Tip #8 Wash your clothes in cold water

Around 90% of the energy the washing machine uses spends on heating the water. Washing in cold water saves energy, saves your clothes and could help save the planet.

Did you know that washing in cold water is just as effective as washing in hot for everyday loads?

Washing 4 out of 5 loads of your laundry in cold water could cut out 391.9kg of CO2 emissions in a year. (That’s the same as planting .37 acres of forest!)

It also helps your clothes last longer (hot water wears them out) - just another reason, if not for you, do it for your clothes. 

Check this website for some cool fact about the cold wash.