Jason Ticus shares the best ten apps to transform your life for the greener. This technology will empower you to live more sustainably.

1. The Top 10 Apps for a
Sustainable Lifestyle
Jason Ticus lists the best ten apps to
transform your life for the better.

2. PaperKarma
Take photos of the unwanted
mail that you receive which
you would like to stop. Just
snap a picture, and that's it.
PaperKarma automatically
contacts the sender and
removes you from their
distribution list. They stop
most unwanted mail that is
addressed directly to you.

3. Virtual
Water
Virtual Water teaches its
users just how much
water it takes to produce
whatever it is that they are
consuming. With this new
information, everyone is
empowered to make
smarter, more earth-
friendly food choices.
Rethink your
consumption patterns
with this powerful data.

4. Farmstand
This app, which is available
for free in the Apple app
store, makes it easy to buy
locally-grown produce. As
most conscious consumers
already know, that is
typically a much green food
option. Use the app to find
local farmer markets, access
market info, and engage
with other users via photos.

5. Good Guide
It can be challenging to always
prioritize supporting
companies who create
products that are safe, healthy,
and green. Sorting out which
products are worth buying and
which to avoid can be hard
work. Use your smart device to
scan the barcode of a given
product, and the app provides
information about it, the
company who creates it, and
gives an environmental score.

6. Oroeco
This app tracks the environmental impact of your every day activities,
as well as gives advice about how to better the way in which your
carbon footprint and energy consumption patterns occur. It will also
keep information about your progress over time to encourage your
continued improvement.

7. iRecycle
This is a top-tier,
comprehensive database
for users to use as a
resource to find the best
local recycling
opportunities near your
current location. You can
find the best place to
recycle nearly any material,
making this great habit an
even easier one to fold into
your lifestyle.

8. Seafood
Watch
The Monterey Bay
Aquarium helped design
this app to enable its users
to find and buy foods that
are sustainably sourced.
You can search the menus
of local restaurants and
stores. It is also just a
valuable informational
resource.

9. Love Food
Hate Waste
This app empowers its users to
organize the food and food
product situation in your
household. This will enable you
to make better choices in terms
of meal planning, shopping
lists, using leftovers, and
keeping a proper inventory.

10. Carma
Carpool
This app, available for free in both
the Apple and Google app stores,
helps you find other users who
are willing to share their
commute. By carpooling more
often, you cut down the traffic,
emissions, and the cost of your
trip. Riders pay drivers to share the
burden of the costs, sometimes
making it even cheaper than
public transportation.

11. Eco:Speed
EcoSpeed takes a number of
variables into account to plot the
most fuel-efficient rout to your
destination as possible. It weights
the cost and benefit of all traffic
stops, speed limits, and traffic
conditions to determine the
greenest (and cheapest) way to
get you to where you want to go.
It also makes fuel-saving
suggestions, such as
accelerating more slowly or
maintaining the most fuel-efficient
speed on the highway.