-The average American family does 8–10 loads of laundry each week.
-A single load of laundry, from wash to dry, takes an average of one hour and twenty seven minutes to complete.
-The largest outdoor laundry, Dhobi Ghat, can be found in Mumbai, India.
-If you wash and dry one load of laundry every day for the next 44 years, you’ll clean as much as the folks at Walt Disney World do in a single day.
-Laundry accounts for only 21 percent of your indoor water usage. Forty-one percent goes for flushing the toilet.
-In military lingo, a laundry bag is a parachute.
-Adding bleach with detergent counteracts its effectiveness.
-It’s not the heat from the dryer that causes clothes to shrink; it’s the lack of moisture.
-Always treat the stain from the back of the fabric to help push it off the garment.
Source: http://laundry.about.com/od/laundrybasics/tp/Interesting-Laundry-Facts-And-Trivia.htm
ENERGY SAVING TIPS:
-Do full loads of laundry every batch.
-Don’t over wash clothes
-Clean dryer lint filter after every load. This imporves air circulation which quickens the drying.
-Separate light and heavy items before drying, because lightweight items take less drying time, so don’t waste dryer time by throwing your undergarments and t-shirts in with your towels and rugs.
-Don't over-dry clothes. Take clothes out while they are still slightly damp to reduce the need for ironing — another energy user.
Source: https://www.ase.org/resources/efficient-laundry-wash-clothes-cold-water-save-energy
Detergant Facts:
-Fragrance in detergents are made of pthalates - known to be particularly dangerous for children’s health, and has been known to cause testicular atrophy (shrinkage), infertility, ADHD, thyroid problems, diabetes and pre-diabetes.
-Optical Brighteners do not clean. They add a film of chemical residue on clothing to make whites ‘appear’ brighter. These often contain benzene – a known carcinogen. They also irritate the skin because they are specifically designed to not rinse away.
-Manufacturers are not obligated by U.S. law to list all ingredients in consumer products.
-Popular “eco-friendly” laundry detergents such as Seventh Generation and Ecover contain SLS and SLES – chemicals known to be toxic to humans and aquatic life. These companies list these toxic ingredients on their websites but not on their product labels.
Source: http://smartklean.wordpress.com/2013/01/21/10-dirty-facts-about-laundry-detergents/
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