Xeros: Ultra Low Water Washing Machine
Everyone (most everyone reading this blog?) washes clothes. Modern washers are a great time saver but consume a lot of water ... especially if you do several loads per week.
Imagine washing clothes with a cup of water. Impossible? Read on for more ...
" ... Xeros, a Leeds University spin-off, is currently commercializing a washing machine which can clean clothes using just a cup of water."
" ... use of half-centimeter plastic chips to do the actual cleaning. The machine heats what little water (mixed with detergent) is used to dissolve the dirt which is then absorbed by the plastic chips. These chips, ... 44 pounds per cycle, can be reused within a six month timeframe. ... able to remove a variety of everyday dirt such as coffee and lipstick stains."
" ... since the machine only uses a cup of water per kilogram of laundry, the clothes come up almost dry, eliminating the necessity to tumble dry. The company has already received a $1 million funding and expect to put washing machines out in the market by 2009 at the earliest."
Via: Good Clean Tech Link