As you can see, you don't have to invest in anything huge to hang-dry your clothes. A piece of rope or twine tied across your living room will do in a pinch as well!
And here are 5 reasons to line-dry your clothes!
1. Save money!
2. The reason why I am including this- energy conservation! This is a small thing that can have big results over the course of the year and your lifetime!
3. Gentler on clothing ( no tossing and twisting and heating up super hot in the dryer)
4. Reduce the fire risk in your home ( Dyers account for about 15 600 structure fires, 15 deaths and 400 injuries annually!)
5.Physical Activity: Burn some calories!Any other suggestions?
When I was in France, I stopped using dryers altogether because the dryer in my residence was totally ineffective. I hardly use them at all now as I've fallen out of the habit!
ReplyDelete- On the topic of savings...not only do you not need to pay for a dryer load (which in my building is $2 - eek), you also don't need to buy dryer sheets!
-If you live in a building where it gets very dry in the winter, drying clothes in your room helps humidify the air a bit...very helpful if you are like me and prone to nosebleeds!
I am enjoying this blog, Heidi! I was even talking to one of my colleagues about it today...