In the spirit of being green and eco-friendly, we want to offer up a selection of solar-powered gadgets for your home and yard.

One of the great things about summer weather in most locales is the abundance of long, sunny days. And, with the evolving and ever-increasing number of solar-powered products, all that sunshine can be put to additional use.

Five Great Solar Powered Gadgets to Consider

We've scoured the Internet and a few catalogs to find a handful of unique and useful gadgets that are all powered by pure sunlight.

AMIR Solar Powered String Lights: These are great outside for all those backyard get-togethers on  those warm summer nights. And, when the weather gets a bit too cool for outdoor entertaining outside, you can still brighten up your home's surroundings with these great lights. These 100 warm white LED lights are guaranteed to brighten your outdoor evenings. With 33 ft of string connected to a state-of-the-art solar panel, these lights will create magic for the garden, patio or backyard.

Eton Rukus Solar-Powered Bluetooth Speaker: When you want to play music outdoors on your patio or in the backyard you usually have to have something battery-powered, or run an extension cord to your player. No longer! You can use this device to play music and even charge your phone, without a cord or having to change batteries regularly. On top of that it's water resistant. This Eton Rukus speaker will play music for eight hours after a full charge.

Jackery Portable Power Station Generator: Want to be portable when you're outdoors playing or entertaining? This compact generator can  charge a mini-fridge, portable stereos, drones and even an outdoor projector. It weighs only 6.6 pounds which means you can take it with you on the road or for use during an emergency power outage. According to Jackery, it comes with a high-capacity rechargeable lithium power pack, an AC adapter, carport slot, and USB slots. It can also be charged with sunlight using the 50W solar panel, which is sold separately.

Swiftly Done Solar Power Outdoor LED Light : This durable, weather-resistant light is easily installed on any surface using the peel and stick method and it works receiving sunlight directly or indirectly. The solar panel has a five-year lifespan and its white light burn for more than five and half years, even if on all day. A great feature is that it decreases to half-brightness until detecting motion, when it goes to full brightness. In additions, it turns off automatically at sunrise and turns back on when the sun sets.

RunningSnail Emergency Solar-Powered Radio: If there’s an emergency power outage or a severe weather alert, this solar-powered AM/FM radio comes in handy. In addition, it has additional features that make it a great solar-powered camping device. In addition, you can charge this radio with the sun, with a USB cable, and even with a hand crank. meaning you’ll never run out of power for your radio!

You Can Be Green With Your Junk Removal, Too

Junk King provides an efficient, safe and eco-friendly e-waste and junk removal services so you don’t have to worry about the pick up or disposal of those old items and devices.

Not only that, we also ensure that your old electronics end up in the right place. Whether it goes to a charity if the electronics are still functioning, or to a recycling facility, we make your e-waste is disposed of in an eco-friendly way.

We remove almost all types of e-waste, including computers, monitors, printers, phones, radios,  and televisions.