Breeze Dryer Indoor Clothing Racks Provide Cheap Efficient Clothes Drying

For many people, going green has caught their attention for economic reasons.

Going green it seems can really save you money. Starting out small, we have all begun to change out our light bulbs. Moving forward, we buy eco-friendly detergents and cleaning supplies.

These small changes allow us some bragging rights, “Oh, you like that? Well, actually, it’s eco-friendly.” Green has, it seems, become a designer label.

But at a certain point, changes become costly and more difficult. Take, for example, the washer and dryer. Front-loading washers save water and energy, you use less soap and if you buy an eco-friendly washer, you save more than just the planet, right?

Well, what about me? I rent a small apartment; my stackable washer/dryer combo is anything but eco-friendly, it’s a top-loading, energy wasting embarrassment, and I am in no place to buy a new machine for my landlord.

So, while I am not about to go wash my clothes in the river, there is one thing I can do about drying them. Remember back in the day when people used things like the sun and the wind to dry their clothes? Well, they are still available and they are, drum-roll please, free.

eco-friendly fabric softeners that can help lessen the burden of starchy feeling t-shirts.

And then the snow and ice came. The outside line all but died. We had to turn the drying inside. And therein I found another great way to go green without dropping a ton of cash. Drying racks for your clothes.

Breeze Dryer offers a wide range of indoor clothes racks. Ranging from the single persons line to a family load. Strong, sturdy and undeniably green, take your clothes out and the washer, hang them up and the next day, they are dry and ready to go back into their respective drawers.

We tried out the 3-tier Airer and it held a large load of wash including towels, pants and shirts. If going green means waiting a day to fold my clothes, I can put off folding my laundry until tomorrow.

Where the cold weather keeps us indoors and the heater running, I am happy to say that the indoor rack is a small victory for the green sphere but an even bigger victory over my ever growing winter energy bill.

Having traveled around the world, Beryl Shereshewsky, a recent University of Colorado, Boulder graduate, realized that in life, she wanted to accomplish three things. One, travel more, two, write about what she saw and three, save the world. With the recent advances in the green movement, she realized that she could be a superhero writer and write about saving the world. Combing her powers, she now writes for various eco and travel sites across the web, changing the world one article at a time. Feel like chatting?  E-mail her b.shereshewsky@yahoo.com.

Comments

[Fumbata]

One of the most interesting things I've learned in my voyage towards more sustainability is that the simplest solutions are often the best solutions.
- I use a drying rack instead of a drying machine, and I save energy, money, and I don't have to listen to the noisy dryer.
- I ride a bike instead of driving, and I get in shape and feel better about myself.
- I buy local produce and natural products, I feel healthier and I support my community (and get to know my neighbors better)

It's the Occam's razor of sustainability.

Basically, choosing a simple, sustainable solution often yields personal benefits in addition to environmental benefits. This effect has been so profound in my life that now when I'm looking for a sustainable solution, I always try to think of how the problem would have been solved 300 years ago. The Industrial and Technical revolution may have improved our lives in many ways, but sometimes the old ways are still the best!

[Peter Stokes]

It would be a nice (if symbolic) gesture if we started openly sweeping away the legal prohibitions against drying clothes outside (have a look at your lease, condo/neighbourhood association agreement, or town by-laws, you're bound to find one). I like to think that the day this was considered an unacceptable mark of poverty in one's neighbours is passed. It's just sensible. Fortunately I think we're all safe using devices like this rack indoors!