Plastic Washing - - Xeros’s Prototype Washing Machine Uses a Whopping 90 Per Cent Less Water Than Ordinary Models

It is an age when plastic is being increasingly frowned upon. But here is a new concept that says plastic may after all be helpful in saving some precious water. Our traditional washing method is about cleaning clothes with washing machines. Xeros’s prototype washing machine uses a whopping 90 per cent less water than ordinary models according to reports.

Here is how: The machine replaces all but one tenth of the usual water and about one third of the usual detergent with plastic beads that measure 0.1-inch. And what’s best is that they are reusable for hundreds of washes.

These beads are made of the same nylon as many carpets. If they are not stain proof, they are also good scrubbers. That’s the principle behind using them for washing.

Nylon has polarised molecules in it that attract dirt. In the humidity created by some water, their polymer chains move apart and absorb grime. And lock it into the cores of these beads. They clean up your clothes with hardly any water. The machines may be out in commercial laundries next year.