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Environmentally Friendly Products
Through
buying environmentally friendly products such as energy-saving-bulbs you can save
a lot of energy and protect the climate. Another positive effect is that you can
save a lot of money by using less energy.
To give you an example of the kinds
of products which are available, take a look at the links below:
Links to Environmentally
Friendly Products:
http://sd-online.ewindows.eu.org/
This European Environment Agency site is a 'market place' of sustainable
development tools
http://www.safeclimate.net/store
- green electricity, lighting, home, food, garden, office, transport
Green
Pages - lists suppliers of ecofriendly products worldwide
EU
energy efficiency labels - shows you what to look for when buying appliances
in the European Union.
Database
of European suppliers of energy efficient and sustainable building products and
services
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You should look for labels and certificates to make sure that your products are ecological.
Some figures
In some areas there has been a shift in consumer behaviour towards the use of environmentally friendly products. A possible reason for that is the growth in ecolabelling and environmental product declarations
In 1998 for example, each Swede bought eco-labelled products for EUR 300 - that's ten times more than in 1995
For refrigerators the market share of the highest energy efficiency classes (A and B) increased from 15% in 1994 to 20% in 1996. In Sweden between 1996 and 1999 the same market share increased from 2% to 16%
All figures are taken from European Environment Agency (EEA) Publications.