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A laundry bag that catches fibres
Short answer: A fine mesh laundry bag catches some of the fibres that come loose in the wash. The effect varies, but ...
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Which fibres shed the most
Short answer: Short fibres come loose more easily than long ones, and loosely twisted yarns shed more than tightly tw...
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Microfibres from washing, what we know
Short answer: All textiles shed small fibres in the wash. The amount depends on the material, the age of the fabric a...
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What happens if you wash at thirty instead of sixty
Short answer: Power use is halved, colour lasts longer and the elastic lives longer. Clothes come out just as clean f...
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How much electricity one wash uses
Short answer: A wash at thirty degrees uses about half a kilowatt hour, and at sixty degrees twice that. Over eighty ...
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What one wash costs in water
Short answer: A modern machine uses between forty and sixty litres of water per wash. That is roughly one bath, and a...
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