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22nd Jun 2009

Dirty Laundry

Diana O'Carroll

Laundry soaps in Jaffa flea market

We clean up the science of washing powders, how they work and why stains rather than dyes are removed by them. Plus, we ask whether it is better for the environment to continue driving an old car or have a new one made.

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