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Washing Your Clothes with Cold Water can Help Save Carbon Emissions and Ocean Pollution​

by | Jun 23, 2022 | 2022, Planet

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Washing Your Clothes with Cold Water Can Help Save Carbon Emissions and Ocean Pollution​

June 2022

Did you know that if we all washed our clothes in cold water, we could reduce about 50% of the greenhouse gases for the life of a garment?

That small step makes a huge difference.

Many wonder if washing in cold water will kill bacteria, save money or even get stains out as well as hot water.

HanesBrands’ Chief Sustainability Officer, Chris Fox, sat down with Talib Visram from Fast Company‘s World Changing Ideas podcast to answer those questions.

Click HERE to listen to their conversation about cold water wash and how it’s making a positive impact to our planet.