Have you ever really figured out how much water you use just for washing clothes? Lets do some quick math… My washing machine uses 13 gallons to fill it.
13(wash) + 13(rinse) = 26 gallons.
I would guess I do a load once every three days. 365 * .33 = 120 loads a year.
120 load * 26 gallons = 3120 gallons per year.
Now lets say there was a new dishwasher that used only 1 cup of water for every load. Lets see how much water we would really save.
1 cup(wash) + 0 cup(rinse) = 1 cups = 1/16 gallon.
1/16 gallons * 120 loads = 7.5 gallons in a whole year!
That would save you 3,112.5 gallons per year. That is just for one person! Families would do 3 or 4 times are much laundry as I do, and therefore save 3 or 4 times more water.
Now you may be a little bit more interested in Xeros Ltd’s washing machine. This washer will use just a cup of water, a pinch of detergent, and 1,000 plastic chips. Not only is this an extremely efficient way of washing clothes, it is also very effective. This washer has been proven to be able to clean stains most washers could not.
The process is pretty simple. You throw your clothes into the washer, put the cartridge of plastic chips in the back, and add a cup of water with a pinch of detergent. The water will dissolve the dirt, and then is absorbed by the chips. The chips then fall through a grill at the bottom of the washer, and can be used for 99 more loads, which is considered to be 6 months for an average family.
This washer can be expected in the UK within a year, and let’s hope it spreads!
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