An Old-Fashioned Solution That Was Greener Than Today's Process
posted on 27 December 2011 | posted in
Business and Finance
Many, lately, have rediscovered the time-worn tradition of drying laundry on the clothesline. Utilizing power of sun and wind, this process dries clothes in just a few hours with minimal effort and expense. It's as green as using solar panels, wind turbines, or biomass like wood pellet fuels. Moreover, the clothes come out fresh smelling and with much less lint-loss than a short tumble in an electric dryer would provide. Dryers consume about 4,000 watts of energy and create a lot of lint in the process. Clothesline drying yields whiter whites than even bleach can provide. Color fading can be a problem even with today's modern fabric dyes. For this reason it is best to purchase clothes that are white or neutral in color, or clothes that can look attractive if faded somewhat. In many countries around the world, the widespread adoption of electric dryers just hasn't taken place because many actually enjoy the advantages, including cost benefits of drying clothes on the line.
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