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Ease Rating: Easy

Carbon Emission Savings: 250 kg CO2e

Impact Rating (0-5): Impact = 0 (least) - 5 (most). This is a combination of a calculated scale and expert judgment in the absence of scientific data that directly quantifies the impact of a particular action.

5 - ~80% target progress (2,000+ kg CO2e)
4 - ~60% (1,000 - 2,000 kg CO2e)
3 - ~20% (500 - 1,000 kg CO2e)
2 - ~10% (100 - 500 kg CO2e)
1 - <10% (<100 kg CO2e)
0 - <1% (<30 kg CO2e)
2

No. of People Influenced Beyond You: 0.

Amount of Savings: $

Resilience Benefit: Will this action help the user avoid, reduce, or recover from the impacts of (climate-driven) disasters, and, in some cases, enable the user to help others (e.g., in a family or community)?
no

Impacts: đź’ł Save Money

Categories: Home & Work



Description

You might have heard that hot water washes best, but times change. New detergent technology uses enzymes that actually work better in cold water. Plus cold water is gentler on your clothes and can protect them from fading, shrinking, or color bleeding.

Plus you save money from unnecessary water heating. Hot water heating accounts for about 90 percent of the energy your machine uses to wash clothes. Only 10 percent goes to electricity used by the washer motor!



Tips

• With cold water you can wash larger loads of more mixed colors without concern for the white ones - thus saving water and sorting effort!

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