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Doing it yourself is a popular green technique often undertaken by yourself and others like yourself. Sometimes, however, it is best to leave things to the professionals. Don't practice medicine on yourself. Don't get behind the cockpit of plane with no flight experience, even if you think that you know the greenest way to get somewhere and don't wash your own car at home.
I know. That last one doesn't seem to fit. It seems like a commercial car wash with all its mechanical polishers and high-powered nozzles would be a giant drain on the environment, but it is you and your little bucket of suds that does more damage to the ecosystem.
"What?" you say. Let me explain. A commercial car wash is zoned for washing cars. When the dirt, muck, grease and oil is blasted off your ride at your neighborhood car wash, that grimy water goes into the sewers where it is treated and cleaned. When you wash your car at home, the grimy, soapy water full of chemicals goes right into the storm drain and can end up in a lake or an ocean without being treated. The soapy water can trigger excess algae growth which causes a drastic decline in water quality.
Home washing can also use two to three times as much water. Not only is washing your car at home dirtier, it is also more wasteful. So don't take lathers into your own hands when it comes to washing your car, leave that to the professionals.
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