Some eco friendly products and their non- eco-friendly counter parts a comparison
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Some Eco-friendly products and their non- Eco-friendly
counter parts : A Comparison
CONTENT
• What is eco-friendly product?• Why to use eco-friendly products?• A comparison of some Eco-friendly
products and their non- Eco-friendly counter parts-
• Paper bags and Plastic bags• LED bulbs and Incandescent bulb• Natural gas and Petroleum• Some Electrical Appliances
What is eco-friendly product?
• Eco-friendly products refer to those products that do not affect or cause any harm to the environment.
• The term Eco-friendly most commonly refers to products that contribute to green living or practices that helps to conserve resources like water and energy.
Why to use eco-friendly products?
• Do not harm the environment• To minimize carbon footprint or the emission of
greenhouse gases• To maintain ecological balance• To reduce exploitation of resources • Save energy• can be recycled and reused• Value• Shifting to Eco-friendly products a great move
towards Sustainability
Paper bags and plastic bags
Paper bags•Paper comes from trees•made from a renewable resource •can biodegrade •are recyclable
Plastic bags•Plastic comes from oil•Can be reused•Non-biodegradable•Highly recyclable
Facts
• On Resource Use – Renewable Versus Non-Renewable Resources
• On Manufacturing - Plastic Bag Manufacturing is More Environmentally Friendly
• On Solid Waste – Paper Generates More Waste
• On Recycling - Both Bag Types are Highly Recyclable
• On Reuse – Plastic Outperforms Paper
LED’s
Positives• Long lasting• Very less power consumption• More brighter• 50,000 hours or more if properly engineered• Very Low energy consumption• No mercury is used as in CFL’s• Available in a multitude of colors• Pure white light means no color will be filtered out.• Low functioning temperature
Negatives• Less potential output• Slightly more expensive to purchase
Incandescent Bulbs
Positives• Cheap• Be generally stronger light output• Better for seeing through Fog and Smoke
Negatives• Very short life about 1000 hours• Very inefficient• Heavy on power consumption• Yellowish color filters out anything with
yellow in it, i.e., White looks yellow, yellow doesn’t show, red looks brown, green looks black.
Natural Gas
• CNG –compressed natural gas • It is substitute fossil fuel for DIESEL,PETROL,PROPANE• It is cheap than other fuels• CNG produces up to 95% less carbon monoxide compared to
gasoline and diesel• CNG-powered vehicles have lower maintenance costs than other
hydrocarbon-fuel-powered vehicles• Increased life of lubricating oils
Drawbacks• It require a greater amount of space for fuel storage than
conventional gasoline powered vehicles• Increased vehicle cost
Petroleum Fuel
Advantages• It is highly available• it can provide better performance• It is fairly safe to store• Due to its liquid form, it is easy to transport
Disadvantages• Produces more carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxide , a major cause
of global warming• It is a limited resource
Some Electrical appliances
Refrigerators & Air Conditioners• Digital Inverter Technology in Compressor• Comes with energy rating
Televisions• LED is preferable to LCD• It consumes up to 40% less power for the same
size display
THANK YOU
References
http://www.allaboutbags.ca/http://www.firstcng.com/
http://www.greenrenovation.com.au/