ABSTRACT
Eco-friendly products are “products that do not harm the environment whether in their production, use or disposal” (OECD, 2008). In other words, these products help to preserve the environment by significantly reducing the pollution, they could produce. Eco-products are also known as environment-friendly products or green products as they cause minimal harm to people and the environment (OECD, 2008). Green products are energy efficient, nontoxic, produces no air or water pollution, reusable, biodegradable, do not reduce ozone layer, made of recyclable, renewable resource, and unharmful compounds (Dincer, 2000). The green products include solar-powered, wind-powered, and hydro-powered products. Solar energy can be used to generate electricity which is further utilized to operate electrical appliances, vehicles. Solar energy product includes solar fountains, solar water heater, solar light/bulb, solar inverter, solar battery charger, and solar oven (Grupp, 2012; Lorenzo, 1994; Baumann et al., 2002). In other words, the home appliances, which can run with the help of solar power, are kept in this category.
