Question

Which best evaluates the following statement: It's greener to wash dishes by hand than to use a dishwasher?

Answer 1

It is true that energy efficient dishwasher is a water and energy saver than washing dishes by hand. A star-rated dishwasher uses 4 gallons of water in each cycle compare to a kitchen faucets who pumps out 2.5 gallons of water per minute. To conserve water, the accumulated dishes and cookware must be stack properly in a dishwasher before running a cycle. As to conservation of energy, people tend to use warm water to wash the dishes by hand and heating of water cost much, while in a dishwasher, energy-saving tips such as running a light cycle and turning off heating drying option will mark down your energy consumption. Therefore, the use of dishwasher is a much greener idea.