Compare home washing to
Lindström’s industrial washing process

Use our sustainability calculator below by inputting the number of garments your employees wash on a monthly basis to highlight your carbon footprint.

Industrial
washing
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Home
washing
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CO2 emissions / year
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of textile waste / year

Do you know how home washing and our industrial washing processes differ from each other?

With our industrial washing process, you will actually save a lot of resources while ensuring your garments stay safe and hygienic.

Use the calculator to compare the consumption of water, energy and detergent between home and industrial washing.

What is the environmental footprint of washing 17 garments at home?

46 kg
CO2
per year*

* Featured data is from European Textile Services Association
Textile supply icon
15 kg CO2
Textile supply
Water heating icon
16 kg CO2
Water heating
Water icon
1 kg CO2
Water & Waste Water Treatment
Electricity icon
5 kg CO2
Electricity
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4 kg CO2
Detergents
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5 kg CO2
Transport

46kg CO2 =

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Watching
Star Wars trilogy
63 times
on a plasma TV

Shower icon

Taking a 6 min
hot shower
102 times

Car icon

Driving from
London to
Glasgow

Freezer icon

Using a refrigerator
for 291 days

Our calculations for home washing are based on public information provided by different consumer companies and government institutions. We compare these numbers to the consumption of water, detergent, energy and CO2 emissions in our own industrial washing process.

Here’s a few facts behind the numbers!

68% of consumers say they wash workwear always or most of the time separately from other garments*
4,5 pcs is the average amount of workwear in pieces per washing load*
6,5 kg is the average home washing machine capacity*
51% say workwear is replaced, not repaired when it’s damaged*

*Study by ETSA 2012

60 l Water consumption per load in a new A-class home washing machine**
1,25 kWh Average home washing machine electricity consumption per load in 60°C program***
3 kWh Average home dryer electricity consumption per load***
0,58 Kg/kWh Average CO2 emissions/kWh of electricity in Lindström countries of operation
100 ml Instructed dose of liquid home washing chemical per load****

**verto.fi, kuluttaja.fi
***vattenfall.fi
****omo.fi