Green Man Does His Laundry

Just like anyone, Green Man has to wash his clothes - if he wants any friends, that is! But Green Man knows there's a green way to do everything, so today he explains and demonstrates his strategic approach to Greening the laundry, Gosh darn it, what could be more fun?

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Laundry Room Organization for Small Laundry Rooms

Laundry areas, in general, easily end up a place where items are stored, stashed, and procrastinated -- to do later. With small laundry rooms this becomes a big mess fast; however, even the largest laundry rooms can easily become a disorganized mess if the proper tools and systems are not in place. Therefore, prioritizing storage needs and determining what can realistically be accomplished is especially vital for small laundry rooms.

Small laundry rooms lack space to fold and hang clothing, a place to put dirty laundry, shelf space for detergents and such, and an area for long term drying for delicates, making it extremely difficult to stay organized. Even though an organized system to do laundry is important no matter the size of the laundry area, the first step for a small laundry area is to ensure that the tools are in place to enable the room to be organized and to save space.

In general, these are the items necessary for proper laundry organizing:
A trash bin

Storage containers

Shelves

A drying rack and hangers

Hampers and laundry baskets

An ironing board / folding area.

However, some of these items do not have to be in the laundry room; some can be made to take up a lot less space, and some can be used more efficiently.

Let's go down the list again:

A trash bin for lint removal can be a very small receptacle. It shouldn't be a floor standing unit, but instead a small receptacle that can sit on a shelf.

Storage containers are used to keep similar items together on a shelf. Only two or three containers are needed for items lost in the dryer or washer like loose change, buttons, and so on.

Adding a shelf can be extremely simple with an Over-the-Washer Shelf. This shelf attaches over a washer without tools to add a shelf for detergents and other laundry supplies.

Drying racks are useful to dry delicates that otherwise can be damaged in a dryer. The Telegant 100 Drying Rack is a space saving solution that can be placed on the wall above the dryer.

Hampers and laundry baskets should stay in the bedrooms until laundry is being done. A smaller triple sorter hamper would be ideal to keep from over loading and to keep items separated.

For small areas, the ironing board needs to be space saving and convenient. The Iron N' Fold is the perfect space saving ironing and folding station solution that only needs about four inches of space between the washer and dryer.

With the tools in place to organize a laundry area, the next step is to make sure that a proper system is in place to ensure that the area doesn't become a place where items are stored, stashed, and procrastinated.

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Visual Voltage - AWARE Laundry Lamp

AWARE Laundry Lamp is a combined drying rack and a lamp. AWARE Laundry Lamp is an attempt to combine positive symbols and activities such as hang-drying your clothes outside in the sun, with designing your own lampshade. Go even further, and make a statement with the kind of laundry you put on display. Switching on the lamp helps in drying the clothes even faster as well as adding ambience to the room. Through this feature, the design comments on the fact that 95 percent of the electricity used in a traditional light bulb is transferred to heat, and only 5 percent to light. The design of the lamp encourages hang-drying instead of tumble-drying clothes, an alternative that drastically reduces electricity consumption on a large scale. Tumble dryers are one of the greatest consumers of electricity at home. * Year: 20062008 * Project: AWARE Design for Energy Awareness, Interactive Institute * Project team: Loove Broms, Karin Ehrnberger, Sara Ilstedt Hjelm, Erika Lundell, Jin Moen * Press images * Video (soon) www.visualvoltage.se

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Come Clean With Your Laundry

If paper is the bane of our existence then laundry has to be a very close second. If you are a family of two or more, you are well aware that the dirty laundry multiplies while you are snoring the night away (or at least it seems that way). A friend once said in exasperation, "laundry never stops!" Alas, there is hope. All you need are a few simple strategies and some family rules and you will be well on your way to getting control of your laundry.

Start with the basics - keep your laundry sorted. If you don't have a laundry room, per se, then find space in a closet. You can invest in a multi-compartment sorter or use plain baskets; just make sure that you have them properly labeled. Without labels you may end up with pink gym socks (who hasn't experienced that before). The bottom line is that you will have the ability (and maybe even a slight desire) to keep up with your laundry because it is always ready for the wash.

