Because of the seriousness of environmental pollution and an increased interest in the environment, many environment-friendly products have come out. Besides natural gas buses and organic products which are commonly used in everyday life, many other interesting eco-friendly products are being released such as products that lower the energy amount that we use, reduce the waste of resource by recycling and reusing, or are made of biodegradable substances. Various kinds of products have been created for the protection of the environment.

  Among these environment-friendly products that reduce waste by recycling and reusing, two representative products are 'Eneloop' and 'Mr. Klein'. Eneloop is a product that Sanyo makes. It can be recharged about 2,000 times. Therefore, it can be used repeatedly. Not only by reducing materials that are used to make batteries but also by decreasing contamination that leaks out from discarded batteries, Eneloop can replace the old(existing) batteries which cause many environmental problems. In addition, because the price is cheap, around 10,000 to 20,000 won, people aren't burdened by buying them.

Mr. Klein is an eco-friendly underwear washing machine that can reuse the water. Once people press the filter button, the water is purified and people can wash again without changing the water. Anyone can purchase this product at about 80,000 won. Although this technology is quite an advantaged one, the price is surprisingly cheap.

  When people use a product, they don't fully realize its bad effects on the environment; many products are much worse for the environment than people think. However, if the people use the products that are made of biodegradable substances, these problems can be lessened. The examples are 'biodegradable nets' and 'environment-friendly diapers'. The existing nets are made of non-biodegradable substances. Fish nets that are lost because of storms or mistakes in the process of changing the nets have caused spawning grounds to be contaminated and a lot of fish to die. Because 'biodegradable nets' decompose in 2 years, they can solve the problems that existing nets have caused. As the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries has recognized the merits of 'biodegradable nets', the ministry has supplied biodegradable nets beginning 2007 in order to solve the environmental problems.

Many people usually use paper diapers thanks to their convenience. However, more than a billion trees are used to make diapers in a year, and diapers take more than 100 years to rot. If people use the environment-friendly diapers, they can solve the problems that can be caused by using paper diapers. As environment-friendly diapers are made of biodegradable substances, they rot easily after they are thrown out. These aspects help the environment. In addition, as they don't have acid washing, they are safe for both producers and consumers. The two representative companies of environment-friendly diapers are 'Seventh generation' and 'Tushies'. Everyone can buy these companies' diapers easily in a supermarket.

  Now, consideration for the environment is not a choice but a necessity. Producing eco-friendly products is important, but consuming them is more important. Our consumption of environment-friendly products is much needed.