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class="alignleft" src="http://static.move.com/blogs/2010/9/0910Zuvo.jpg" alt="0910Zuvo Household Gadgets That Save You Green" width="144" height="148" title="Household Gadgets That Save You Green" />Gadgets are toys for grown-ups designed to make our chores more manageable and in some cases, more fun.  Many of this year’s popular gadgets have a green twist, to help us save the planet while saving those dollar bills.

Take a look at our favorite home gadgets and tell us which products you would add to the list: /> id="more-375677">

style="text-decoration: underline">Zuvo ZPS125 Water Purator: Plastic water bottles clutter the environment while siphoning money from your wallet.  Zuvo’s Water Purator (pictured above) is a devise attached to your faucet to remove contaminants and bad tasting chlorine from your tap water while preserving your water’s natural mineral content.

Zuvo Water Purator is available online at Amazon, Frontgate, Brookstone, and Drugstore.com as well as through the Zuvo online store.

style="text-decoration: underline">Sodastream: Whether your beverage of choice is sparkling water, cola, or an energy drink, Sodastream offers a “smarter way to enjoy soda.”  The easy-to-use system converts tap water into sparkling in fewer than thirty seconds at a cost of just 25 cents per “can” of soda or liter of sparkling water, with no bottle deposits.  Sodamixes are available in 20 high-fructose free regular flavors, 16 Splenda-sweetened diet flavors, regular and diet energy drink flavors.  MyWater Flavor Essences are available in lemon-lime, orange, berry, and mint.

 The Sodastream system is available at Williams Sonoma, Macy’s, Crate & Barrel, Sur La Table, and online at Sodastreamusa.com and Amazon.com. class="aligncenter" src="http://static.move.com/blogs/2010/9/0910Sodastream.jpg" alt="0910Sodastream Household Gadgets That Save You Green" width="136" height="148" title="Household Gadgets That Save You Green" />

style="text-decoration: underline">Fox Run Tulz Onion Saver:  When a recipe calls for half an onion, what can you do to prevent odors from permeating the fridge? Tulz Onion Saver keeps cut onions fresh while trapping  noxious odors, all in a clever onion shaped design.  A yellow Lemon Saver, green Lime Saver, and red Tomato Saver are also available.

 Tulz storage items are available at Amazon.com and Cooking.com. class="aligncenter" src="http://static.move.com/blogs/2010/9/0910OnionSaver.jpg" alt="0910OnionSaver Household Gadgets That Save You Green" width="149" height="148" title="Household Gadgets That Save You Green" />

style="text-decoration: underline">Stainless Steel Compost Pail by RSVP International

One man’s trash is another man’s compost.  This one gallon countertop compost pail turns potato peels, coffee grinds, and eggshells into a useful gardening supplement.  The pail’s replaceable charcoal filter eliminates odors.  RSVP International sells a Jumbo Compost Pail for larger households as well as black or white stoneware and bamboo styles.

The compost pails are available at Amazon.com and Cooking.com. class="aligncenter" src="http://static.move.com/blogs/2010/9/0910CompostPail.jpg" alt="0910CompostPail Household Gadgets That Save You Green" width="146" height="148" title="Household Gadgets That Save You Green" />

(Source: GadgetsKitchen.com, Photos courtesy of Amazon.com)

–Beth Kramer, Move Trends Writer /> E-mail: Beth.Kramer@move.com

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