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Rinse your clothes with cold water
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Switch to washing your clothes in cold water instead of hot. By not using extra energy to heat up the water, you'll save money on your energy bill with every laundry load and still have clean clothes.
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What You Need to Do
  • Step 1
    Make it a habit to default to using cold water for the rinse part of your laundry process.
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