Spring: time to get the washing line out!
Obviously, the first reason to be happy about the current seasonal weather conditions is the chance to get out there and enjoy the sunshine in your favourite eco chic summer clothes and shoes, while drinking an ice-cold, organic, biodynamic beer!
But next on your priorities should be how you're going to dry those clothes. Happily, it's about this time of year that we can pull the plug on our tumble dryers and keep them quiet for the next few months. I was shocked to hear that hanging washing out to dry in the garden is considered 'vulgar' by some people, as this really is one of the major benefits of the warmer months.
Related: Our guide to drying clothes the green way
If you care about the impact of your washing lines on the local greenery that much, Eco Washinglines has a great selection of tastefully designed outdoor drying equipment. There are lines here to suit every type and size of house, garden or flat - all without resorting to using electricity.
An average drying-machine cycle uses just over 4kWh of energy and produces around 1.8kg CO2. If all households with a tumble dryer dried one load of washing outside each week, instead of by machine, they would save over a million tonnes of CO2 in a year. So please don't be worried about 'hanging out your dirty washing in public' - it's far greener, cheaper and often quicker than the alternative.
