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"A former Dyson engineer is rolling out a revolution for household chores in deprived communities after inventing an off-grid, flat-packable washing machine

Some five billion people in remote and developing regions still wash their clothes by hand. It’s a task that unfairly burdens women and young girls, who can spend up to 20 hours a week on the chore.

Enter Navjot Sawhney, who founded the UK-based social enterprise The Washing Machine Project (TWMP) to tackle this, and has now shipped almost 500 of his #handcrank #Divya machines to 13 countries, including Mexico, Ghana, Iraq and the US.

The Divya washing machine, made up of an outer drum and an inner one which rotates, operates a 30-minute wash cycle where it completes a 5kg load needing only a few minutes of manual turning."

#ClothesWashing #OffGrid

doctorambient Jan 7, 2025

I'm not a laundry expert so I'm just going to throw this question out there: how is tying all my clothes into a daisy chain of tight knots highly efficient?

#laundry #highefficiency #clotheswashing

DoomsdaysCW Oct 18, 2024

How to Use a #FabricSteamer [or #SteamIron] to Sanitize Fabric like Sheets, Pillows, and Blankets

Sanitizing linens without access to a #WashingMachine is easier than you might think.

by Ashley Abramson
March 23, 2020

"If you’re not able to access a washer and dryer and want to sanitize your sheets, pillow cases, or blankets—especially if someone sick is using them—all you need is some steam. (Assuming the fabric doesn’t have any major stains, since steaming can set-in the stain.)

"'If you’re taking care of someone who’s ill or you’re sick yourself, steam from a steamer or an iron is enough to sanitize sheets,' Richardson says. According to the #CDC, heat of 167 degrees or more is sufficient to kill respiratory #viruses like the #flu, and many steamers and irons can reach temperatures of 200 degrees or more. There’s one caveat: If you’re using an iron for sanitizing purposes, make sure to turn on the steam setting—it’s not just the high heat that’s killing the germs, but the actual steam penetrating the fabric. Steam also kills odor-causing bacteria and kills #DustMites.

"If you do have a fabric steamer, it’s likely a more effective method than ironing alone. Steamers are also more versatile; for example, you can use them to freshen up your mattress or sofa if you’re worried about germs hanging out in those soft surfaces. Plus, with a steamer, you won’t risk burning your linens."

#Laundry #Degrowth #Clothes
#Clotheswashing #WaterIsLife

The Easiest Way to Sanitize Your Bed Sheets, According to a Laundry Expert

Sanitizing linens without access to a washing machine is easier than you might think.

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DoomsdaysCW Jan 29, 2024

How many times can you wear pajamas, jeans and other clothes without washing them? Experts weigh in

“People tend to over wash and ‘over hygiene’ themselves, because especially in America, we have a luxury of being able to do all that stuff all the time.”

By Kristen Rogers, CNN
August 16, 2023

"'If somebody were to tell me that they were wearing their jeans for months on end and not washing them and they hadn’t had any problems with their skin or problems with odor, I wouldn’t see any problem at all,' Fenton said.

"The most important questions you should ask yourself, experts say, when considering whether to wear something again without washing are these: Does it smell? Do I have any skin conditions, such as eczema, a rash or a skin lesion? Is it visibly dirty? Is it sweaty? Did I wear underwear with this?"

#Laundry #Degrowth #Anticonsumerism #Clothes #Clotheswashing