If you have dry cleanable items, designate a bag or bin. This way when you are ready to head to the dry cleaners, you can just grab and go. And when you go, make sure it is to a dry cleaner with a drive-up window or inside your grocery store (a place you already visit weekly). Better yet contract with one that will pickup at your home.

Is your laundry room, the "forgotten space" in your home? Take some time to spruce it up with fun colors or art work. Doing laundry may seem more bearable if you like the space you are working in. Also, keep it stocked with hangers, a drying rack, an iron and ironing board, plenty of detergent, dryer sheets and the like. There is nothing worse than having to drop everything to run to the store (except maybe using that as your excuse not to do your laundry).

If a temporary situation results in a laundry burden that you feel you can't bear, then consider using a laundry service or the local laundry mat to get you back on track. It is well worth your time and stress reduction to pay someone else to wash, dry and fold your clothes. This is also a good strategy if you live in an apartment with limited laundry facilities.

Do laundry every day or every other day. You can't argue with the fact that spending 15-20 minutes every day (time yourself if you think that number can't be right) is far better then dedicating a whole day to doing something you don't like. Bring your laundry with you to watch your favorite TV show. It is far better (for your waist line) to fold laundry during the commercials than head to the kitchen for a snack.

Share the burden- everyone should be involved! Even young kids can help gather dirty laundry from the hamper, push wet clothes into the dryer, sort whites from darks and put away socks or underwear. Make sure that all the hampers are empty and the dirty clothes sorted each night so that you know what load needs to be done. Then put away your clean clothes as soon as they are folded. Make it easy by giving each family member their own basket.

Prevent a big pile of laundry in the first place by having everyone agree that only truly dirty clothes will make it into the hamper. This is important if you have teens in the house for which a change of clothes is a must before they leave the house. Also limit each family member to 1 or 2 towels per week. If the towels are hung after each use they will dry quickly and remain fresh enough to last a week. For swimmers it is especially important to hang wet towels after practice so that you can get more than one use out of them. Finally, if you or another family member always changes out of a particular piece of clothing (and puts it in the dirty clothes hamper) because it doesn't fit or look right then get rid of it!

Admittedly laundry is not at the top of most people's list of fun things to do, but it is one of those "life tasks" that must be done. So why not invoke some or all of these strategies and agree on family laundry rules so that laundry does not have to be a dreaded chore.

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Laundry Room Saving Ideas

Laundry room appliances can help save a bundle of energy dollars in your home. Good habits in the laundry department can save $300 dollars off annual utility bills. One of the largest costs is hot water which can be kept down with today's newer appliances.

Washing Machine

Energy Star states that 90% of a machines operating cost go to replenishing the hot water in ones tank. By washing fewer loads and doing those in cooler water, you could save around $200 a year.

1. Cold water is best for saving dollars. Using cold water has been known to save $222. Per year off your electricity bill. Cold washes are just as effective for getting cloths clean as hot water is.

2. Wash only full loads. The department of energy tells us that it cost about $60 per year to run the washer. You will save money since it takes just as much water to run a full load as it does to run a small one.

Dryer

Essentially a dryer could be considered a toaster with a fan. There are ways to lessen the impact on your utility bills by $80 a year.

3. Spin it faster. The clothes dryer is the first step to efficiency to dryer effectiveness. Having the washer speed set at the highest setting will reduce the amount of time spent in the dryer which in return will save money. Many of today's high speed washers can cut dry times by half compared to that of older models. Average dryer can cost only $40. a year to operate compared to the $80 a year.

4. Clean lint filter & exhaust. A dirty filter will only make the dryer work harder and longer to dry. Cleaning the lint and exhaust will allow the dryer to be more effective. Doing these simple chores will not only save money but will cut down on fire hazards as well.

5. Energy saving features. If the dryer has a moisture controlling device, use it. Allowing the cloths to dry by using the times not only uses electricity but can wear out cloths in the long run.

6. Like & like. There is no better waste of money than drying towels with tee shirts. When allowing unlike items together in the dryer you waste electric tumbling in the dryer for items that are already dry. A tee shirt or undergarments take a lot quicker to dry than say a towel.

7. One last way to save would be skip it. It takes about 35 cents to run a dryer load and to hang the item on the back of a door or clothes rack is free minus the cost of the rack. The savings can add up by giving the dryer a break every once in a while. Not to mention saving the life of the cloths.

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