apothecary Posted June 9, 2008 http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06...?section=justin A washing machine using as little as a cup of water for each washing cycle could go on sale to environmentally conscious Britons next year. Xeros Ltd, which has been spun out of the University of Leeds to commercialise the technology, says the new machines will use less than 2 per cent of the water and energy of a conventional washing machine. The company says plastic chips are used to remove dirt and stains from clothes, leaving them dry and reducing energy consumption as there is no need to use a dryer after the washing cycle. It says the price of the new machines is "not expected to be dramatically different from (conventional) washing machines." Washing machine usage has risen by 23 per cent in the past 15 years. The average UK household uses almost 21 litres of water daily on clothes washing, 13 per cent of daily household water consumption, according to Waterwise, a non-government organisation focused on decreasing water wastage in Britain. A typical washing machine uses about 35 kilograms of water for every kilogram of clothes, in addition to the power needed to heat the water and dry the clothes. There are more than two million washing machines sold in Britain annually, with a value of about 1 billion pounds ($2.05 billion). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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