Washing Machine

Brief Analysis of the Product

• One load of laundry uses, on average, 19 gallons of water, and the standard household runs 5-6 loads a week
• Takes a decent amount of space in a house, commonly isn't a feature of rented apartments
• Objectively very useful, cleans clothing & such with minimal effort on the user's part

Key Features that Promote Sustainability

• public washing machines make people less willing to run several loads, reducing the water usage
• Most people run multiple sets of laundry at once since most machines are large enough for multiple people's laundry
• One machine can run for around 10 years usually

Features that Reduce Sustainability

• 19 gallons of water used 6 times a week = 114 gallons of potable water used per-week in a single household, but the water isn't used for important things like drinking water that needs to be potable.