Keywords
Search:

Posts Tagged ‘washing machines’

Dirty Laundry

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



Most popular videos

  • Slow Cooker Butter Chicken

    We've married our sumptuous butter chicken recipe with the ease of the slow cooker to create the ultimate Slow Cooker Butter Chicken. Food director Annabelle Waugh walks you through the steps in this video for a restaurant-worthy dinner every time.

  • Slow cooker pulled pork

    Watch how to create this tender, succulent pulled pork recipe with minimal effort and positive results every time.

  • 5 effective ab exercises

    Canadian Living fitness expert Pamela Mazzuca Prebeg shows you how to tone your abs with five exercises you can do at home.