Roto-Rooter’s Paul Abrams and The Ionic Bulb’s Annette Hunter

Paul Abrams of Roto-Rooter joins John and Mike on “Green is Good” to discuss his company’s newly tweaked green program and eco-mission. Roto-Rooter is the largest plumbing repair and drain cleaning service in the U.S. and Canada — working about 1.5 million plumbing jobs per year.

Roto-Rooter is looking to influence its customers by offering an innovative green program for them to choose. Several of the company’s default parts are now helping to conserve water usage and energy, instantly making the company greener than ever before.

The company’s dual-flush toilet retrofit, in particular, is an easy, innovative way to recoup a green investment quickly. During a simple home inspection, Roto-Rooter can retrofit quickly and cost effectively.

“We can safely say that the days of cheap water and sewer are behind us,” Abrams says. “Whatever the cost is [to install a toilet retrofit], you’ll make it back in a year.”

In the second half of the show, Annette Hunter of The Ionic Bulb, an “eco-preneur,” talks about an innovation in lighting. The ionic bulb solves two problems at once: it’s a powerful air purifier, and it’s an energy-saving CFL light bulb — it’s that simple.

“You have those huge, bulky air purifiers that cost $200, $300; sometimes more than that,” Hunter says. “They make a lot of noise and they don’t work that well. Microchips are now able to filter the air. We put that microchip on a light bulb.”

How does it work? The chip, which emits negative ions into the air that attach themselves to pollutants, eliminates air impurities — dust, pollen, odors, dander, allergens and smoke — nearly instantly in a 100-foot radius. Currently, the bulbs retail for about $5 each, available now online and in CVS and Walmart retail stores later this year.

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