Cold Water=Clean Laundry + Less Pollution

Wednesday is green:home day, when we offer simple tips to green up your home life.

Most Americans wash their clothing in warm water. The energy it takes to heat all of that water results in around 500 pounds of greenhouse gases per household being released into the atmosphere every year. And, it costs you money to heat all of that water! A better, and more Earth-friendly, option is to wash your clothing in cold water. Cold water will get your clothing perfectly clean, even without the addition of any special “cold water” detergents. Only items that are very dirty or grease-stained will need to be washed in warm water. For the vast majority of us, our daily lives don’t result in incredibly dirty laundry.

Another green point here is to only do laundry when you have a full load. This way you save water in addition to energy!