Here are a few innovative pedal power machines that help save a lot of energy and yes cut down on the energy bills too. The basic principle here is to store the kinetic energy of the moving pedals as electronic energy that can be used to operate machines.

Washing machines are an integral part of the daily life and consume huge amounts of energy every cycle. Haier have prepared a prototype of a washing machine that is run using the power generated by pedaling. The washing machine is attached to an exercycle. As you work out on the exercycle, it recharges a lithium–ion battery, that is used to run the washing machine hen required! So workout and save on energy bills.

Most people spend hours on their laptops every day. The laptops need to be charged or run on electricity, resulting in huge electricity bills. MIT have come up with a green invention that helps to charge the laptop with clean energy even when/where there is no electricity to charge the laptop. Ergonomically designed bikes that charge the laptop, help you work out even as you work. The bike can be adjusted to suit different heights.

The green science of pedal powered machine takes it one step ahead by using the manual energy to help purify water. Safe drinking water is a scarcity in many areas of the world and expensive filtration systems can never be the solution. The water purifier island on the other hand is a feasible project and involves the society in general. Every person get to contribute towards the well being of the society. The system consists of a floating platform that is equipped with nine pedal-based work-out machines. The pedal power pumps the water through the four filters that result in clean water.

The best way is to not dump this e-waste and use them properly for living green. One of such great ways is to donate the machines for a better cause for the needy instead of throwing them away. Such organizations will make use of it or will sell to generate funds. Benefit is on your side as well as you will be given a tax reduction for charity. You would have also lessened your footprints on nature as the new units manufacturing is prevented and thus help for a green life. There are many websites like Freecycle and GreatNonprofits that helps you in identifying those who are in need of the equipments.

Donating the equipments to schools that are in need of it is yet another great way. Recycling of the parts is considered as the best option and each of the electronic parts will be recycled to be reused. There are many such recyclers available who will recycle the parts for a small amount. Some may even do it for free. Thus there are several ways to prevent the landfills from being filled with e-waste and thus causing both ecological and health problems. Encourage the eco-lifestyle for a better life.

So starting from October on the wrappings of Filet-o-Fish sandwiches and fish fingers there will be seal of the Marine Stewardship Council.

This means that the fish that has been used in preparing the food comes only from fisheries that have received the council’s sustainability certification. This refers to the way the regions of the fisheries are managed, and the way that the fishes that are being processed are caught.

This is the largest commitment in Europe of this kind, and this has been important from the point of view of CSR because the company has been many times criticized.

This commitment is important for green life because the fish used for making this kind of sandwich must meet the standards for responsible seafood sourcing.

In case of the USA it is said that 100% of the fish used by the company comes from fisheries that have been certified and that meet the standards needed.

This way those people will be able to consume this kind of sandwiches as well that are fighting for green living, knowing that the companies are supporting sustainable living.

Why did the company decide to start showing the label in October? The representatives of the company have estimated that October is the month when they will run out of the packaging that they have already prepared, and throwing them away would be simply irresponsible.

The new projects of the company don’t stop here: these will involve more sustainable meat, coffee and also packaging.

Just as McDonalds’, Sodexo is also trying to integrate sustainability through the operations that it is performing all over the world.

Many eco friendly building structures will soon dot the landscape of Rio de Janeiro. Olympico Porto is the brainchild of NE ARquitetura and JDS architects. They are designing to redefine the new neighborhoods. They are concerned not just about the aesthetics but also about the quality of life the inhabitants will have.

The uniqueness of these structures lies in the fact that they have been turned inside out. Nature has been made part of every apartment in these buildings. They are different from the usual series of towers in an urban landscape. They are built in a way that people will live inside them as well as outside their homes. The green design ensures that there is a lot of greenery in the form of terraced gardens.

Balconies, a thousand parks (!) and many plateaus that ooze vitality and life define the project. The project stresses on public spaces that will help increase public interaction. People will be forced to come live outside as much as they do inside their homes. Living closer to nature is definitely a part of green living.

Even a city like New York insists that the buildings step back to create terraces and present a lighter feel to the streets. Santorini is a town of natural cliffs and the new landscape will take off from the natural topography. Porto Olympico is a dream project that will boast of hybrid development. It will have cafes, shops, rest spots all combined with the structures. The designers are aiming for structures with strong individual identities that seem to take inspiration from the nature around.

Most of the people who own the gadgets but are not that keen to know about them and also the impact it causes on the environment. Such people can easily get to the green lifestyle once they start getting organized and aware. People need to take care of the gadget they buy so that it will last longer and so need not keep buying unnecessarily. Consumption will be less in such case and will promote green living.

Buying gadgets in second hand is also a great option that will promote the eco-friendliness. There are many gadget companies that are out in the market that sell the used gadgets. This helps in the conservation process to an extent as people will not have to buy brand new ones every time and cause prints in nature. These green gadgets are hot and happening in the gadget industry. One of the best ways to be in the green list is to take care of the current gadget and not buying gadgets quiet often. You will surely be contributing a lot to nature.

Unilever made it clear that it wants to decouple financial growth from environmental impact and they would like to increase sales as well.

