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Over a million iPhone 4 cell phones were sold on launch week from Apple, and many of those consumers who snagged the coveted cell, prefer to protect the mobile in an eco friendly way.

1. Fabric – ditch the rubber or plastic and instead choose a sustainable material such as a cloth case made of organic cotton, hemp, straw, bamboo, jute or canvas. These fabrics are all durable, light, flexible and when designed properly can look just as good (if not better) than the non eco friendly options available. Begin your search on Google for an eco friendly iphone 4 case and you might be pleasantly surprised at what you find.

2. Handmade – aside from the fabric or material a case is made of, another way to be more environmentally friendly is via the method of production. Handmade is usually always more lighter on the planet than heavy commercial machinery and output. Visit sites like Esty.com that specialize in handmade goods, including cases and covers for the iPhone 4.

3. Don’t Use Leather – securing cow hide is one of the worst practices on Earth, literally. With so many other wonderful, durable and high quality materials out there, it’s an absolute shame how some can only fathom leather as THE material of choice when it comes to certain fashion goods. Don’t get hung up on “old school” traditions, think outside the box and give other materials a try. Leather is wasteful in any and every way imaginable, let’s abolish this fabric once and for all.

4. Buy Local – is there a local cell phone shop in your town or even neighborhood? If so, give them a visit and see what they have on offer, as purchasing your cell phone accessory locally will save on transport and shipping emissions. Give them a try and score

5. Made in the USA – if you’re preferred iPhone 4 case or cover is made in China or other far off land, then it could very well not be eco friendly. Another point? The facility where the case is made could be a major manufacturing plant, it could use workers who are not paid a fair wage, and or the materials used could be heavy on the planet. If the accessory is made in the USA this at the very least means it didn’t travel a gazillion miles to get to you.

Keep in mind the five tips mentioned above and you’ll be on your way to a more eco friendly way of sustaining and protecting your beloved iPhone 4.

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Go Green India! Our Earth is facing threat from the ongoing scenario of global warming. We human beings are solely responsible for such unhealthy condition. The reason might be our luxury use of products, which are often made up of toxic elements, chemicals etc. Lets work a bit to help save our globe. Enlisted below are some Eco-friendly products, manufactured greatly in India.

Handicraft Products

Handicraft items made up of jute, bamboo and recycled materials talks a lot about the Eco-friendly environment. Tribal communities residing in the North-Eastern part of India are popular for their tradition of making bamboo products. From home decor elements to fashion accessories, products made up of bamboos, Polywood products and fabric are on fad.

Eco Furniture

Elegant in look and comfortable to use; Eco-friendly furnitures are the new buzz in the world of interior design. The furnitures are made up of wheat panels, sunflower board, plywoods, stones and hence aims towards using less wood. Our initiative to avoid overuse of wood, may contribute towards saving our Earth from global warming.

Handmade Paper

The art of making paper products is a good way to recycle waste and hence maintain an Eco-friendly atmosphere. Paper made from recycled fibers consumes at least 50 % less energy and 75 % less water, hence forth addressing global benefits. Handmade Paper production also help stop deforestation and save wildlife reserves. Paper bags and handmade paper notebook are quite popular these days.

Eco Fans

These days, Eco-friendly fans are on demand. They are soundless, free-standing heat powered- and needs no batteries or external electrical connections. They are made up with excellent thermoelectric module and speed varies with the stovetop temperature. Also, hand fan made up of bamboo sticks, clothes, jute and coconut leaves are available in the local tribal markets of India.

Eco Friendly Paints

Eco-friendly Paints are prepared with composition of non-toxic elements. Use of such paints ensures a healthy and green environment. Eco-Paints are manufactured from about 250 chemical components, which are naturally extracted from herbal tree sources and minerals, like seed oils, tree resins, bee waxes, natural pigments, citrus peel etc.

Solar Products

Solar plate is an excellent innovation in the field of science. It captures solar energy from the sun and maintain the Ecosystem. A number of solar products are available in the market, all of which are environment-friendly. Popular Eco-friendly solar products are solar panels, solar flashlights, solar calculators, solar battery chargers, solar lanterns and solar car batteries.

