Therefore strive that your actions day by day may be beautiful prayers.
'Abdu'l-Bahá

Laundry dryers require a lot of electricity. Energy production comes at a great cost to the environment and to human beings all around the world. One thing we all can do is to hang up our clothes to air dry—in our yard or balcony in the summer, and indoors in winter, where they will nicely humidify our living quarters. Are you thinking that it’s too time consuming? Consider this: your clothes will last a lot longer this way, and you will save much time, planetary resources, and money by reducing shopping trips to the mall. In addition, for a good part of the year, while hanging up your laundry to dry, you can enjoy the sun and the sound of the birds and think about your connection with people all around the world and with future generations who will all greatly benefit from such collective individual actions.

Source: Wilmette Institute Newsletter, June 2017