Green Calgary

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Feb
27
2007

Wash your clothes in cold water

Filed in: Energy, Shopping

Since 80-90% of the energy used in doing the wash is used to heat the water, you too may save both energy and money by switching your washing machine dial to cold and leaving it there!

If all households in Canada that currently use either hot or warm water to wash their clothes switch to cold water, approximately 1.5 billion kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent would be prevented from entering the earth’s atmosphere.

Many companies now offer special cold water wash detergents so you don’t have to switch cleanliness for environmental benefit.

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