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Do you remember that near-waterless washing machine we were so crazy about back in June? Well there is some more news on this one (and a diagram!). The good news is it should be available as early as the beginning of next year. As reported by Physorg.

Currently, washing machine use accounts for 13 percent of daily household water consumption in the UK, or about 21 liters (5.5 gallons) of water per day, according to the UK organization Waterwise. Besides saving water, the Xeros machine uses just 2% of the energy of a conventional washing machine. And since clothes come out nearly dry, they don´t require the use of a dryer.

“We have shown that it can remove all sorts of everyday stains, including coffee and lipstick, while using a tiny fraction of the water used by conventional washing machines,” Burkinshaw said.

The price is not expected to be “dramatically different from [coventional] washing machines“. Hmm.

Kudos: EarthFirst.