Don’t wash the money out of your pockets

There are two ways to reduce the amount of energy used for washing clothes—use less water and use cooler water. Unless you're dealing with oily stains, the warm or cold water setting on your machine will generally do a good job of cleaning your clothes. Switching your temperature setting from hot to warm can cut a load's energy use in half. Try to wash and dry in full loads. If you are washing a small load, use the appropriate water-level setting. When drying clothing do not over dry your clothing. When purchasing a dryer look for one with a moisture sensor. This will give you the correct drying time. Also make sure that the lint filter is clean. You should clean this every load of wash you dry. When possible dry clothing on a line or on a clothing rack.