So far, the summer of 2022 has been a scorcher. As a society, Americans are really starting to notice the negative effects of climate change. The time has come to re-evaluate the way that people go about their business as usual.

Right now, one thing that you can easily do is forego buying that washer and dryer. Sure, the convenience of being able to do your laundry at home or in your apartment is tempting. However, doing your laundry communally is greener and leaves less of a carbon footprint.

With each load of clothes that you wash and dry, you consume both water and energy, in the form of electricity and possibly natural gas. Washers and dryers designed for the home use this energy much less efficiently than the machines found at laundromats. 

The reason for this is very simple, profitability. The commercial-grade machines are designed to maximize the laundromat's bottom line profits by using less energy.

Modern washer and dryers found in today's laundromats have cut their energy usage by up to 10%. They have more energy efficiency than ever before!

You'll Wash and Dry Less

A residential washing machine cleans about 12 lbs. of your laundry per cycle, while a washing machine found in a laundromat can hold up to 75 lbs. of your laundry. That's more than six times the capacity per load.

Sure, technically speaking, the commercial machine uses more energy than the residential machine per cycle. But that's ignoring the scale of how much more laundry you're able to wash in a single cycle.

At home, you could be washing clothes all day long to accomplish what it takes a commercial machine to do in a single load. At the laundromat, you're in and out with your laundry and not making your power meter at home spin like crazy all day long.

The Footprint of Demand

If you purchase a washer and dryer for home use, think of the carbon footprint required to get that machine to you. The factory that produces the machines most likely has a huge carbon footprint. The ships and trucks that bring them to you also use lots of energy. 

You're at the end of that global supply chain, using a washer and dryer that requires more of your time and more energy in the long run. 

Bottom line, doing your laundry at the laundromat is far more energy efficient than doing it at home. Reach out to a laundry business, such as SpinXpress, to learn more.

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