Use the Sunshine

PLEDGE: Use the Sunshine
 
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Use The Sunshine
Hanging your clothes outside is FREE and has the added benefit of a natural UV stain removal. Shannon Lush recommends putting most stains under a UV light – the sun is the best one that exists. In the winter, put them on a rack beside a window. It might take a bit longer than a dryer, but it’s free and carbon neutral.

Only Wash Full Loads
Waiting until you have a full load will make your washing machine and dishwasher more efficient. Using only cold washes will save around 80% of the electricity used for hot washing.

Use Cloth Nappies
It is estimated that a new baby will use around 6000 nappies before they are toilet trained. At around 50 cents each, this is a huge expenditure. The footprint created in making disposable nappies and adding in the disposal costs, a 500 year decay time and you’re looking at a massive impact for every child in disposable nappies. Cloth nappies are also chemical free and therefore more friendly for your child’s skin. Modern Cloth nappies are easy. www.thenappynetwork.org.nz

These come from 15 'SAVE MONEY' ideas from our website/blog: www.killerplanet.co.nz

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Originally submitted by killerplanet on 27 Nov 2007

As always

On December 19th, 2007 sunsetbeachme says:

I always prefer to dry my laundry outside in the sun, natural, gentle on fibre(I only used drying machine on wet days when living in a hostel on campus. Noticeably heavy wear after each drying session just by checking the fibre) and no electricity usage at all(drying machine hogs power!)