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1. 1. Research Reveals The Value Of A Cooler Wash

   www.ermrisk.com/ERM/news.nsf/e - [Cached]

   Published on: 1/10/2003   Last Visited: 4/17/2004

   "People tend to assume that a higher washing temperature is necessary for higher quality garments but this is not the case," commented ERM consultant Michael Collins, who worked closely with M&S technologists as part of the project.

2. 2. thescotsman.scotsman.com

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   Last Visited: 11/15/2007

   And Michael Collins, the principal consultant at a leading environmental consultancy, ERM, said: "The work we have done has shown you can transport plastics a pretty long way before you'd actually get to the point where you negate the benefits you get from recycling.
   
   "Transporting it a couple of thousand miles isn't going to outweigh the benefits as long as the plastic is being used to displace virgin plastic."
   
   However, he added: "The difficulty is when you are using recycled plastic as a replacement for a different material, such as timber.

3. 3. Research Reveals The Value Of A Cooler Wash

   www.erm.com/ERM/news.nsf/42728 - [Cached]

   Published on: 6/9/2001   Last Visited: 9/16/2006

   "People tend to assume that a higher washing temperature is necessary for higher quality garments but this is not the case," commented ERM consultant Michael Collins, who worked closely with M&S technologists as part of the project.