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Washing without water

Australia is currently in the grip of a major drought and water crisis. It is said to be a one in a thousand year event.

I discovered this idea to save water on the Open All Hours blog at The Age. It is a waterless car washing method used by a mobile car washing franchise in Saudi Arabia.

The secret to waterless washing is a biodegradable wash and polish compound which is sprayed onto the car exterior, surrounds surface dirt and provided a lubricant better than water to remove dirt with a soft cloth - not rocket science, but a supremely clever idea to reduce water usage. (emphasis added)

We need more clever ideas like this. As Bob Brown says, "This century is going to be about environmental technology - not IT, it's ET."

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posted by David @ 7:35 AM