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Laundry: how to make it green

The Ecologist

| 4th March 2011

From chemical-based washing powders to electricity-hungry dryers, doing the laundry is worse for the planet than you might think. Here’s how to clean it up
Is turning to 30°C enough?

Laura Sevier

| 27th July 2009

Eco detergent or washing at 30°C? Laura Sevier cuts through the greenwash at the laundry level

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