Echo-chic

With more and more ways to recycle and recharge, everything that's old is new again. From carryalls to cars, here are a few ideas to help you go green and save the planet in style!

What Goes Around Comes Around: Looking for an edgy alternative to your everyday bag? London-based design company Worn Again offers eco-friendly options. Recycled materials such as seatbelts anal tires are combined for this fashionable find. (www.wornagain.co.uk)

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Best of Both Worlds: Call it the perfect synergy. Toyota's Prius seamlessly blends power from a gasoline engine and an electrio drive motor to make it the most fuel-efficient vehicle on the highway. A regenerative braking system further boosts the environmentally safe benefits of this stylish and sleek driving system (www.toyota.com).

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Again and Again: From the remote control in your den to the smoke detectors in your hallway, batteries are a necessary part of everyday life. To help save the planet and minimize hazardous waste, try the eco-conscious rechargeable batteries from USBCELL, which can be charged from your laptop computer or any powered USB port (www.usbcell.com).

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