Some of the smallest changes we make can conserve energy. For instance, the way we do our laundry can affect our environment. It has been found that up to 60% of the energy associated with one piece of clothing is spent in how we wash and dry it. Laundering just a single t-shirt can send as much as 9 lbs of carbon dioxide into the air over the lifetime of the shirt.
These little changes can make big differences over time:
- Wash clothes in warm water instead of hot water.
- Save up to launder bigger loads than many smaller ones.
- Replace an older washing machine with a newer, efficient one, if possible. Newer washers can save up to 3/4 the energy of some older ones!
- Dry clothes the natural way - hang up a clothesline!
Altogether, the changes we make can reduce the CO2 created by our laundry by up to 90%!
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