Action - Hang-drying clothes

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Clothes dryers use a tremendous amount of electricity, even newer high-efficiency models. Hang-drying is easier on your clothes and the environment.

The costs of this assume the need to purchase some form of clothes drying line.

Known benefits and costs

Annual CO2 Savings	400 - 1,500 kg
Annual CO2 Savings	880 - 3,300 lbs
Annual Cash Savings	$100 - $300
Initial Cost	$50 - $200
Time to pay for itself	0.0 - 2.0 years
CO2 saved per year per initial dollar invested	2.00 - 30.00 kg

* These value ranges were taken from many sources including product documentation, published reports, and the reference material linked here.

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