Going green
In the laundry room
Make your own laundry detergent
To go green you can make your own laundry detergent, many detergent have a lot of chemicals in them and you don't know what is all going to them, this way you know what is going in the detergent.
I would make my own detergent, also it cost less to make your own then to buy it.
homemade laundry detergent
homemade laundry detergent
Air dry
You can air dry your clothes, There are up to 88 million dryers in the US, emitting more than a ton of carbon dioxide per year. Make sure you have responsible weather.
I would starting doing, if i lived somewhere warm. I might try it during the summer.
Also this cost nothing at all.
Use cold water
Use cold water to wash your clothes. 90% of energy in wash clothes is used to heat up the water.
I would starting using cold water, less warm water was recommended.
This will safe energy.