Greener Living #7 Hang Up Your Dryer

It goes without saying-clothes dryers are huge energy gluttons. Hints to reduce energy use: Clean the lint filter after each load (improves air circulation). Use the cool-down cycle (allows clothes to finish drying from the residual heat inside). Better yet, abandon your dryer and buy some drying racks, if you don't have a clothesline. Generally, clothes dry overnight. (This last one is hard for me because I love the fresh scent from dryer sheets and want my clothes to feel soft, so one thing I do is only dry my clothes for half the needed drying time. Then let them air dry the rest of the way. They still get the fresh smell and feel, but I only need to use half the energy.)