Favorite Products of 2008 - Sylvania micro-mini Twist CFL, Undergear Soy and Bamboo Collections, Caroma Sydney Smart and More!

It's hard to believe that we've nearly reached the end of 2008.

It seems like just yesterday that we started 1GreenProduct.com, even though that fateful event happened more than seven months ago (May 11, 2008 to be exact).

It just goes to show that like the dearly departed Douglas Adams once said, "Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so."

Christmas Eve is traditionally a time for gathering with friends and family. We'd like to take a moment to thank all the thousands of people who have visited 1GreenProduct.com this year. Thank you for caring about the planet and taking the time to learn about eco-friendly products and services.

And of course we'd just like to point out that Christmas must be a major eco-holiday. After all, the two representative colors of the season are red and green!

Now we'd like to inaugurate what we hope will be an annual tradition - the 1GreenProduct.com Top 10 favorite products of 2008:

1) Sylvania's micro-mini Twist CFL - Gives the same illumination as a regular CFL bulb, 30% smaller, 70% less mercury

2) Undergear Soy and Bamboo Collections - These durable, soft, quick-drying, stylish and made from eco-friendly fabrics provide men with some welcome options beyond the old boxers/briefs debate.

3) Caroma Sydney Smart Dual-Flush Toilet - Save an estimated 18,000 - 30,000 gallons of water per year at the push of a button.

4) HP Deskjet D2545 Printer - An ENERGY STAR-qualified printer made mostly out of recycled plastic. Why can't other electronics manufacturers do that?

5) Lightcap 200 - A super-clever idea (turn a water bottle into a lantern) and pretty much the only solar-powered product we tested that performed for us as advertised.

6) Eureka envirovac - All the cleaning power with 1/3 energy savings, plus a HEPA filter to really clear the air. Plus so easy to operate that it actually made vacuuming kinda fun.

7) Water-saving faucets by Moen and Grohe (tie) - How can we choose when both Moen and Grohe faucets and showerheads deliver 30% water savings and look great doing it?

8) EvoLux Earth LED - The future of light bulbs - uses just 13 watts of power to create the same light as a 100 watt incandescent bulb. Now if only we could get that price to come down...

9) Fire & Light Recycled Glass Dinnerware - These folks work magic transforming castaway broken glass into functional works of art.

10) earth creations - People spend so much time trying to get dirt out of clothes. earth creations figured out a way to use dirt (OK, clay) to dye organic cotton, hemp and bamboo clothing. Very smart.


We feel honored to have had the opportunity to share our thoughts on these and many other great eco-friendly products with you.

Thanks again for reading. Like many of you, we'll be taking a break over the holidays, but we'll be back on New Year's Day with a look at the year ahead in 2009.

For now, here's wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!