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Earth Day: Use cold water to wash clothes

Name: Earth Day: Use cold water to wash clothes
Uploaded: 2022-04-22T05:49:00-0500
Duration: 1 min 25 s
Description: Wellness educator Annemarie Sampson said about 90% of the energy used by the washing machine during laundry goes towards heating the water. Using cold water is better for the planet and your wallet.

Wellness educator Annemarie Sampson said about 90% of the energy used by the washing machine during laundry goes towards heating the water. Using cold water is better for the planet and your wallet.