Eco Wheels

Eco Wheels are made for Eco-friendly vehicles designed considering the major criteria- low noise, less consumption of fuel and low emissions. Now-a-days, a number of zero emission vehicles have been in the market, which includes, Chevy Volt 230, Toyota Prius, Honda Insight, Ford Escape Hybrid and lot more.

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When everyone on the earth is screaming green, how can an artistic mind remain untouched by the movement. So, if you are that creative person who loves to wrap gifts in unique ways, just be a little more aware and think of some eco-friendly ways to wrap your gifts. Save the earth and be proud of it! Here are some ways to go eco-friendly with gift wrapping, rest you can think yourself, the creative man as you are!

1. Find Corporate Gift Companies with Eco-friendly Wrapping Process
If you are thinking of wrapping up the most awaited corporate gifts, find a brand or company that will use recycled paper gift bags or even jute gift pouches to wrap up these gifts. Take help of Internet, search and search more – demands will sure make these companies adhere to your requirements.

2. Make Daily-Use Items Your Gift Wraps
Utilize your money as also your efforts buying daily use items such as pillow covers, beach towels, decorative bed sheets or organic cloth bags that can be creatively used to wrap up the gifts. This way, gifts as well as the wrappers can be use- double bonanza- did you say!

3. Reuse the Brown Bags, Holiday Gift Bags and Gift Wrappers
Next time, you get a gift, ensure you don’t throw away the gift wrapping bags or papers. Store them. Reuse them to wrap the gifts you’ll give away to your loved ones. If you don’t like the idea of using brown paper bags, just try your hands on finger painting or stamp painting (make stamps with as common a thing as erasers and potatoes). Dip your fingers or stamps in paints and make beautiful designs on the brown paper bags. Now use them for gift wrapping.

4. Unique Gift Tags made from Old Business Cards
Need gift tags to scribe on? Just get hold of some old business cards. Take two of them at a time and glue them on the printed sides with craft glue. Tie a string using the unused wool yarn or ribbon lying around, by punching a hole on the tag. Paint or paste some interesting graphics on the tag and now write whatever your heart wishes to communicate to the gift receiver.

5. Don’t just Wrap up the Attractive Containers
The manufacturers so interestedly choose and make the designs of their containers. Why waste all the efforts. Let them be attractive as they are. If giving something like cookies or chocolates, fill them in attractive bowls with lid – great gift container. Buy a watering can and fill it with gardening supply for your nature loving friend- he’ll sure like the gift as well as the gift holder. If they don’t give the looks of a gift like this, just tie a ribbon or a scarf in an innovative style around the container, hang a gift tag made of old business card and just give it away.

Don’t forget to attach a note with each gift to explain what you have done. Personalize them with tiny paintings, messages and crochet touches, etc. Also request the recipient to recycle or reuse your wrap. It’s their turn to save earth now!

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Jute, the ‘Golden fiber’ as commonly known, is the second most important fiber after cotton!! Because of its cheap pricing and eco-friendly attributes. Partially a textile fiber and partially a wood, it falls under the category of Ligno-cellulosic fiber.

 

As a trade the history of jute products can be traced back to the 17th century i.e. during the British rule. The Tatas, the Birlas, the Bajajs and the Mittals – the legendary business tycoons of India had as their first business, jute products, to be exported and imported. The largest producer of jute products in the world – and the honor goes to India.

 

High moisture absorption capacity, flexibility and drainage properties are the features characterizing jute as an eco-friendly fiber and so jute products are considered as ecologically acceptable by the environmentalists. Advantages enjoyed by jute products over other fibers are abundant availability and bio-degradable properties.

Bengal- the name conventionally attached to jute products. Since the ancient times the women folk of Bengal have been using jute products, basically for household storage. Today, Bengal is the chief manufacture of jute products in India.

 

For centuries jute has been associated with flexible packaging, specially sacks, shopping bags and coarse door mats. And that’s it – there ends the domain of jute products. Jute jewelries, jute apparels, jute wall hangings were out of human range of imagination then. But in today’s date multiple and versatile jute products are creating a global market, resurrecting after it lost to synthetic packaging during the 1970s.

