The U.S. Department of Energy announces the ENERGY STAR® Make a Clean Change: Recycle Your Old Washer Campaign. Found at www.energystar.gov/recycle, this campaign encourages consumers to properly recycle their inefficient clothes washers and, when needed, replace them with new ENERGY STAR qualified models.
Why? Because clothes washers manufactured before 1999 use more than 4 times the energy of today's ENERGY STAR qualified models. These inefficient units waste 30 gallons of water per load of laundry--equivalent to almost two times the amount of water used in an average shower. An estimated 84.1 million households have a top-loading washer; 24 million of these are ten years old or older. Combined, the inefficient appliances use $9 billion per year in energy and water costs.
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A complementary effort to recycle inefficient refrigerators and freezers is also in progress. Thank you for your continued support of ENERGY STAR.
Why? Because clothes washers manufactured before 1999 use more than 4 times the energy of today's ENERGY STAR qualified models. These inefficient units waste 30 gallons of water per load of laundry--equivalent to almost two times the amount of water used in an average shower. An estimated 84.1 million households have a top-loading washer; 24 million of these are ten years old or older. Combined, the inefficient appliances use $9 billion per year in energy and water costs.
Please spread the word by sharing the article below with your friends and family.
A complementary effort to recycle inefficient refrigerators and freezers is also in progress. Thank you for your continued support of ENERGY STAR.
