Welcome to Ritual, Be Well Philly’s new column of essays about the low-tech, purposefully inefficient things we do that pleasurably slow us down. From taking the long way home to hand-washing dishes, ...

Between 6,500 and 87,000 tonnes of microfibres are shed during domestic laundering every year in the UK. Many of these minuscule fibres end up in rivers and oceans, with devastating consequences for ...

A 9-year-old Kenyan boy was given an award by the country's president for inventing a wooden hand-washing machine designed to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Stephen Wamukota was the youngest of 68 ...

GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4) - A Colorado company working for decades to help people do a better job cleaning their hands is hoping to help more people and companies implement technology to keep people safe ...

A 9-year-old Kenyan boy who made a wooden hand washing machine to limit the spread of Covid-19 received a presidential award on Monday. Stephen Wamukota, from Bungoma County in western Kenya, was the ...

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 ...

Ever take your favourite jumper out of the washing machine only to discover that it has shrunk into doll-size or lost its shape? While machines are good for everyday wear, they can destroy delicate ...