Dear EarthTalk: What is the most environmentally friendly way I can wash my car: doing it myself or going to the local car wash? — Jim, Denton, TX Few people realize that washing our cars in our driveways is one of the most environmentally un-friendly chores we can do around the house. Unlike household waste…
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While your car is not technically residing in your home, how you wash your car does affect your home costs related to water. Plus, if you use toxic chemicals to wash your car, those chemicals can run off into your yard. How to wash your car…
Read More..As large parts of the American West continue to experience drought, waterless car washes have been catching on. A new company in Austin, Tex., called WaterSmart, for example, washes cars with a coconut-based soap, according to an article in The Austin American Statesman. The soap, made in various formulas under a brand called Freedom, for which WaterSmart is the…
Read More..Washing the car may make your ride nice and shiny, but all that water runoff might make you feel dirty. When you wash your vehicle on a paved surface such as a driveway or parking lot, all that dirty, soapy water has to go somewhere. Chances are it flows into storm drains, which lead directly…
Read More..Many car owners place great value on their car and how they look. Some says cars carry one’s personality, when you have clean and shiny car one would say that you are clean type of person opposite thing applicable to someone you has messy and dirty car. But for me, how car owners keep their…
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