The care of the environment has become one of the most widespread concerns today. The human being has spent years using the natural resources provided by nature and, on the contrary, projecting on it the consequences, both positive and negative, of its activity and its progress in different areas.
One of the sectors that has experienced a greater development in the last decades has been the technological one. Every day there are thousands of devices such as appliances, televisions, computers, tablets ... and, above all, mobile phones, with the negative effects that this entails. What many do not take into account is that technology, well used, can also serve to help care for the environment.
Our mobile phone, for example, can be a great tool when it comes to acquiring good habits, while also benefiting the environment, through different apps that will allow you, among other actions, to save water or energy, to recycle , make more sustainable purchases, know the quality of the air ...
Here are some of the most useful mobile applications to help us with this task.
Recycling Guide
It is one of the most important applications in Spanish in terms of recycling. Created by Ecoembes (one of the most important national organizations in regards to the care of the environment through recycling), teaches the user to correctly separate organic waste from paper and cardboard, plastic and packaging, glass, the metal ... and deposit all of them in the proper container.
The app also has a search engine in which the user can search all kinds of products and know, instantly, in which container you must deposit them.
This application is available for both Android and iOS.
Mirubee
Launched recently by a Spanish start-up, Mirubee allows, through a meter that is located in the electrical panel of our home and that connects to the WiFi network, to analyze the electrical consumption of each of the devices that we have at home. This app is perfect to keep a detailed control of the domestic electrical consumption.
In addition, you can configure different alerts and notifications to help you avoid consumption spikes and also receive personalized indications with which to increase energy efficiency and reduce polluting emissions.
The only drawback of Mirubee is that the meter necessary for the proper functioning of the app is priced at € 119. However, those responsible for the application say that the reduction in the monthly electricity bill may be around 15%.
Go Green: Carbon Tracker
This is a very interesting application, because it analyzes the carbon footprint produced by our daily activities: from electricity consumption in the home, to the use of public or private transport. Thanks to it, the user can know, based on a scale that determines the app itself, if their activities are respectful with the environment.
Once detected the habits with room for improvement, the app itself will offer the user advice and alternatives on how to change some of their habits, acquiring a more sustainable behavior.
Carbon Tracker has a disadvantage, and that is only available for iOS systems.
Good Guide
Good Guide is the perfect app for the most committed, because it analyzes the brands and products that we buy and consume and determines if they are healthy, safe, healthy and responsible with the environment.
The operation of the app is very simple. The user can scan the barcode of the product through the camera of the mobile and discover information about what its manufacturing and its use imply for both society and the environment
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