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Via Yahoo! Green

Earth Day is turning 40 this year. To celebrate, many businesses are offering consumers free stuff, chances to win valuable prizes, and some good deals.

Here’s a sampling of Earth Day freebies:

  • Gain free admission into all 392 U.S. national parks now through Sunday, April 25.
  • Trade in six plastic bottles or soda cans for a free hat made from recycled bottles at the Disney Store on April 22.
  • Babies R Us will give you a free reusable tote bag if you bring a valid coupon (PDF) into its stores through April 22. Plus, you’ll get a 25% discount off all the clothing and shoes you can fit into the bag.
  • Evos is giving away free organic milkshakes served in biodegradable cups on Earth Day. The healthy fast-food chain has locations in California, Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina.
  • Origins is offering a trade-in program on Earth Day only. Bring one of your current skin-care product bottles — empty or full, from any brand — to an Origins counter and receive a free full-size cleanser. Choose from Checks and Balances Frothy face wash or Perfect World antioxidant cleanser with white tea.
  • Get a chance to win a $20,000 green home makeover by registering on the Purex website by April 30.
  • Enter a sweepstakes to win 1 of 10 smart fortwo vehicles by making a pledge to help protect the environment on Safeway’s website through April 27.
  • Sign up for the Drive Home Green sweepstakes on Target’s website through the end of the month. The grand prize is a 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid. You could also win bicycles, electric scooters, a national park trip, and other prizes.
  • Add a green pledge to the Sierra Club’s Earth Day map for a chance to win a trip for two to Hawaii.