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Simple Green: Give Up Dryer Sheets

If you haven't fully given up your clothes dryer yet in favor of a clothesline, there is one small (OK, really small) thing you can do to make your laundry routine a little less wasteful. Give up the ...

Fresh Sheets: How Do You Make The Freshness Last?

Who doesn't love freshly laundered sheets. They might even help you sleep better. But with an Energy Star rated machine using 18-25 gallons of water per load (compared with 40 for standard machines)...

Test Lab: Mrs. Meyer's Laundry Detergent

I've been a devoted and happy user of Seventh Generation Free & Clear Natural Laundry Detergent for quite some time, but when I couldn't find it on sale, I decided to give another earth-friendly det...

Test Lab: ECOS 100% Natural Laundry Detergent Packs

What is that odd looking thing? That's what we thought when we opened a box of ECOS laundry detergent packs expecting powdery detergent. These little "detergent packs" are pre-measured doses of dete...

Survey: Do You Always Wash Cold?

We pretty much always wash our clothes in cold water, no matter what material or color they are. However, every once in awhile we're almost persuaded by the label on a new shirt that reads: "Machine W...

Etsy Find: Reusable Lavender Dryer Sachets

Dryer sheets are nice in theory (who doesn't want soft, sweet-smelling clothes?), but those disposable sheets certainly aren't the greenest option -- and it's hard to find one that isn't soaked in a...

AT on ... Laundry Duty. Time to Sniff?

Clotheslines, dryer balls, eco-friendly detergent, dryer sheets ... we love to blog about laundry issues here at Re-nest. And, to tell you the truth, it's probably my fault. I like laundry -- it's...

Look! A Totally Overloaded Drying Rack

Poor drying rack. We're really asking too much of it. Which leads us to a question: What do you do when you don't have space for an outdoor clothesline, but still want to dry clothes without using ...

Soapless Ecoballs by Ecozone

Imagine washing your laundry without soap. Banishing environmentally damaging detergents is exactly what Ecozone hopes to accomplish with their Ecoballs. All you do is put three Ecoballs in with you...

Easy Green: Lighten Up on Laundry

At age 16, I left the U.S. for the first time, visiting Ireland with my family. We stayed with relatives on the Western coast who line-dried their clothes and wore the same pants, skirts, and sweate...

Simple Green: 5 Ways to Clean Up Your Laundy

We hate doing laundry so we put it off and put it off until we have a full load. And we wash everything together in cold water on a short cycle (Even more hateful than laundry is waiting around for i...

Look!: Bird Clothes Pegs

We already thought clothes pegs were cool, be they the modern wood-and-spring ones or the older-fashioned ones that look like a head and two legs. So these are delightful to us....