There is no shortage of ways to care for your clothes and be kind to the environment at the same time. Below are some quick and easy tips that will help save energy while caring for your clothes:

• Clean your dryer lint trap and enable clothes to dry more quickly.
• Use warm or cold water rather than hot water to wash clothes.
• No more partial loads–do a full load of laundry every time.

Give your clothes that fresh look from the dry cleaner by steaming them out at home without the use of any chemicals. Rowenta, manufacturer of high-end garment care products, offers a Pro Compact Steamer that refreshes those slightly worn garments in just a few minutes. In addition to saving time and money, with fewer visits to the dry cleaner, refreshing your garments at home is one small step in limiting the amount of hazardous chemicals used in the dry-cleaning process.

The company’s newly introduced Pro Compact Steamer quickly and effectively refreshes shirts, suits and other garments while attaining professional results. A unique motor-driven pump provides a powerful, continuous flow of steam. Its portable size makes it ideal for use around the house. Whether it’s eliminating wrinkles from curtains and drapes, or rejuvenating tired garments, the Pro Compact Steamer with its adjustable steam output, is the perfect at-home alternative without the use of chemicals or additional cost.

More good green news, workweek shirts and blouses or Saturday-night button-downs and cocktail dresses can all be refreshed at home within minutes, and items around your house can achieve that same fresh look as well. Steam and be green!