When you think of laundry, typically you’re after the whitest whites, and no shrinkage. How about we think outside the box and “green” our laundry practices by shrinking their footprint? This episode answers your questions and offers advice on how to minimize the environmental impact of washing your clothes. Also an often forgotten, but important aspect, of making recycling work.
Did you know 75 to 90 percent of the energy your washer uses goes to warming up the water? You can save $60 or more per year on your energy bill by washing in cold water, according to Consumer Reports. But not all laundry detergents work well in cold water. We address that in this episode and offer additional information in the links below.
LINKS:
Heidi Bischof’s Earth Ethic blog at Medium
After recording this podcast, Heidi found this indicating laundry pods are probably safe for people and planet:
Detergent Pods are Handy, but Can I Use Them With a Clean Conscience? – Grist’s Ask Umbra
Also, here’s a related tip not discussed in the podcast: Washing your dishes by hand probably wastes water!
Why You Should Never Wash Dishes by Hand
Two products designed to capture plastic microfibers in our washing machines:
The Cora Ball
Guppyfriend Washing Bag
Essential Working Group Guide to Laundry Detergents
Why Are You Still Washing Your Clothes In Warm Water?
6 Reasons to Cold-Water Wash
9 Ways to Save Energy Doing Laundry
The Best Laundry Detergent
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81 Overpopulation Think Tank – Part 2
80 How Do We Get Out of This Mess? University Students Brainstorm
79 Overpopulation Think Tank – Part 1
78 Discussing Overpopulation: Let's Clear the Minefield
77 Fact-Checking News of China’s “Demographic Crisis”
76 Now Here's What We Call an Eco-Superhero
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74 Bleak Friday, 8 Billion Post-Mortem and Damage Done by Guilt
73 Eight Billion is Too Many: Don’t be a Twit About Overpopulation
72 Upping Our Game Alerting the World to Limits to Growth: New Online Community
71 World Population Day 2022: We’re Overpopulated. Pass It On.
70 Paul Ehrlich on The Limits to Growth
69 Chickens are Coming Home to Roost
68 Paul Ehrlich, Unfiltered (Special Earth Day Episode)
67 Obsessive-Compulsive’s Guide to Cutting Your Carbon Footprint
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