Are You Up for a Challenge?

This post is to call your attention to an online Challenge.  The Challenge, calls for YOU, the public to create innovative, environmentally sustainable projects that will impact your community and the world. The Challenge is to show “Who cares about this Planet?”  YOU do!

iQ, manufacturer of innovative and sustainable cleaning products, is hosting the “Who cares about this Planet?” Challenge.  They are accepting submissions through mid-November on their Facebook page here .

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Are You Up for the Challenge? We love to help spread the word as much as possible, and get creative, sustainable minds like yours, thinking of new ways to help your local communities and the Planet. Sounds like a lot of fun, and a great way to get yourself out there, with your great ideas.

How to accept the Challenge

Below is the Press Release with everything you need to know, to get your creative juices flowing..and show Who cares about this Planet?

Planet People Launches the “Who cares about this Planet?” Challenge!

Up to $5,000 Grand Prize- to be awarded for an innovative environmentally sustainable project!

October 14, 2011 – Planet People, the manufacturer of innovative and sustainable cleaning products, is proud to launch the” Who cares about this Planet?” Challenge,  It’s a video contest urging both individuals and groups to challenge, convention, and inspire environmental change.

The “Who cares about this Planet?” Challenge, asks for submissions of creative and innovative environmentally sustainable project ideas that can make a sustainable impact within their communities.

To accept the Challenge, contestants need to create and upload a video of their idea to iQ’s Facebook page, where 10 finalists will be selected by an Advisory Committee. The 10 finalists will then share their videos across social networks, asking viewers to vote for their favorite project. Each vote will count towards $1 that will be awarded to the grand prize winner (up to $5,000). The video with the highest number of votes will receive the grand prize.

What inspired the Who cares about this Planet Challenge

The Challenge follows the company’s 2011 launch of iQ, a line of household cleaning products that questioned conventional cleaning with innovative packaging that allows consumers to reduce plastic waste by over 80%. Submissions are now being accepted in the US and Canada at the contest hub,Facebook page .  Following the entry period, an Advisory Committee will select the top 10 entries eligible for the voting process.  The Advisory Committee will consist of leaders in the Green Space, that are highly recognized for their commitment to the environment.  Judges will select finalists based upon criteria that includes innovation, creativity, and sustainable impact at a community level.

“Inspired by our experience with iQ, we hope this Challenge will encourage others to also challenge, convention, and develop creative and innovative green solutions to foster sustainable change in our communities. “We want people to realize that with the right ideas, we can actually make a difference,” said Ami Shah, iQ brand director at Planet People.

Voting for the winning ideas will begin mid November 2011, and the grand prize winner will be announced the following month. To learn more, visit the Facebook page.

About iQ®

The iQ cleaning system is a revolutionary approach to cleaning.  The patented iQ REFill® (Reduced Environmental Footprint) reduces the plastic waste associated with traditional cleaners by 80 per cent.  They do this, by packing all the non-toxic cleaning concentrate into a small, recyclable cartridge. To make a bottle of cleaner, consumers just fill the re-usable iQ bottle with their own tap water and drop in the no mess REFill® cartridge.

By combining the most advanced green cleaning formulas with an award winning packaging system, that was recently honored with both the Best of Show and Gold Award from the PAC Sustainable Packaging Competition, iQ has the potential to dramatically make a sustainable impact on our environment.

iQ products are available in Canada at Wal-mart, Loblaws, London Drugs, Whole Foods and a number of natural food retailers, and in the US at Hannaford, Sweetbay and Spartan Supermarkets. They are also are available online at www.drugstore.com and alice.com.  For more information on iQ cleaning products, please visit www.iQclean.com.

About Planet People™

Planet People, a division of Siamons International Inc., is a manufacturer of innovative, sustainable products that offer high-performance cleaning to consumers and professionals. The company’s brand portfolio includes Concrobium Mold Control®, Gloves Off® and iQ®. For more information about Planet People, please visit www.planetpeopleco.com.  So, show us that YOU are up for the “Who cares about this Planet.” Challenge.