When the company is referring to environmental impacts, it also refers to the full lifecycle of the products, like the effects of the consumer use that are accountant for 68% of the greenhouse gas emissions, and also the production of the raw materials that are responsible for another 26%.

The company realizes that the consumer behavior has a word to say in the sustainability impacts that the products have throughout their lifecycle. Also the company knows that the behavior of the consumers is one of the most difficult things to change.

In order for the consumers to have a green life, there is need for some kind of incentive meaning that there is need for something to be in it for them.

As an example for green living, in Europe the company has been successful to make people wash their clothes at a lower temperature. The consumers have something to gain from acting so: their clothes will last longer and they will have less to pay for the electricity.

The change in the behavior of the consumers could be induced through the quality of the products. As an example in case of detergents there was need for higher temperatures for the dirt to come out of the clothes. The new detergents are of higher quality and so the producing company is a kind of green business.

- Run your washing machine with correct load. Don’t waste water and look for some more cloths that need to be washed.
- Get your car washed with retail car was services which reuses dirty water by recycling and treating.
- Wash dishes by hand and don’t keep tap running water. Rather fill a sink with wash water and another with rinse water to clean dishes.
- Adjust garden sprinklers in such a way that only garden area is watered and not your house or street. Water your plants during morning time when evaporation is less and mow your loan at higher setting as taller grass holds more moisture.
- Don’t throw away unusable leftover ice cubes rather use them for plants and gardens also don’t use running water to chill cold drinks and user water pitchers in refrigerator.
- Use fish tank water in the garden that will be nutritious for plants as well.
- Cover up spas and pools also check for leakages time to time.
- Use drip irrigation for efficient watering crops and plants and also install rain sensors so you won’t water unnecessarily when it’s raining. Water your plants deeper rather than frequently. Check moisture level 2-3 inches down the soil and then water them.
- Always prefer water efficient showers and also teach your children to close the faucet tightly to avoid water wastage.
- Turn off taps while brushing teeth or shaving and use when necessary. Don’t let water running unnecessarily when you wash your hands.
- Install an instant water heater so you need not to run water to get heat up.
- Trash tissues rather then flushing them to save water.
- Wash your pets outside on a lawn that needs to be watered.

A few steps can cut over your water bills and save more and more energy too. Using above tips you can save thousands of gallons of water per year. Think for future generation they are running short of valuable resources day by day.

This green transport system is already popular in the European countries and is first to hit the US market. Receptiveness for the scooter seems to be good with more number of transporters showing interest over the vehicle. Compactness and easy maintenance factors adds up to the utility of the vehicle. You will not face any parking hassles as you can fold the vehicle as and when you need to. Mileage will be 32 to 33 miles for a single charge. Instead of spending high on fuel-powered vehicles, you could buy the bike for $2,300 easily. With the option of being custom made, it can easily accommodate to the needs of the disabled people as well. Since the vehicle promotes green living, you could also boast about your green initiatives.

By using this vehicle, you can get your relieved from most of the traffic woes that you had to face all these years. It has been a major attraction in US in the recent time and the dealership is expected to increase to 100 in a period of three years. If the scooter is able to manage good sales with greater functionality, it may become the symbol of future vehicles.

Actually, it is an Australian based company. Aesop is the name. The recycled bottle ceilings are not the only thing that they offer either. They actually came into being as a boutique. The products sold by them were and still are of the botanical skincare variety.

This product line however is now going to be sold in a more widespread market. Aesop had one store in Adelaide. Recently they have expanded by opening a boutique in Paris as well as one in a swanky part of London…Mayfair.

The ceiling of the boutique in Adelaide has a magnificent glass bottle ceiling. Every single one of the bottles was previously used and is therefore recycled. By doing this all of these people are showing us that recycling can be fun and practical. It does not have to just be a chore. People actually do this sort of thing all the time. Think about the reused egg cartons in kindergarten art projects. Bracelets and other jewelry made from melted down gold, silver or other metals from older jewelry. Look around you right now. How many items in your line of sight do you think might be recycled? You might be surprised to actually know the number. Sometimes things that we use everyday and never think about are made from recycled materials of some sort.

Recycling can also help us save non renewable resources as well as helping us to reduce our carbon footprint.

One of the best examples for recycled space is the eco-exhibit and restaurant that has been created by Joost Bakker. This is as environment friendly as possible, being made of shipping containers and straw bales and it is also growing some of the food on the rooftop. The best thing is that there is no waste: everything is recycled or composted and the generator is run by cooking oil.

Who said that green living doesn’t involve the house itself? There is a shipping container house that has been created by Poteet Architects to be used as a summer house, entertainment and guest quarters. The container has been selected based on its color, being a stunning blue. In the construction recycled telephone poles and bamboo has also been used and in the end the house also got a green roof filled with flowers.

Green recycling offers a lot of possibilities to those people who have the ability to be thinking outside the box, and this is how the idea of a camping made of shipping containers came to life. This is the perfect way for people to connect to the wild. The director of the camping wanted to revolutionize the idea of ‘leaving no trace’ and of protecting the wilderness through making use of what we already have at our hands.

As you can see, green homes have no limits if we truly want to do something revolutionary in this matter.