 

In its ‘second coming’, the range of jute has increased manifold and it spread from the packaging industry to the fashion industry. Designer sarees, salwar-kameezes, jewelries and foot wears are the new incarnations of the traditional jute products. Jute-blended carpets and rugs, decorative wall-hangings and tapestries, garden pot hangings, decorative hand bags, bed spreads, cushion covers, shopping bags, etc, etc….the range of jute products is ever increasing and under continuous improvisation.

 

The Indian jute sector comprises organized jute industry as well as a large number of cottage units providing employment to thousands of people. They create a myriad of utilitarian products made of jute which reflect the traditional excellence of Indian craftsmanship.

 

The increasing popularity of the jute products is basically for its low cost which makes it easily accessible to the poor citizenry. The low price, however, never compromises with quality and fashion. The gorgeously embroidered jute apparels can make nice replicas of silk and can give the other fiber industries a run for money…..!!

The Indian Jute Industries Research Association (IJIRA) in association with Indian jute industry has recently developed food grade jute bags and cloth called Hydrocarbon free jute bags conforming to international standard specifications. These bags and cloth have a large demand in export markets for packing cocoa beans, coffee beans, shelled nuts and other food products.

 

Furniture is the latest forthcoming area in the domain of jute products. Decorative jute bags; jute slippers, shoes and non-reusable slip-ons; and jute wall hangings are gaining popularity world wide. Be it conserving the soil and environment or in applications like civil engineering or packaging and fashion industry, the time has come for this natural eco friendly fiber to take over with the ideal solutions for saving the modern world.

 

One of the most valuable natural resources of India, jute is a truly versatile fiber and that is the essence behind the popularity of jute products in the world scenario.

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“Using environment friendly garments is the smart way to go,” says lifestyle week.

Our environment is sick. Its temperature is rising. It is suffering from pollution. Thus, eco friendly is the word in whatever we do. Natural products have always been there in the world, but natural fabrics is now making its way into the fashion world. While cotton started the eco-friendly trend, bamboo is becoming a rising star in the fashion world along with jute and other vegetation extracts. The ecofriendly fashion trends have developed so much that we now have a fashion line of eco friendly jeans to wooden lingerie made from pine nut trees. In various fashion lifestyle week we find fashion accessories also getting ethical makeovers with eco friendly totes, cork boots, clutches and purses, ballet flats, etc. competing to beat the carbon footprints. You name it and the designers have it. Moreover, the trend that has walked the ramp of many a fashion lifestyle week is never going out of fashion.

Today a lifestyle week is all about apparels and fashion accessories in bamboo, coconut, banana fiber and hemp, natural indigo for jeans and using natural starch from potato and mimosa flowers. In the past there was not so much hype about the eco friendly fashion trends. It was mainly for the lack of awareness amongst people. Moreover, there were not much diversity in style and designs of eco friendly fabrics. Nowadays however, fashion designers are more and more incorporating in eco friendly designer costumes in their lifestyle week and shows. A fashion lifestyle week has a powerful appeal to launch new ecofriendly clothesline and make skin friendly fabrics popular. Not only a lifestyle week and a sole show will be able to increase the popularity of the eco friendly cloths. But there are various magazines and websites that are dedicated to the promotion of the eco friendly apparels and accessories. This the magazines and websites do by presenting a mix of affordable fashion, celebrity videos and interviews, photo galleries and thought-provoking features. Lifestyle week is organized by almost all metropolitan cities. A responsible fashion and lifestyle week like the Kolkata fashion and lifestyle week is here to prove that non-environment friendly fashion trends are not cool, trendy or glamorous in these times. Eco friendly clothes are the smart way to go to stop global warming due to pollution.

The primary theme of Kolkata fashion and lifestyle week in the year 2010 is eco friendly clothesline. This will obviously prove to the world that eco friendly designer dresses are not glamorous but are stylish and trendy. This way, a successful fashion lifestyle week can always set the trends for a new fashion all over the world. For the fashion conscious world, wearing environment friendly designer clothes is no longer hippy or odd, instead the trend is catching the world as an inferno. It is style, comfort and environmental awareness all in one garment. The garments are light, strong and most times anti bacterial. With a good lifestyle week to set the trend it is possible to look eco-glam instead.

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PS- preferably brands whose products are made in the USA, CA, EU, anything not made in a sweatshop. Thanks!

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