Clothes washing is another one of the largest sources of water waste in households. Environment Canada states that up to 20% of the water usage in Canadian homes comes from doing the laundry Environment Canada - Wise Water Use. There are many things you can do to save energy and water waste when it comes to laundry without reducing the quality of the cleaning that you get out of it.
By washing your clothes on the cold water cycle and hanging up more of your clothes to dry you can cut back on energy waste and save yourself money! Even doing this for seven days can reduce your CO2 footprint by 11 pounds and earn you savings of $1 or more. Up to 90% of the energy used during a wash goes to heating the water if you choose a hot water cycle. Hot water can also cause colours to fade and clothes to shrink or stretch Maritime Electric - Energy Saving Tips. We often wash our clothes far longer than is necessary as well. Unless they are completely covered in dirt, the minimum cycle time is sufficient.
By washing your clothes on the cold water cycle and hanging up more of your clothes to dry you can cut back on energy waste and save yourself money! Even doing this for seven days can reduce your CO2 footprint by 11 pounds and earn you savings of $1 or more. Up to 90% of the energy used during a wash goes to heating the water if you choose a hot water cycle. Hot water can also cause colours to fade and clothes to shrink or stretch Maritime Electric - Energy Saving Tips. We often wash our clothes far longer than is necessary as well. Unless they are completely covered in dirt, the minimum cycle time is sufficient.
Challenge:
For two weeks, we challenge you to use cold water only in your clothing washes and reduce the time of your washes to the minimum required cycle time to get your clothes clean.
Tips:
-If you can, place as many of your wet clothes next to a heating source in your home to dry, that way you save the energy that would otherwise be used in a dryer.
-Use detergents that are less harmful to the environment as well!
-Reuse articles of clothing. You save water, money, and your clothes will maintain their shape and colour much longer.
-Do only full loads of laundry, you save much more water this way.
Tips:
-If you can, place as many of your wet clothes next to a heating source in your home to dry, that way you save the energy that would otherwise be used in a dryer.
-Use detergents that are less harmful to the environment as well!
-Reuse articles of clothing. You save water, money, and your clothes will maintain their shape and colour much longer.
-Do only full loads of laundry, you save much more water this way.
Additional Information:
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