Rye Turning Green » Laundry http://ryeturninggreen.com Reducing the carbon footprint of Rye, NH Sun, 15 Jan 2012 19:37:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Top 10 Reasons to Air Dry Your Clothes http://ryeturninggreen.com/top-10-reasons-to-air-dry-your-clothes http://ryeturninggreen.com/top-10-reasons-to-air-dry-your-clothes#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:42:05 +0000 GreenRye http://ryeturninggreen.com/?p=94 Did you know that dryers use ten to fifteen percent of domestic energy in the United States??  Crazy, huh?  Here are the top 10 reasons why you should air dry your clothers:

Save money (more than $25/month off electric bill for many households). Conserve energy and the environment, while reducing climate change. Clothes and linens smell [...]]]> Did you know that dryers use ten to fifteen percent of domestic energy in the United States??  Crazy, huh?  Here are the top 10 reasons why you should air dry your clothers:

  1. Save money (more than $25/month off electric bill for many households).
  2. Conserve energy and the environment, while reducing climate change.
  3. Clothes and linens smell better without adding possibly toxic chemicals to your body and the environment.
  4. Clothes last longer. Where do you think lint comes from?
  5. It is moderate physical activity which you can do in or outside.
  6. Sunlight bleaches and disinfects.
  7. Indoor racks can humidify in dry winter weather.
  8. Clothes dryer fires account for about 15,600 structure fires, 15 deaths, and 400 injuries annually. The yearly national fire loss for clothes dryer fires in structures is estimated at $99 million.
  9. Can be an outdoor experience that is meditative and community-building.
  10. Demonstrates that small steps can make a difference.

To learn more about air drying your clothes, click on the Project Laundry List icon below:

Project Laundry List

If you want to sign a petition to get the First Family to line dry their laundry for a one day photo shoot, then go to http://right2dry.org/.

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