Imagine washing clothes by hand for up to 20 hours each week. This is a reality for more than 5 billion people worldwide. In remote villages and settlements — many lacking electricity or running water ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Co-Founder, Conspiracy of Love, and Good is the New Cool. For millions around the world, washing clothes is a physically demanding ...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / October 14, 2025 / The Washing Machine Project, a mission-driven organization tackling the hidden burden of laundry on communities, recently published its first ...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / December 15, 2025 / The Divya manual washing machine, developed by The Washing Machine Project which is supported by Whirlpool Foundation, was named one of TIME's ...

FREEPORT, Minn. - A strange noise from Sara Van Beck's Whirlpool Duet called her into the laundry room. "This was different. It was a high, howl, whistling noise," she said. She was washing her ...

FREEPORT, Minn. - A strange noise from Sara Van Beck's Whirlpool Duet called her into the laundry room. "This was different. It was a high, howl, whistling noise," she said. She was washing her ...

The front-loading washing machine was meant to be the panacea of laundry. Launched with a big push in the late ’90s, the machines were supposed to use less water than the old top loaders and be easier ...

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - APRIL 05: Joseph Tugler #11 of the Houston Cougars dunks the ball during the second half in the Final Four Game of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Alamodome on April 05, ...

An Ocoee man claims someone could have been seriously hurt when his washing machine exploded, and he's concerned it could happen to someone else. Action 9 consumer investigator Todd Ulrich found other ...