Dryer Balls…the perfect union with Eco-Balls


A while back, we covered Eco-Balls, the lovely no-soap laundry gadget. I just found Dryer Balls, which cut down on drying time by 25% and therefore energy use by 25%.

Two thoughts. I lived in the UK for a couple of years and learned that I don’t really need to dry that much at all, except sheets and towels. Everything else is pretty good to go using the drying rack = ZERO energy drying. Second, couldn’t you use a tennis ball or something? 


Posted by Anna Gosline on January 16, 2008 at 11:53 PM in it's not easy being green
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Yeah, we have these to help out with the uber-thick cotton diapers we dry so frequently. I’m not entirely convinced they work, but if it can save us some energy, I’m all for trying!

Posted on January 17, 2008 at 7:36 AM by sara

Hrmm.. hasn’t this been tried before ? -. Testing of laundry balls/disks

Posted on January 17, 2008 at 11:03 AM by Amar Rama

Herm. That was 10 years ago. I wonder what’s different about the Eco-Balls of today that are getting so much good press? Even Treehugger did a post about them:
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/05/ecoballs_ionized_oxygen.php
(Although admitting to not knowing how they worked).

We had some dubious chemical comments on the eco-balls post, but the Straight Dope article did find they kind of worked?

The real news, it seems, is that some Dryer Balls are made of PVC and totally toxic (Nellie’s brand according to, again, Treehugger). Might not want to put those near your baby’s butt!
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/09/nellie_dryer_balls.php

Posted on January 17, 2008 at 1:27 PM by anna

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