Save water with powder detergents
Wendy Gordon, General Manager, National Geographic's TheGreenGuide.com
With severe to extreme drought conditions affecting parts of the U.S. and Australia, as well as elsewhere, I for one am eager to find ways to reduce my water footprint, not just my carbon footprint.
There are numerous ways to save water, but here's one simple that hadn't occurred to me until I read it in the Green Guide: Switch from liquid detergents to powders. Laundry liquids are mostly water (up to 80 percent). While the double and triple compact concentrates reduce that amount, it still costs energy and packaging to bring this water to the consumer.
So we can all save three ways by using powder detergents to wash clothes. The same holds for dishwashing detergents, when there's a choice, choose dry powders. For other water saving tips, check out thegreenguide.com.
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"Save Water With Powder Detergents" - I came across this site the other day that you might want to check out.
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Fantastic blog here about going green. We all can use our heads and come up with a greener life. Agree with the previous blogger as I do the same. Powder detergents is a fantastic point. I love it. Sounds like we are all getting the power of green in our lives. Now if we can only figure out how to have green gasoline.:)
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Powder "sounds" fine, but there are fillers in most AND phosphates. What you're really looking for is eco-friendly, safer for your home, concentrated products that do not require more water than you use in the washing machine. Plus other products YOU add the water to, so you're not paying for shipping water in, which are safe ALL AROUND for the environment. I will share that information and more through my contact information above. Thank you for allowing me to respond, and have an especially green sunshine-filled day :o) LauraT
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I love all the blatant Shaklee sales pitches in the comments. Yes, that's sarcasim.
You aren't even commenting about the article at hand. It's about SAVING WATER, not about toxic free cleaning.
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