System by Jaycub in Hydroponics

106K

The Best Triple Compost Bin by cut'n'paste in Homesteading

134K

10 PRIZES

Grand Prize (1 winner)

Our grand prize winner will receive a $500 gift certificate to either Amazon or Home Depot plus an Instructables prize pack.

First Prize (3 winners)

Each of our first place winners will receive a $100 gift certificate to either Amazon or Home Depot plus an Instructables prize pack.

Second Prize (6 winners)

Six second place winners will receive a Sugru and Instructables prize pack.

HOW IT WORKS

Write an Instructable

Create a new Instructable that fits the guidelines outlined in the contest description above. To be eligible, Instructables must be published between Jul 11, 2011 and Sep 5, 2011 (11:59pm PT).

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Enter

Upon publishing your Instructable you'll see checkboxes for open contests. Select Green Living & Technology Challenge. If you have entries currently eligible for entry, it will also show up by clicking "Enter this Contest" on the right side of this page.

Accepting

Entries are accepted by Instructables staff within one business day Monday - Friday. What matters is the submission time, not acceptance time.

Judging

A panel of judges made up of Instructables staff and respected members of the community rate the finalists. The averages of the ratings determine the winners.

Winners

When the winners are decided they will be notified and announced here on the contest page.