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==Reducing the need for washing== | |||
Environmental impact and labor can both be saved by reducing the need for washing. This may be done by: | |||
#Airing clothing after it has been worn, by hanging it up, preferably where there is airflow. This makes a huge improvement in the smell of the clothing (especially noticeable in the case of cigarette odors). | |||
#Choosing clothing that needs less washing. Light colors, especially white and cream, usually require more frequent washing. | |||
#Wearing no-iron shirts (which might be worn 2 or more times between washings, and | |||
#Avoid clothes that need drycleaning, as drycleaning has a negative environmental impact,{{fact}} not to mention the financial cost. | |||
== | ==Avoid "wrinkle fast" clothing== | ||
"Wrinkle fast" clothing require either: | |||
* ironing and more frequent washing, or | |||
* drycleaning, | |||
both of which mean more effort, expense, and negative environmental impact. | |||
[[Category: | Choose clothes which: | ||
*don't wrinkle easily (test this before you buy, by scrunching up a discreet corner of the cloth, and seeing if it wrinkles); or | |||
*don't show the wrinkles, due to their color or pattern. | |||
*have a "natural look" where slight wrinkling doesn't matter. | |||
==Suggested projects== | |||
*What is the environmental impact of no-iron fabrics?{{sp}} | |||
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Revision as of 04:11, 31 March 2007
Reducing the need for washing
Environmental impact and labor can both be saved by reducing the need for washing. This may be done by:
- Airing clothing after it has been worn, by hanging it up, preferably where there is airflow. This makes a huge improvement in the smell of the clothing (especially noticeable in the case of cigarette odors).
- Choosing clothing that needs less washing. Light colors, especially white and cream, usually require more frequent washing.
- Wearing no-iron shirts (which might be worn 2 or more times between washings, and
- Avoid clothes that need drycleaning, as drycleaning has a negative environmental impact,[verification needed] not to mention the financial cost.
Avoid "wrinkle fast" clothing
"Wrinkle fast" clothing require either:
- ironing and more frequent washing, or
- drycleaning,
both of which mean more effort, expense, and negative environmental impact.
Choose clothes which:
- don't wrinkle easily (test this before you buy, by scrunching up a discreet corner of the cloth, and seeing if it wrinkles); or
- don't show the wrinkles, due to their color or pattern.
- have a "natural look" where slight wrinkling doesn't matter.
Suggested projects
- What is the environmental impact of no-iron fabrics?[expansion needed]