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Eco friendly wedding favors are one of the hottest topics right now. With the huge interest in going green and becoming more responsible for the things that are used and purchased every day, more people are looking for eco friendly ways to plan their weddings, right down to the invitations, favors, and decorations. If you’re planning a wedding and want to help the planet at the same time, these wedding favors might just be able to help you do that. Plus, some of the items that you find are really unique, and won’t be found anywhere else.

Choosing to use ‘green’ products is a great way of making a small impact. Although no one person can actually change the state of the entire world, every little bit helps. If it is on your conscious to attempt to be more earth-friendly, you will likely want to make it a part of your everyday life, including the planning and execution of your big day. From organic and fair trade edible favors to candles and organic skin care products, your wedding guests and parties will never feel more pampered and appreciated than they will when you offer eco-friendly favors for your wedding.

Recycled wedding favors are another popular item, and come in all kinds of product styles and designs. You can find photo frames, candles, notebooks, and a variety of other wedding favors that are made from recycled products. You might actually be amazed at how easy it is to find eco friendly wedding favors once you start looking. You will always impress when you choose edible items, but there are many non-edible gifts that are very environmentally friendly as well, allowing you to choose from a wide variety of products for your wedding planning needs. It doesn’t matter whether you need favors for guests or special items for the wedding party, because there is truly something for just about everyone.

Planning a wedding can be stressful enough without added details. However, planning an eco-friendly wedding is something that will be well worth the effort as long as you are able to invest the time. Don’t sell yourself short or assume that you can’t afford these things, either. Eco-friendly products are becoming more affordable by the day and you can find all kinds of items for any budget. When you’re in the market for eco friendly wedding favors, the sky is the limit for what you have to choose from.

There is some great eco news for all those outdoors lovers out there, as there is an ever-increasing list of ingenious products on the market for camping, hiking and backpacking. One of the recent eco friendly products for campers can disinfect drinking water from rivers and streams using solar energy, for example. Another one of the most exciting pieces of eco friendly gear for campers is the Sun Power Port, which generates power without leaving a carbon footprint. The Sun Power Port is not only eco friendly; it is estimated to pay for itself in two years or less with all the power it can potentially generate. It is an ideal solution for camping as well as emergency power outages, which makes it a dual-purpose investment. When camping during the summer season, the solar panel can easily charge the 12 volt battery after one day of sitting in the sun. The power generated is converted from DC to AC current through an inverter, and then it’s ready to give life to any North American standard-volt appliance. The statistics on this product are pretty astonishing. As long as the battery has been fully charged ahead of time, there doesn’t need to be any sunshine out on the day that you use it. A fully charged Sun Power Port can run and charge a laptop for approximately three hours, power a 19-inch television set for more than an hour, and it can power a 20-watt light for a whopping ten hours. This is particularly important if you lose power during the night or if you’re camping and you want to keep the site well lit as you and your companions enjoy the great outdoors after dark. There are plenty of other eco friendly products on the market for camping, and for everyday life. It’s a good idea to keep on top of current eco news and see what amazing products they are coming out with next.

After one of the harshest winters in years, we have finally been treated to some sunshine and a promise of more good weather along the way. And for those of us who feel there is never enough sunshine throughout our summers, making the most of it while it lasts is important.

One of the best ways of enjoying the warm weather is to just relax in your own garden but often people can get carried away and start buying products and backyard furniture, without realising how environmentally damaging they are.

Patio heaters and outdoor lighting are two examples, both of which use energy, but other items in out gardens such as patio furniture can also be damaging to the environment, especially of it is not biodegradable or is manufactured from unsustainable timber.

There are, however some great eco-friendly garden products that can help you relax in your back garden, come the sunny days:

Garden Lighting

There are a whole host of solar lighting and eco friendly garden lights. They are not just novelties either, some solar powered garden lights produce the same amount of power as a regular bulb – storing, as they do, the energy from the sunshine during the day. But if its a soft glow you are after, then there are also a whole host of solar lights and solar lanterns and even security lights.

Some Garden Lights are Powerful

Eco Garden Furniture

Try an avoid plastic garden furniture because one day it will eventually end up on a landfill somewhere – where it will stay for perhaps centuries. There are alternatives to plastic furniture but if you go for wood try and find recycled wood products or reclaimed wooden furniture. The same is true of conservatory furniture too. Why not revert to wicker or some recycled wooden conservatory furniture?

Other Eco Garden Products

From eco gardening products to birdhouses, nesting boxes and other wildlife homes and feeders, there are a whole host of ornamental eco friendly garden features that can have a practical purposes but look great in the garden. Even things like log stores and composters can be very ornamental – and serve a practical purpose too.