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Green Laundry Tips

Author
BRITT CARLSON
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Use cold water to wash. 90 percent of the energy used by a washer is for heating water.

Wash only when dirty. Most pants and some shirts can be worn two to three times before washing.

Line dry clothes year round. A large drying rack will make this easy and convenient. The U.S. Department of Energy rates clothes dryers as the second biggest user of household energy.

Buy concentrated laundry detergent in refillable containers. This cuts down on shipping weight and garbage.

Footnotes/Endnotes

On the web!

Planet Green’s Guide to Green Laundry, planetgreen.discovery.com
/go-green/green-laundry

Energy Star, your resource for Energy Efficient Washing Machines and More, energystar.gov

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