Cleaning the pool is a tedious job at best and most automatic pool cleaners need electricity to do their work. They have to remove dirt, oil, debris, pollen and residue of lotions and what not from the pool. After all, when you jump into the pool, you want it sparkling clean. Solar-Breeze has come out in a new avatar – 2.0 Version – that is technologically advanced.

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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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Toothbrushes come in numerous designs, sizes and types. You get the most popular manual ones, the battery ones and the electric ones. What they have in common is that you still need toothpaste to brush your teeth. But now there is a new solar powered toothbrush –Soladey J3X – aims to clean your teeth without using toothpaste.

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Light bulbs are used all over the world, though the incandescent ones may have been replaced by CFLs or LEDs which are more environmentally friendly. Stephen Katsaros conceptualized this bulb, made by Nokeros. This 6-ounce bulb looks much like a traditional bulb, but it has solar panels on the sides, which harness the sun’s energy to light the solar bulb.

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When you are traveling, you should ideally travel light. If you carry bottles of shampoo, body wash and even liquid or cake soap, you should consider losing that extra weight. Usually after travel, if you put up at a hotel, you may get all these as freebies, but many cheaper places do not provide these necessities. If you are camping, or on the road for a long time, you may not want to take any chances with being out of toiletries.

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The Pandur has been designed keeping modern day minimalism in mind. It is an eco-friendly, designed to run on batteries and so is pollution free. However, it is meant for a single person, who wants to take off whenever he or she wants. Unlike an electric scooter or a motorcycle, this one features a three-wheel design.

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How many times does it happen that you leave gadgets like mobiles and music players, particularly the ones you use when on the go, to be charged and forget about them till it is time to take them out. This results in a waste of electricity. It also shortens the battery life of the device, because when it keeps on charging, it also keeps on discharging. The leech plug takes care of this problem.

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The Blackberry phone is an extremely popular model of phone for high end users, specially because you can use it for email and internet connectivity. Its QWERTY keyboard is another plus point. However, the cover for the Blackberry has been made of plastic or silicone, neither of which is environmentally friendly. Now there a wooden case made for the phone, which looks fashionable and stylish and is eco-friendly.

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If you think of all products, which are labeled, and almost all of them, you can imagine the vast quantities of ink, paper and toner, not to mention the whole process that surely has an environmental impact. That is why increasing numbers of manufacturers are using recycled paper and packing products and even soy inks to reduce their carbon footprint. Xeikon’s dry toners for the packaging and labeling are an eco-friendly initiative to reduce the carbon footprint.

Its QA 1 dry toner is for industrial applications and its QA P is for printing. Dry toner digital printing is known for its eco-friendliness compared to traditional offset technologies – no VOC emission, less energy and less waste. The company has obtained FDA approval for direct and indirect food contact.

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