The Green Wash

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The second challenge I have chosen is to wash my clothes for 7 days at night after 7pm and on the cold cycle. I would also need to use environmentally friendly, chemical-free laundry detergent, which is kinder to our planet. Instead of using the dryer, I would need to hang my clothes outside on a clothesline to dry them in the sunshine.

Since I had to also complete this challenge in Guyana, I did not have to wash in the night. There is no washing machine at my home so I must hand wash my clothes instead. This was done during the day.I chose to use rain water caught by a large tank. This water is cleaner than the water that flows through the public pipe. There is also no drying machine. As this is a tropical country, a drying machine is not needed in our home. I have been hanging my clothes to dry on the clothesline in the sun everyday.

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