Waterless washing machines to be released next year

This is very cool. Maybe this will be a big step forward to saving our environment.

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use plastic to add to landfills instead of polluting an already poluted river.

blah blah blah. darnit. I am still waiting for the ultrasound washing machine to showup.
no water just blasts of ultrasound to drop that sirt. thats what I want. water schmater. old skool. sheesh.

Um....how do plastic chips remove body odor smell from your clothes? Or make it so that you clothes aren't covered in bacteria. Stuff soap and water normally did?

One fact missing from the story is that the washing process requires 20 kilograms of the plastic chips that are sufficient to complete 100 washing operations. The chips are then discarded so we are left with 40 or 50 pounds of plastic. Assume you sell half a million of these machines and imagine the mountain of plastic chips we are left with.What do we do with it?
Why not spend research money on some form of fuel that could be produced from something like H2O.Or even a cure for the common cold!

It seems to me that waterless means... just that... WATERLESS... so why is this article telling me about "Using as little as a cup of water..." >.>

There have been cleaners that have been waterless for decades its called dry cleaning, however until recently they used a petroleum based chemical. Recently people can use a liquid silicon based product that is not bio-reactive that can be recycled. So no water no waist.

I'm in total agreeance with losnandalos. While metals will rust and erode over time (so when you throw out your old washing machine, eventually, e v e n t u a l l y it is "gone" again) plastics, as far as I am aware, are ornery enough to be pretty damn immortal. We just keep creating more STUFF and people don't think about what happens to the old guys when the new ones come along. But I feel the same way about cemeteries as I do about landfills, so I might not have much supportive power on this one.

In the meantime I'll keep my rickety old washer and just try to remind myself to dry on-the-line as much as possible.

If it uses plastic doesn't that hurt the environment?

sounds like its time efficient too.

The plastic chips used in the machine are re-usable for up to 6 months, but can they be recycled after that? It would be a shame to save so much water, while producing an ocean of plastic waste to replace it.

I'm sure the science in that is impressive. I guess we've all heard of weirder things... like Tofu fried in beef fat.

My roommate takes waterless, soapless showers. He smells bad.

Ooh! Now I don't have to go OUT for my dry cleaning!

I've heard of a new generation of washers that use ionic attraction to kind of 'suck' the dirt/particles out of clothes -- sort of like static electricity, or something. Maybe this is something like that. Hope the plastic pieces are reusable!!

Just another step to a world who cares about saving resources then wasting

whoa, congrats Britons!! hopefully it makes its way to the united states pretty soon. i could use a friend like that. kudos!!

The website doesn't really tell much about the product. We'll have to see if this one actually comes out.

1. Is this real?
2. I agree with losnandalos, but this does seem like a good invention, it could definitely benefit if they ever make them here in the US, we californians could use this with a drought and all.

aren't we trying to avoid using more plastics? ocean soup...hellooo. i'm sure there's a vicious circle in here somewhere: less energy? less plastic?

It is things like this that will really make the world more green and energy efficient. Taking the wasted water and energy out of everyday tasks.

I've always wondered why washers and dryers are still separate machines. Couldn't you combine them in some fashion and safe time and space if nothing else?

Wow, I hope it's not some as seen on tv flop. That will be so amazing if it really works!

hmm this sounds extremely practical, if it actually does work I’m pretty sure it will be found in almost every home, lets just hope its actually affordable

Well. Seems like I wont be overloading those machines.

Looks like a great idea that should be the next big thing with home appliances. We should look for other ways of making electronics more efficient such as dishwashers and refrigerators.

these would be great for dormitories. You know some housewife will have something negative to say about the ability for such a machine to clean well enough...but if you're not a landscaper or a mud wrestler...these sounds like the best idea towards a greener future that i've heard of in awhile.

go team!

Cool yet weird. Can your clothes get clean with such a small amount of water? Im just saying

--Jade
Good effort to end overconsumption

now that's progress....I wonder how much it will cost...hmm

How much damage do the plastic chips cause? And what kind of soap is needed?

If it works it will be fantastic, not just for domestic use but for commercial textile processing.

But right now the idea of plastic chips gives me a scratchy feeling.

I would love to know if this was really true or not. I'd jump on it asap.

How do you get the plastic chips out of you're freshly laundered cloths, and when can this technology be used for bathing?

Usually stuff like this is a scam.

I hope it works like advertised.

It doesn't seem possible, but it sounds like a very good thing if it works.