GoodHumans Guidelines:Use only cold or warm water when washing clothing.

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Use only cold or warm water when washing clothing.

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Created by: brent on 2000-01-03 18:42:19
Last modified by: brent on 2000-01-03 18:59:32

Summary: Using cold or warm water when washing clothing instead of hot, saves energy and prolongs the life of clothing.

Author's statement:

The reduction of carbon dioxide for two loads a week can be
up to 500 pounds a year.

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0 points - I wash all of my clothes in hot water all of the time.	15 points - I use hot water when washing my clothes all of the time because my clothes are always very dirty.	25 points - I use hot water on whites or when my clothes are incredibly dirty.
50 points - I use hot water when I wash my whites only.	75 points - Sometimes I use hot water, when things are really, really dirty.	100 points - I never use hot water when washing clothes.