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Cold-Water Detergents Get a Cold Shoulder
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on September 17th, 2011
New York Times: Newly formulated laundry detergents can wash most clothes perfectly well in cold water, manufacturers say, but customers are stubbornly refusing to turn down the temperature. Although some of these detergents have been available for several years, customers cling to mom’s age-old advice that hot water washes best — squandering energy and contributing to greenhouse gas emissions.
Even in Germany, where consumers tend to be more environmentally attuned than in the United States, manufacturers have...
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