Every time you complete this action, you will reduce emissions by an estimated 11 lbs. CO2e.

About 90% of the energy used to wash clothes goes to heating the wash water. You can eliminate this by washing in cold water. Cold works well for all but the oiliest stains, and most detergents are designed to work in either hot or cold water. Cold water also avoids shrinking, fading, running colors, and wrinkles. And there’s absolutely no advantage to rinsing with anything but cold water.

189 people have completed this.

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You can achieve this action on the following schedules: once a week, three times a week, and 8 times a week.

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  1. colinthegreat colinthegreat completed this on March 19 11:04 AM

    I never use hot water to wash laundry.

  2. kolakitty kolakitty completed this on March 15 3:47 PM

    I never use hot water to wash.

  3. justklarissa20 justklarissa20 completed this on March 14 8:54 PM

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  4. Ahron Lerman Ahron Lerman completed this on March 13 8:14 PM

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  5. aarongustafson aarongustafson completed this on March 13 7:24 PM

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