Are you always looking at new washing machines trying to find the one that is the most energy efficient? Well, how about one that uses absolutely no power? This hand powered washing machine sits on a counter top, and operates on elbow grease alone. Just add your clothes, a little water and laundry soap, and give it a few cranks for 10 seconds to 2 minutes to get your laundry clean.

You can either rinse your clothes in the washing machine after draining out the wash water, or your kitchen sink. This green washing machine is made of plastic, and it does not require any maintenance.

While it might be a good green living idea for someone who doesn’t do much laundry, I think anyone with a family would get tired of cranking this portable washing machine in a hurry. I’d like to have one for going camping though. The hand crank washing machine is available at Clean Air Gardening for $49.99.