This is a guest post by John Simonetta, owner of an eco-friendly promotional items consultancy (see proformagreen.com). John’s blogs are designed to keep us up to date on the “greening” of his industry.
As I said 2009 seems to be the year of new green ideas. The Eco Water Save Shower Timer, now available from All-in-One, is certainly a great one.
You place the twist-action 5-minute shower timer onto the side of the shower via a suction mount. The client goes into the shower and turns the hour glass (or is it 5 minute glass) over. When the sand runs out, shower should be over.
These little items help people save water, energy and money, by reminding folks to take shorter showers. They are also shatter-resistant and have a 70% recycled plastic body, so they count as a green item in their own right.
This is a very simple and very smart giveaway for any Ecopreneurist who works in the water or energy industries. I also think they would be great for city and community energy drives. Certainly a great Earth Day giveaway for all you Ecopreneurists taking place in Earth Day fairs, seminars and other events this year.
They might also be a good item for schools, spas, hotels and other venues that have users taking showers as a friendly reminder to save water.
With a EQP of $4.62 these items are a great way to get your message or brand in front of your client each and every day.
For more information on the Eco Water Save Shower Timer please visit the All-in-One website or email info@proformagreen.com
Too many of these so called “green” solutions are popping up as ways to help the environment when they are merely marketing ploys. REDUCE spending, REDUCE waste–these are ways to help the environment. If you really need to time your shower bring in a water resistant watch or put a clock in the bathroom!
K1W1 – Keep in mind these items are not targeted at individuals. They are promotional items to help a company or organization communicate a message.
In that regard someone like a City water utility or eco friendly hotel chain using these as a giveaway at an education fair makes much more sense than say coffee mugs or caps, as the Eco Water Saver™ helps people actually conserve water, which is likely one of the goal of the utility or hotel chain.
I agree with John. Shower timers are a perfectly valid greening strategy as part of a larger water conservation program. Shower timers are inexpensive devices that can save a lot of water when used by institutions with lots of showers. Think about it. If every gym, spa, hotel, hospital and university installed these, a lot of water would be saved.
Any and all water savings is good. I have been woking hard at saving water with things that do not change our lifestyle like a dualflush toilet or water saver faucets. cutting down on shower time saves but changing the head out to use less water will not change the lifestyle but will save the water.
New video from manufacturer on this product is now on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-QcDGfVClQ.