Laundromat proven to be eco-friendly...Cities throughout North America and around the world are recognizing that commercial, coin-op laundromats are actually a greener way to wash your clothes. On the surface, this may seem strange but governmental studies confirm that using laundromats is a more efficient and planet-friendly alternative to laundering your clothes at home. Why? It's simple - Laundromat owners are usually interested primarily in making a profit when someone walks into their location to do their laundry but he/she is limited in how much he/she can charge for this service based upon what his/her customer is willing to pay. Therefore, the laundromat owner can really only increase his/her profit by decreasing the amount of energy that is used per load. The laundromat owner does this simply by buying and supplying washers and dryers that are super-efficient (much more efficient than even the high-end home models available) and thus use LESS ENERGY to do a load of laundry - and increasing the profit. What a wonderful symbiotic relationship between capitalism and conservation. In this rare case, EVERYONE WINS! The customer gets a reasonable price for the service he/she is looking for, the business owner makes a fair profit and the impact on the environment is greatly reduced... All at the same time!
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That's so cool. It's
That's so cool. It's awesome how things work out like that sometimes.
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That's so interesting! At
That's so interesting! At least something in the world motivated by money turns out to be more helpful to the environment while still maintaining convenience!
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You are absolutely right!...
Actually, if you consider that business in general is obviousely interested in making money, the more people demand that business go 'green' and start using their money and buying power to motivate business' to do just that, you will see more and more businesses going 'green'. It is simply economics.
Thanks for the post!
Thanks for the interesting post! It's a great example of a case where the green solution is the money saving solution. With all of the cool green technology that's out there, it sometime seems like it costs a fortune to be green. But in this case, the choice that makes the most financial sense for laundromat owners also makes the most ecological sense. If only this were always the case!