Although clothes dryers are getting more energy efficient over the years, it is still expensive to do all of the laundry in one. There is actually a free way to dry clothes that helps stop wrinkles and makes whites whiter, using the sun. A clothes line may be slower than a dryer but this method has many Eco-friendly benefits.

Many things can be used for a clothes line. A rope or plastic covered wire is ideal. What you need to do it tie your line between two points as taught as possible, this will keep it from sagging as much while it is weighed down by heavy wet clothes.Never heard of this before? Get up to speed here.

The sun plays a factor in getting your clothes dry as fast as possible. White clothes will actually get whiter, due to the suns bleaching abilities. Just remember to get your clothes back inside quickly if it starts raining.

Thinking about all of the money spent every year on running a clothes dryer makes me think that is is worth it to wait a little longer for my dry clothes. If everyone would use their dryer sparingly, such as only in bad weather, we would save a lot of energy every year, as well as a lot of money.