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"Being clean isn't always green, especially when it comes to laundry. The dirt: The average household does 400 loads a year, consuming 13,500 gallons of water. … Run only full loads and use cold water whenever possible: About 90 percent of the energy used washing clothes goes to heating the water."

— Louisa Thomas, from O, The Oprah Magazine September 2007
Published 02/12/2010
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