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Best Eco-Friendly Clothes Dryers of 2025
Dryers are among the costliest energy-consuming appliances in a household, representing 3.3 percent of total U.S. residential energy use, according to the Department of Energy. Per unit, electric dryers consume about 782 kilowatt hours each year while gas dryers use about 2.28 million Btu a year, according to DOE data. That doesn’t count other environmental factors, including the resources required…
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Best Eco-Friendly Washing Machines of 2025
To be designated Green Choice, models must earn top scores in a variety of key environmental assessments, including these: Design: We assess the appliance’s weight and dimensions to calculate the amount of material used in its manufacture and the environmental toll of shipping it. Washing performance: We consider each model’s score in our washing performance tests. Water efficiency: We gauge…
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How to Find an Eco-Friendly Laundry Detergent
There are several other places you can look for information. Green-cleaner guides offered by the Environmental Working Group: That nonprofit group’s label decoder explains potentially confusing terms like surfactant, enzymes, non-toxic, organic, fragrance, scent, and free/clear. And its Guide to Healthy Cleaning highlights ingredients of concern in detergents and other products and scores them for safety. SmartLabel: Created by the…
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