Eco friendly is someone or something that is not harmful to the environment, the people, plants, or animals on the earth. This can refer to anything including your clothes, choice of automobile, the appliances in your home, your furniture, the cosmetics and even beauty products you use on your body. http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861607424/ecofriendly.html Every person on the planet leaves behind an imprint of his or her time here on earth. Measures can be taken to make your carbon footprint is friendly.

As you go about your everyday life, you can make choices that will adversely affect the health of the earth for generations or you can make choices and choose products that are manufactured using earth friendly products. There are green businesses all around the world who manufacture and sell products that are made using organic cotton, natural silk and fewer - if any - harmful chemicals.

Here are some examples of the damage not living green does to the environment as well as a few statistics on green living:

• 1 million sea creatures are killed every year by the plastic garbage that makes its way to the ocean. Animals in the ocean get caught in the plastic and choke to death.http://www.eco-me.com/fun-facts

• You can watch three hours of TV off the energy from one recycled aluminum can.http://www.eco-me.com/fun-facts

• - Every person in the Unites States produce 1,609 pounds of garbage each year.http://www.eco-me.com/fun-facts

• -Recycling just one household’s old newspapers would save almost 21,000,000 trees each month, if every household participated.http://www.eco-me.com/fun-facts

All of the decisions we make on a daily basis play a huge role in the state of the earth. This page on eco-friendly products will cover the many ways to be eco-friendly.

There are several ways to become more Eco-friendly. You can purchase items that were manufactured using environmentally friendly products and by taking measures in your home to cut waste and to reduce your personal carbon footprint.

Information on eco-friendly products:

• Clothes - There are Eco friendly clothing for male and female shoppers who are conscientious about the type of materials

they purchase.http://www.happyhippie.com/directory/organic-clothing.html

• Gifts - You can purchase Eco friendly gifts at birthdays, Christmas and at other occasions.http://www.happyhippie.com/directory/artgallery.htm

• Toys - Give your child Eco friendly toys that are manufactured using organic materials fewer harmful chemicals.http://www.happyhippie.com/directory/eco-friendly-toys.html

• Shopping Bags - Use Eco friendly shopping bags every time you go shopping.http://www.happyhippie.com/directory/reusablebags.htm

• Furniture - The furniture you choose for your home can be made with materials that are friendly to your home and the environment.http://www.happyhippie.com/directory/eco-furniture-decor.html

• Automobiles - The Hybrid autos are manufactured to be more Eco friendly. Cars emit pollutants into the air that can contribute to global warming.

• Jewelry - You can purchase -or make - handmade hemp jewelry that is earth friendly and made with all natural products.http://www.happyhippie.com/directory/eco-furniture-decor.html

• Shoes - Earth friendly shoes are made with bamboo, hemp, wool, silk, recycled rubber and plastics.http://www.simpleshoes.com/info/materials.aspx?g=info

• Garden - You can get your garden started in the Spring and by the Summer, you can have your own vegetables growing, that can be used to feed your family.http://www.happyhippie.com/directory/garden.htm

• Bath and Body - The cosmetics, soap, detergent and other beauty products you use can be made with products that are friendly to your skin and the environment.http://www.happyhippie.com/directory/beauty.htm

You can start to become eco-friendly by choosing eco friendly products when you shop.