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Environment
By
using a Bodyflik and missing just one wash and dry cycle a
week you could:
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•
save 5,000-10,000 litres per year (see Water)
• save 237-310 kWh per year (see Electricity)
•
reduce your CO2 emissions by 102-134
kg UK/EU, 318-417 lbs US (see CO2
Emissions)
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| Water |
| A
washing machine cycle uses up to 100 litres of water (22 gallons)
- and the average family uses the machine five times a week.
That's 26,000 litres (5,720 gallons) in a year.
Miss
just one wash a week by not having to wash towels and you
save over 5,000 litres a year!
In
fact, some washer/dryers use 200 litres per cycle -that's
10,000 litres saved a year.
Source:
Southern
Water
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| Electricity |
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The
annual energy saving from doing one less wash and tumble dry
per week would be:
|
| kWh
saved per year/Energy Rating |
A
|
B
|
C
|
D
|
E
|
F
|
| 90°C
wash |
271.44
|
283.92
|
290.68
|
297.44
|
304.20
|
310.96
|
| 60°C
wash |
256.88
|
266.24
|
271.96
|
277.98
|
284.44
|
291.20
|
| 40°C
wash |
237.12
|
242.84
|
246.48
|
249.08
|
252.20
|
255.32
|
|
|
(UK/
EU tumble dryers vary only slightly in their electricity usage
whatever their energy rating and use approx 4.0 kWh per cycle.
Washing machines vary more depending on their energy rating).
Source:
National
Energy Foundation
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| CO2
Emissions |
| These
are calculated as kWh multiplied by the kg of CO2
produced per kWh to get the total kg of CO2
(1 kg = 2.2 lbs). |
UK/EU:
The UK/EU annual reduction in CO2
from doing one less wash cycle per week would be: |
| Annual
reduction in CO2
emissions/ Energy Rating |
A
|
B
|
C
|
D
|
E
|
F
|
| 90°C
wash |
117
kg
|
122
kg
|
125
kg
|
128
kg
|
131
kg
|
134
kg
|
| 60°C
wash |
110
kg
|
114
kg
|
117
kg
|
122
kg
|
122
kg
|
125
kg
|
| 40°C
wash |
102
kg
|
104
kg
|
106
kg
|
107
kg
|
108
kg
|
110
kg
|
|
| Source:
National
Energy Foundation CO2
Calculator |
US:
The CO2
emission value for the US varies depending on how each state's
electricity is generated, but the US average is 1.34 lbs of
CO2
produced per kWh:
|
| Annual
reduction in CO2
emissions/ Energy Rating |
A
|
B
|
C
|
D
|
E
|
F
|
| 90°C
wash |
364
lbs
|
380
lbs
|
390
lbs
|
399
lbs
|
408
lbs
|
417
lbs
|
| 60°C
wash |
344
lbs
|
357
lbs
|
364
lbs
|
372
lbs
|
381
lbs
|
390
lbs
|
| 40°C
wash |
318
lbs
|
325
lbs
|
330
lbs
|
334
lbs
|
338
lbs
|
342
lbs
|
Source:
SafeClimate
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