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Wednesday, October 21, 1992
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Right laundering helps environment
By Christine Laue Kansan staff writer
Fluff, delicate, normal or permanent press.
Choosing which dryer setting to use generally is not a big decision for people doing laundry. But some choices when doing laundry are better than others for helping the environment.
Steve Hamburg, KU environmental ambudson, said that washing and drying clothes should not be considered environmental evils but that people should look at what impact their choices had on the environment.
People should consider their alternatives, he said. For example, people can save energy by using cooler water settings. Electricity used to heat water often is generated from the burning of fossil fuels, which pollutes the environment.
"Instead, you can use warm or cold, and it does just as good of a job," Hamburg said.
Using cooler temperature settings on dryers is another way to save energy and help the environment. The fuff setting sets cold air, while permanent press and delicate settings use warm air and the normal settings uses hot air.
But if people use dryers, they should choose the setting that will produce
the results they want, Hamburg said. For example, using the fluff setting with a load of jeans and heavy towels will not get them dry.
Hanging wet clothes to dry is another way to save energy. Hamburg pointed out, however, that clothes lines or places to hang clothes are not always available to some people, for example students in residence halls.
Jeff Carmody, assistant director for student housing custodial services, said that laundry rooms in residence halls had tables with clothing racks but that they did not allow space for clothes lines. Some students purchase wooden clothes racks that they set in the hallways. The racks cost about $10.
What goes into the machines also is important.
Most laundry detergents contain chemical compounds, called phosphates, that can have severe ecological side effects when emptied into rivers and lakes. Phosphates fertilize natural algae and cause it to grow out of control, using up the oxygen needed by other marine life to survive.
Hamburg said that the government regulated the amounts of phosphates allowed in detergents according to the water in different areas. Even so, using less detergent is better.
Using less detergent does not mean laundry will not get clean, according to "50 Simple Things You Can Do To Save the Earth," a best-selling book of environmental tips. It said that manufacturers of detergents recommended more detergent than necessary.
Manufacturers use phosphates because they soften water and prevent dirt particles from being redeposited on clothes.
Tim LeTourneau, Lawrence water systems engineer, said that softening water removed minerals, primarily calcium and magnesium, from water. The city water treatment plant already softens the water from the Kansas River and Clinton Reservoir.
Even then, some places with laundry facilities have water-softening systems which enable people to cut the amount of detergent they use.
Marion Temple, assistant director for student housing facilities maintenance, said that residence halls had water-softening systems and that people doing laundry probably could reduce the amount of detergent they used.
Beverly Hatfield, manager of Duds 'N Suds Laundry, 101 Mississippi St., said customers there could use half the amount of detergent instructed on the box because of a water-softening system it used.
Angie Kirkman, Springfield, Mo., sophomore, prepares to drop a load of colors into a washing machine at Duds 'N Suds Laundry, 918 Mississippi St.
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KU Majors Fair to offer choices
By J.R. Clairborne
Kansan staff writer
Students who have not declared a major or are not satisfied with their program will have a chance to shop for a better choice tomorrow at the second annual Maiors Fair.
The fair, sponsored by Student Senate, will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Big Eight Room in the Kansas Union.
Representatives from more than 80 percent of the departments within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and all the schools will be present to answer questions about their programs, said Katie Hutchinson, Wichita sophomore and chairperson of the subcommittee on academic advising. The event was organized by Hutchinson and Patrick Eagleman, a committee member.
"The predominate goal of the Majors Fair is to make sure that students know what majors are out there and how they can graduate in four years," Hutchinson said
The fair was created in Spring 1992 from ideas presented to the University Affairs committee, she said. The ideas called for a focus on better advising and a better way to expose students to the more obscure majors the University offers, such as American studies, humanities and comparative literature. The fair will also guide students toward graduation within the traditional time frame.
Joe Van Zandt, coordinator of undergraduate advising for CLAS, said the Majors Fair had good timing as the University geared up for pre-enrollment.
Don't be tricked into the wrong major! 2nd annual Majors Fair
Thursday, October 22nd, 1992 in the Big Eight Room of the Kansas Union from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Paid for by the Office of Academic Affairs.
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