Are resource savings in manual dishwashing possible? Consumers applying Best Practice Tips

摘要: In the past few years, studies have been carried out to record and analyse consumer behaviour of manual dishwashing. Manual dishwashing in households is performed many ways that influence use resources. Furthermore, knowledge has gained on basis experiments how optimize resources Optimization here means achieving best possible cleaning performance with a minimum input This experimental knowledge, combined experience everyday life, was transferred into Best Practice Tips. The aim this study verify whether it save while applying these Tips comparison consumers' previous behaviour. In laboratory study, 53 consumers from Europe (23 Germans, 30 other Europeans) were asked apply washing up 12 place settings dishes. The data compared recording same amount sample consisted 113 European second 60 Europeans. On average, test participants used around 60% less water, 70% energy 30% detergent average subjects used. Additionally, they achieved slightly better result. An evaluation questionnaire showed were, general, highly accepted; however, some concerns given about their exact application life. Because wide variation washing-up habits resource consumption among individuals, confidence intervals are rather large. results should therefore be seen as tendencies savings when people trained Nevertheless, for further ones which learning verified life over longer period time.