Posts Tagged ‘laundry’

Eco-friendly laundry detergent

Friday, September 18th, 2009
Sunlight's new Green Clean laundry detergent

Sunlight's new Green Clean laundry detergent

I just learned that Sunlight now offers eco-friendly detergent. Sunlight Green Clean contains no chlorine or dyes and is bio-degradable.

Here are some of my fave eco-friendly detergents that you can try:
PC Green Concentrated Laundry Detergent
Nature Clean 3x Concentrate Laundry Liquid
Seventh Generation Laundry Liquid

Of late, I've been considering making my own laundry detergent. Apparently it's rather easier, and far less expensive I imagine.

Have you switched to environmentally responsible laundry detergent yet? Have you ever made your own detergent? Care to share your recipe?

Dirty Laundry

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

Just a short FYI today.

I just learned from an older Canadian Living issue that front-loading washers use 40 per cent less laundry detergent and water and 50 per cent less energy than a top loader.

Another interesting note about your dirty laundry, which I read about it Kim McKay and Jenny Bonnin's True Green, is that the average washing machine produces close to 200 pounds of greenhouse gas emissions a year, and if you wash your clothes in hot water, you're producing 5 times more greenhouse gasses than you'd use when choosing the cold setting. Choose cold and save in emissions and on your bills.

And, I'm sure I don't need to tell you this, but only do a load of laundry when it's a full load!

More on going green:
6 ways to go green and save money
How to make your vacations greener
How saving water will save you money

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