A load of laundry: carbon footprint
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🧺Carbon footprintA load of laundry
0.14kg CO₂e
40°C wash, ~0.7 kWh
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A load of laundry comes in at about 0.14 kg CO₂e (40°C wash, ~0.7 kWh).
Of the 7 home-energy actions Carbonle tracks, A load of laundry sits at #1 from the lightest — one of the lightest.
Most home energy is heat. One winter of heating dwarfs a year of small appliances.
About 0.14 kg CO₂e — 40°C wash, ~0.7 kWh.
Compare with
Figures from DEFRA 2024: UK electricity 0.207 kg/kWh × 0.7 kWh, licensed OGL v3.0.
How we get these numbers: Methodology.