How Do Eco-Friendly Products Save the Environment?
Sustainable leaders are trying to make a difference in producing & consuming eco-friendly products. It's an excellent way to promote sustainability as they use fewer resources and contain environmentally friendly components, which means they make less impact on the environment than their non-eco-friendly counterparts.
Today in this article, we will learn how manufacturers can help the planet become more sustainable and some of their cool & innovative inventions.
How Can Manufacturers Make This Planet Sustainable?
Pollution is increasing every day, and consumers are demanding manufacturers to operate in an eco-friendly way. Eco-friendly items are being used to protect the environment. There are multiple ways manufacturers can make eco-friendly choices. Some of them are
Changing the formulation of a product in the manufacturing process to make it safer for the environment.
Encouraging the use of less energy by using energy in an energy-efficient way for manufacturing.
Innovation & alteration in product design and finishing should be constantly updated to make it more environmentally friendly.
Technological products should be recycled and handled with caution keeping in mind the value in the potential damage they may cause.
Companies that manufacture cleaning and personal care chemicals must take precautions so that their products do not harm the natural environment. For example, harsh bleaches have the potential to leak into groundwater, posing a threat to human health.
The residue left behind by chemical disinfectants has an adverse impact on the environment.
Companies must also take into account the presence of microplastics in their products which is an essential element to consider because nobody knows the long-term health consequences of microplastic in our environment because they are so prevalent. Microplastic such as exploiting beads permeate our water supply and have the potential to affect the health of aquatic life.
Eco-Friendly Inventions That Are Protecting the Planet.
1. Liter of Light is a simple innovation that allows marginalized communities to save electricity and brighten up their homes and businesses using recycled plastic bottles and solar power. When the sun goes down, the liter of light automatically brightens and illuminates. The liter of light refracts the light of a small solar bulb inside a plastic bottle that is filled with water and bleach. It's a powerful innovation that can generate light equal to a 50W bulb without electricity.
Liter of Light
2. Water Blob- A group of design students created a water blob in 2014 to replace plastic bottles with water blobs. It is made up of seaweed that's biodegradable and edible. You can either tear the water capsule and pour the water into your mouth or gulp down the entire water blob as a whole. Water blobs can be the perfect hydration partner in events, music concerts, and small street businesses.
3. Edible Cutlery- It's shocking that 20 million tonnes of plastic are dumped into the ocean annually. While the type of plastic that is used to create plastic cutlery takes around 400 years to degrade, edible cutlery takes only 3 days to decompose. Edible cutlery is an eco-friendly solution to limit plastic and is 100% biodegradable. After finishing your food, you may also eat them if you want.
Edible, biodegradable cutlery
4. Toothpaste Pills- These pills are the perfect sustainable solution to toothpaste tubes, as these discarded plastic tubes cause a lot of toxic waste in the environment. The toothpaste pills are similar to your regular toothpaste but don't contain water or other harmful preservatives, as this water-based solution requires some kind of preservatives to keep it fresh. You just need to bite these pills, and they will turn into foamy and creamy toothpaste. These pills come in a reusable and recyclable jar and are a sustainable solution for your healthy smile.
Bite toothpaste pills
5. Water Lily Turbine- As the name suggests, it's a turbine that can generate electricity to charge all your USB-powered devices. It works best in flowing water, whether river or stream. And can also generate electricity during strong winds. Water Lily turbine can be your perfect partner while camping or during the time of the apocalypse.
Water Lily Turbine
6. BioLite Campstove 2- It's a sustainable tool for a campfire that uses wood as fuel. It recycles the unused heat created during cooking and turns them into electricity. The electricity gets stored in the device so that you can charge your smartphones and tablets. This eco-friendly camp stove has an adjustable fan speed to control smoke & fire.
BioLite camp stove 2
7. Barsha Pump is a sustainable solution for farmers to irrigate water without the use of electricity or fossil fuel. This hydro-powered pump is powerful enough to deliver water up to 2km distance and 400000 litres a day. This hydro pump uses kinetic energy from rivers and can be used to transport water to even higher elevated lands.
Hydro-powered Barsha pump
Conclusion
It doesn't matter whether you're a consumer or a manufacturer; Our aim should be to make this sustainable in all ways possible. If you love this planet, then don't be afraid to raise your voice against environmental hazards.
Let's join hands to make a more powerful eco-friendly community of protectors!
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