Apparently, a 25 degree Centigrade clothes wash is the best for the environment as it can clean garments but minimises the release of microplastics (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/shortcuts/2020/jan/15/25c-wash-is-greenest-can-it-really-clean-filthy-clothes). The difficulty appears to be getting the detergent manufacturers to get their products working efficiently at lower temperatures.
This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
Wednesday, 15 January 2020
Cold Wash?
Apparently, a 25 degree Centigrade clothes wash is the best for the environment as it can clean garments but minimises the release of microplastics (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/shortcuts/2020/jan/15/25c-wash-is-greenest-can-it-really-clean-filthy-clothes). The difficulty appears to be getting the detergent manufacturers to get their products working efficiently at lower temperatures.
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Noted a Curlew ( Numenius arquata ) on the Loughor estuary at Bynea.
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