We've all been in a situation where we've had to learn how to wash our clothes without a washer. Maybe your washing machine is on the fritz, or you're on vacation and can't quite bring yourself to ...

The Hand Powered Portable Washing Machine purports to be a fast, easy and green alternative to the bulky, water and electricity sucking behemoths we normally use. The plastic tub comes pre-assembled ...

Can you buy your way to a greener life? Probably not, but there’s no shortage of products that promise to reduce your carbon footprint and generally make your life more environmentally friendly. In a ...

March 16, 2009 It’s a great example of thinking outside of the box: as industrial design firm RKS were redesigning a salad spinner they discovered women were buying them to wash their delicates, so ...

Lugging your hamper to the laundromat can be a total drag. The solution? A good portable washing machine. Available in a range of prices to suit most budgets, the best portable washing machines are ...

The luxury of washing machines is something that families in many parts of the world just can’t afford, but the team behind GiraDora wants to change that. The group has developed an innovative ...

When two design students from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California visited a village outside of Lima, Peru, they realized they would put their skills to use on improving the lives ...

Having clean laundry was my greatest off-grid obstacle until I discovered two secrets: rainwater and a hand-crank wringer. During long-term power outages before we transitioned off-grid, I washed ...

Introducing a new column that explores some of the many treasures that exist in the archives of the Dunn County Historical Society’s Rassbach Heritage Museum: Some of the items I’ll introduce you to ...