Wash your clothes cold, hang 'em out to dry

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Wash your clothes cold, hang 'em out to dry

by Patricia Mayville-Cox (Subscribe to Patricia Mayville-Cox's posts)
Nov 30th 2007 @ 6:00AM

Savings: Up to $145 dollars per year for washing in cold water, $80 dollars a year for line drying.

You can reduce the impact of washing and drying clothes very easily, saving lots of carbon emissions and dollars.

By washing your clothes in cold water, you will reduce most of the environmental impact of running a wash. Ninety percent of the energy involved in washing clothes goes into heating the water, not running the machine.

If you live in a community where you are allowed to hang out your clothes to dry or you have space indoors, air dry your clothes whenever possible. Clothes dryers account for 6% of power consumed by U.S. households.

Don't forget to include your warm clothes in the wash. A nice toasty sweater can save you up to $100 a year.

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