Washing machines are one of the tools that revolutionized peoples’ routines and allowed the lifestyle of a big part of the world’s population. Although the innovative products of a century ago have been optimized over time, the environmental impact of the home laundry process can be responsible for 8% of the total carbon dioxide emissions in the United States.
In addition to that, the fashion industry alone emits about 10% of global carbon emissions. Additionally, 400% more clothing is consumed today versus 20 years ago worldwide, and 85% of textiles (including donated clothes) go into landfills every year.
As one of the global industry leaders, Electrolux is reinventing the laundry process to modernize care technology for all fabrics and inspire better garment care to halve its environmental impact.
This discussion will go through the basics of the washing process and one of the main technologies Electrolux uses to offer better clean and care.
