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Cartoon: Dryer sheets → Wool dryer balls Used once,then landfill.

Instead of

Dryer sheets Wool dryer balls

Why switch

Healthier

Scented sheets vent VOCs and hazardous air pollutants; wool balls add nothing to your air.

Greener

Single-use synthetic sheets become waste; wool balls last for years and cut drying time.

The impact

You, per year 150 dryer sheets6 kg CO₂
All of the world 1.22 trillion dryer sheets skipped / year

If everyone across the world switched, every year that’s:

  • 1.22 trillion dryer sheets
  • 48.6 billion kg CO₂

Reduce, reuse, recycle

Reduce

A few wool balls replace every sheet you would ever buy.

Reuse

One set lasts 1,000+ loads; re-fluff them in the wash now and then.

Recycle

At the end they are pure wool — compostable, not landfill.

Sources

  1. Steinemann et al. (2013), Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health — dryer-vent emissions from fragranced laundry products (incl. hazardous air pollutants)
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