SmartPower SmartTip: Care for your threads – let them air dry
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Sometimes we have to use it—you have a load of clothes that was just washed, with a shirt in it you need to be wearing when you run out the door in 30 minutes. Thank goodness for the dryer, right? But consider all the other many times—absent wardrobe emergencies—we casually use the dryer simply out of habit. The average household with a normal dryer will put close to 1 metric ton of C02 into the air each year with its use. That’s the equivalent to 110 gallons of gas, and a cost of well over $100. (Not to mention the cost in damage to your clothes from all the excessive heat.)
Look into setting up a clothesline. They’re not simply nostalgic – they’re practical. And, if that’s not an option for you, purchase an indoor drying rack (pictured). With so many trips to the pool and/or the beach during the summer months, drying towels doesn’t need to cost you money and harm the environment. Try using a clothesline or drying rack -- both are great ways to
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