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Give your dryer, energy bill, and the environment a break by hanging laundry to dry outdoors on warm days. If everyone reading this line-dried 1 load of laundry once a week, we'd save 836 million pounds of carbon dioxide per year. Find out a few more ways to boost your energy savings from the eco-experts at Sunset

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Give your dryer, energy bill, and the environment a break by hanging laundry to dry outdoors on warm days. If everyone reading this line-dried one load of laundry once a week, we'd save 836 million pounds of carbon dioxide per year.

Find out a few more ways to boost your energy savings from the eco-experts at Sunset

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We all have our own remedies for keeping mosquitoes at bay; bug spray and citronella candles are two popular methods. However it’s also a good idea to clear underbrush around trees and shrubs and avoid planting thick vegetation, according to the insect experts at Southern Living. Read more about banishing bugs on their site

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14 of 21 Give your dryer, energy bill, and the environment a break by hanging laundry to dry outdoors on warm days. If everyone reading this line-dried 1 load of laundry once a week, we'd save 836 million pounds of carbon dioxide per year. Find out a few more ways to boost your energy savings from the eco-experts at Sunset

Give your dryer, energy bill, and the environment a break by hanging laundry to dry outdoors on warm days. If everyone reading this line-dried 1 load of laundry once a week, we'd save 836 million pounds of carbon dioxide per year. Find out a few more ways to boost your energy savings from the eco-experts at Sunset

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