Go Green & Save on Your Annual Energy Costs
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There are many reasons to consider an indoor or outdoor drying rack or clothes line as an alternative to the traditional dryer. Using a drying rack or clothes line will save you money, as the dryer has the use of electricity of any traditional appliance. This is also a great way to help the planet and go green. Consider what these experts have to say on the topic: "The biggest way to cut the environmental impact of cleaning clothes, however, is to stop using a clothes dryer. Drying laundry outside on a line, Tesco says, will cut the carbon footprint of every load by a whopping 4.4 pounds." "Of course, one of the cheapest means of drying clothes uses no appliance what-so-ever. The simple clothes line and clothes pins cost hardly anything. Using the heat of the sun and drying power of breezes, clothes lines are making a come back in many backyards. ... Over its expected lifetime of 18 years, the average clothes dryer will cost you approximately [USD] $1,530 to operate." "Can a clothes dryer be green? The short answer is no. ... The heat required to dry clothes can only be produced by massive amounts of energy. If you want to green your laundry, you'll have to dry your clothes the old fashioned way: on the line." "Traditional clothes dryers are very energy intensive. So-called 'condensation' models – without an exhaust tube – use even more energy. Consider drying the natural way (i.e. on a clothes line outdoors) if practical, this will save you 3-4 kWh/washing cycle." |
