Have you ever had the joys of a hot shower tainted by the guilt of the energy you were using to indulge your aquatic pleasures? Well the EcoDrain is designed to reduce the energy lost in running hot water.

The EcoDrain is a heat exchanger that attaches to your shower drain. Clean water is circulated in pipes around the still hot drainage water from your shower and it consequently absorbs some of the energy from the drainage water.

This water becomes luke warm and is the same water that comes out of your shower head when you run cold water. Consequently, it requires less “hot” water to get your shower to its optimal temperature.

Sadly, you can’t really have any more of those ice cold showers that so many of us are fond of, but the upside is that you can reduce hot water heater use by 40 percent.

Apple has unveiled it’s greenest MacBook yet, producing a new system which is made from a single piece of solid, recyclable aluminum, as well as a display made of recyclable glass.

The company has also removed many of the harmful toxins found in computers including mercury, arsenic and PVC. And, to reduce energy consumption, the MacBook hard drive spins down automatically when inactive, using 30 % less power than previous models. The MacBook also decides which processor — CPU or GPU — is best suited to efficiently perform a task. The processor even throttles down to save power between keystrokes as you type.

Apple also cut out nearly half of the bulky packaging to streamline their distribution and create less waste.

Want something that will look retro, stylish and is also eco-friendly? The Magno AM/FM radio is handcrafted in Indonesia from naturally harvested new growth wood.

The added bonus? For every tree that is used in production of the Mango radios, a new one is planted.

The radios are manufactured by Areaware, a New York City based company known for unique and eco-friendly products. The company only uses recycled, reused or resalvaged materials/fibers in production and biodegradable materials/fibers in product line.

Whirlpool introduced its new line of green appliances this week. The new eco-friendly kitchen appliances include their Resource Saver refrigerator, dishwasher and range.

The star of the line-up has to be the eco-friendly refrigerator which uses the same amount of power as a 60-watt light bulb. The green fridge also comes equipped with Whirlpool’s 6th Sense technology, which automatically brings food to the desired temperature in half the time of a normal fridge. It also has a “fast cool” button that aggressively chills food that is put into the fridge at a warm temperature. Perfect for those still warm leftovers.

This eco-friendly appliance will hit stores in March and will retail for $2,099.

The Resource Saver dishwasher boasts the use of significantly less water usage in cycles (1/3 of the amount from dishwashers built seven years ago). The Resource Saver range comes equipped with a sleep mode like a computer that lets it save energy when not in use. The dishwasher and range are priced at $799 and $699.