| Retailers and manufacturers alike are
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| | consumer, and by reinforcing the
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| urging the consumer to reduce the
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| | messaging from DEFRA and the government
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| temperature at which they wash their
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| | they are playing a huge role in getting
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| clothes in a bid to reduce wasted energy.
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| | everybody to take responsibility and
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| With a third of the UK's population
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| | action. Home appliances are stress buys,
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| believing that climate change is the
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| | and just about every household will need
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| biggest challenge facing the world, the
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| | them. Television sets are soon going to
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| time to start taking collective
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| | be produced without standby functions to
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| responsibility is now. Every household in
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| | help reduce energy wastage. By
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| the country is now being urged to take
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| | eliminating opportunities to waste energy
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| more interest in reducing their energy
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| | at the production phase, slowing down
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| wastage. As it stands, there are indeed
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| | climate change can be achieved.
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| plenty of ways to be more efficient in an
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| | It would be far too early to predict
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| effort to slow down the planet's
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| | whether or not climate change can be
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| deterioration. Simply washing your
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| | prevented, and many experts will say with
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| clothes at temperatures 10 degrees cooler
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| | full confidence that it is an unavoidable
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| is one of them.
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| | eventuality. Washing clothes at 30
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| Recently, the nation has been exposed to
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| | degrees cannot possibly save the
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| a series of TV advertisements
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| | environment on its own, and will need a
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| highlighting the dangers of climate
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| | lot of support from other areas, but it
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| change and promoting the government's
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| | is a positive step that can be taken by
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| climate challenge aims. The adverts
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| | every household. The kitchen provides a
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| included visible CO2 emissions and
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| | raft of ideas whereby the average
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| encouraging cycling over driving have
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| | household will be able to cut down on
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| also been aired. All of this goes to show
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| | wasting energy. These are truly simple
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| how easy it can be to help to reduce the
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| | ideas that just need good habits and a
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| factors causing climate change. Consumer
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| | bit of discipline to execute. Kettles
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| goods manufacturer Proctor & Gamble has
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| | should be boiled with the correct amount
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| also taken the initiative with it's
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| | of water for intended usage, microwaves
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| washing detergent brand Ariel, by
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| | and toasters should be switched off at
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| releasing a new range of tablets that
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| | the plug and saucepans should always be
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| clean specifically at the lower 30 degree
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| | used with the lid on to minimise heat
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| temperature. Retail giants Marks &
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| | loss. With regards to the kitchen, every
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| Spencer and ASDA have also started adding
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| | appliance, large and small, should be
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| 30 degree recommendations to the labels
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| | switched off at the mains socket with the
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| of their clothes. By having constant
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| | exception of the refrigerator and
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| reminders such as these in consumers'
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| | freezer. It's possible to move around
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| views, it is hoped that the changes will
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| | every room in your home and you will find
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| begin to happen.
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| | opportunities to save energy. Switching
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| The campaign to reduce washing
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| | lights off as you leave one room for
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| temperatures by 10 degrees has also
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| | another is an easy example, and using
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| managed to split opinions. Many people
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| | energy saving light bulbs in conjunction
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| are sceptical over whether or not all
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| | will save a pretty penny, too. If at all
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| types of germs and bugs are sufficiently
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| | possible, everything should be switched
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| destroyed at 30 degrees. Although
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| | off at the plug socket rather than being
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| switching from 40 degrees to 30 degrees
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| | left on standby, and curtains should be
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| would save approximately 40% in energy
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| | drawn as soon as it gets dark to retain
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| costs, the trade off could be an
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| | the heat.
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| inefficiency regarding the removal of
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| | The government supports the idea that a
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| dust mites. Various other allergens are
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| | 60% reduction of carbon emissions is
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| also said to be less effectively removed
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| | required to prevent global meltdown, but
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| during a 30 degree wash, including pollen
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| | also concedes that the UK makes up a mere
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| and dog dander. However, washing at 30
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| | 2% of the worldwide issue. Savings within
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| degrees should not pose too much of a
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| | the household may not have any impact on
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| threat, and there is a solution
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| | reducing CO2 emissions, so is it worth
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| available. By rinsing the fabrics in cold
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| | the effort? Reducing energy wastage
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| water 3 or 4 times after a cooler wash
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| | within the home will mean that there will
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| will provide results that are almost on
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| | be financial gains, which is a good
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| par with a higher temperature wash.
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| | incentive for most households. Collective
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| Modern home appliances will now tell you
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| | responsibility needs to be taken, so this
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| what efficiency rating they are, and this
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| | is a great way to start. Charity starts
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| is an important step to helping to tackle
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| | at home after all, and saving the planet
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| the climate challenge. Most washing
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| | can't be bad either!
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| machines will also have an economy
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| setting, to save both water and energy
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| | Science, a trusted supplier of a wide
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| used for heating washes. Clearly, every
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| | range of kitchen appliances including
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| manufacturer is taking a keen interest in
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