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How much electricity do clothes dryers consume around the world? In the US 75% are electric, 25% gas. Not able to find a ready estimate. Seems like one of the dumbest emissions sources. Air drying works fine, and the function seems mostly aesthetic (eliminating clotheslines)
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Dryer takes 1-2 minutes of labor and 60 minutes of non-labor, doable any time. Air drying takes 20-30 minutes of labor and 6-8 hours of non-labor, doable only on pleasant, sunny daylight hours. Definitely not solely aesthetic.
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plus outcome is different. dryer clothes are soft &smell great. air dried clothes clutter up your space and add injury to insult with their scratchiness. I'd never get through the volume of clothes we produce with a line I'd just have the kids wear socks a few times then trash 😂
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