In most countries, you have to pay for the water you use. It is part of the expense of necessary utilities and often depends on your consumption of water. Additionally many countries often suffer from a perennial shortage of water. Just think that to be able to use water, the water has first to be collected in dams and reservoirs, purified, filtered, treated and then piped to reach you. There is a great deal of expense involved in the whole exercise so that you can get potable water.

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Can you imagine a refrigerator that runs on solar power? Refrigerators and freezers consume a lot of energy though the newer models may be more energy efficient. A solar refrigerator gets it energy from the sun and so does not cost anything to run. The Fridge Factory in Swaziland developed a way of running a solar refrigerator without the use of even a storage battery.

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The old-fashioned fire place uses wood logs for burning. Of course, nowadays some stoves use electricity or gas. None of kinds of stoves are eco-friendly. MCZ has launched a very stylish and contemporary looking Cube Stove. You can get various models to suit the décor of your room.

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The Shark Steam Cleaner is a different kind of vacuum cleaner. It cleans by using the power of steam. Yes, it uses electricity, but it is still eco-friendly. There is a reason for this: it obviates the use of chemical based cleaners which harm the environment since it uses only steam for cleaning.

It comes in many different models and sizes for varying household needs. So you have the heavy duty ones meant for large residences or offices and the smaller, more portable ones which are easier to use.

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If you are a java junkie and love your espresso wherever you are, this makes for a handy gadget which is environmentally friendly as well. You can carry it with you when you travel, to the workplace, or use it anywhere outdoors. It becomes a great conversation piece as well.

It works like a normal espresso machine in that you have to add the hot water and ground coffee to it. It does not use electricity, but uses hand power, in that you have to pump to induce the pressure. However, you do need hot water for this, so you should have a way to heat the water.

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When you drink water, you know you should be drinking clean and clear water, free from any germs. There are many water borne diseases and even in developed countries, the water may not be absolutely pure. It is all very well to drink bottled water, but bottled water is extremely environmentally unfriendly – there are too many electricity and plastic and transport costs involved in bottled water.

As such if you can install a simple water purifier at home, you can save money and improve or safeguard your health. The Zuvo Water Purator is a simple device which is easy to install.

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The Steamboy Floor Mop is an eco-friendly mop which leaves floors and surfaces very clean. A vacuum cleaner is mostly used for ‘dry’ cleaning, particularly of carpeted floors and upholstery, but when you have tiled, marbled, granite or hardwood floors, or even floors covered with linoleum you need wet cleaning to be done.

While you can always take a wet mop and mop the floor with chemical cleaners, this is not good for the environment. You may have to bend or squat down (though you can get long-handled mops) if you need to remove encrusted substances from the floor, using manual mops. The kitchen and dining areas always have a tendency to get dirty and mucky with food and drink falling down and this is an easy option to clean the floors.

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Everybody knows that air is getting increasingly polluted with dust and smog particles, air-borne bacteria and viruses and more. Whether you are sensitive or not to the dust, dirt and allergens in the air, wouldn’t you like to breathe cleaner air? Dust mites and other invisible-to-the-naked-eye pollutants can be found inside sofa sets, upholstery, carpets, curtains, and beddings, no matter how clean you keep your house and how often you vacuum.

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The vacuum cleaner may not be used everyday, but is an important part of household and office cleaning. There are many different kinds of vacuum cleaners available in the market, but when you are going out to buy one, it makes sense to get a vacuum cleaner which is powerful so that the clearing is better. If, like the Siemens Z6.0 Eco Vacuum Cleaner, it consumes 50 percent less power it results in being energy efficient and easy on the pocket as well.

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Electrolux has recently introduced its Ultra Silencer Green Vacuum Cleaner which not only efficiently cleans your house, but also does so silently. Even though it has a powerful 1250 watts motor, it works so that it reduces noise pollution.

And it is environmentally friendly because it is made of 55 percent recycled plastics. Supposed to be world’s most eco-friendly vacuum cleaner it is made from plastics reclaimed from cars, thus reducing overall energy usage by 90 percent in its manufacture when compared to virgin plastics. It is also 90 percent recyclable.

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