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www.comas.org.uk greendrying.wordpress.com. What is the Green Drying Project?. Involves residents and organisations in finding practical solutions to a modern problem: lack of drying greens Why? 85 % of modern housing developments have been built without outdoor drying facilities

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  1. www.comas.org.uk greendrying.wordpress.com

  2. What is the Green Drying Project? • Involves residents and organisationsin finding practical solutions to a modern problem:lack of drying greens Why? • 85% of modern housing developments have been built without outdoor drying facilities • Housing costs and drying costs are high • Indoor drying means expensive tumble drier use, or increased use of heating • Condensation contributes to damp housing and poor health. • www.comas.org.uk greendrying.wordpress.com

  3. Facts: our research shows... Over 10,000 homes in Edinburgh affected by having nowhere to dry their clothes outdoors 58% of the residents surveyed regularly put the heating on just to dry their washing 41% of who have a balcony reported restrictions on using it for drying 80% of respondentsdry their washing in the home on drying racks 57% of respondents are restricted to use their outdoor space for drying Over a quarter of respondents have washing drying 7 days a week Studies show that damp housing contributes to asthma and poor health Average carbon emission for weekly use of tumble dryer is 390 kg per year Indoor clothes drying releases 5 litres of water vapour per load. More than any household activity • www.comas.org.uk greendrying.wordpress.com

  4. Common feelings “My building is brand new, yet they never planned or thought of putting a drying room or drying green in any block. The tenants consist of families with children and people with special needs. The buildings were earmarked for such people, as far as I know, before building started, so it looks likethe lack of drying space was a deliberate omission” • www.comas.org.uk greendrying.wordpress.com

  5. Common feelings Why dry outdoors? Cheaper Better clothes Reduces damp Eco-friendly • www.comas.org.uk greendrying.wordpress.com

  6. Tumble driers and the Environment • Tumble dryers in the U.K. use more than £1.1 million of electricity every day—this is enough to power 2,650 homes for a year • The electricity used by these machines is 3.5 kWh per cycle 1 kWh = 0.527 kg of CO2 1 cycle = 1.84 kg of CO2 Household with 4 weekly loads = 7.5 kg per week 390 kg of CO2 per yearfor weekly use • www.comas.org.uk greendrying.wordpress.com + £70 per person per year to power each tumble dryer!!

  7. Scotland’s Average Carbon Emissions Per Year 51,940,000 10 tonnes Scotland 1 Scottish resident Population tonnes 5,194,000 Tumble driers and the Environment • Using up the dry days in Scotland, we can reduce our carbon footprint from 10 tonnes of carbon per year to 9.61 tonnes; that’s nearly at 4% reduction in our individual yearly carbon emissions. Our collective carbon emissions would reduce to 49,862,400 tonnes a year (also a 4% decrease). • www.comas.org.uk greendrying.wordpress.com

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