National Hanging Out Day
Project Laundry List collaborates with hundreds of other organizations to promote National Hanging Out Day each year on April 19th. This day is a day to remind communities that using a clothesline for drying laundry can both financially and environmentally. Clothing dryers account for an astounding six to ten percent of residential energy use, according to Project Laundry Lists' website. Hanging your clothes out to dry also has all of the above benefits: hanging your clothes out to dry also provides all of these other benefits:
- You'll save your carbon footprint by reducing your carbon footprint
- You'll save money if you save money
- In therapeutic ways, the fresh air and sunshine refresh our bodies..
- Clothes dried on a clothesline have a natural freshness
- It encourages us to relax
How to celebrate #nationalhangingoutday on the outday
- Hang your freshly washed clothes out to dry
- To make a clothesline, hang a clothesline
- It's amazingly refreshing to sleep in sun and air-dried sheets
- Share photos of your clothes drying on the line
- Hanging clothes: tips, devices, and tips. Posted in the United States
- Join the conversation by posting #NationalHangingOutDay on social media
- Download and print the Hanging Out Day color chart while waiting for the clothes to dry.
History has a national hangout day
Project Laundry List and several other groups have sponsored National Hanging Out Day since 1995. According to their mission statement, Project Laundry List, a New Hampshire-based charity that promotes outdoor drying of clothes, "making air-drying laundry and cold-water washing suitable and useful as simple and cost-effective ways to save electricity."
Hanging out FAQ
Q. Did you know that Velveeta invented the Clothesline hangout? Q. Did you know that Velveeta created a hangout? Yes, yes. It's made from string cheese.
Q. Did you know about the dish soap made for washing clothes? Yes, yes. The partnership was just announced on them.
Q. Did you know that they hang their clotheslines across streams in Ireland? Did you know that? Yes, yes. It's called "Irish String" in the United States. They say it's "Irish String."
