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You can often get bulk packs of the flour sack towels (thin cotton towels) for not much money. I think washing in your washer would work fine. Just do it on the smallest load setting so you don't have to worry about wasting water.
I need to get more eco-conscious in my cleaning too! I am pretty good with some things, but I know some of the stuff I use is more toxic than I want to admit!
Old sheets make great cleaning rags, especially for dusting because they don't leave behind fuzzies. A single old sheet can give you a pile of rags; the same concept applies to using old shirts, towels and washcloths (good for heavy duty stuff), and so on.
If you're worried about putting them in the wash, you can rinse them out in the sink beforehand. :)
For laundry that we don't do often but would get smelly or gross if left in a hamper (such as cleaning rags or in our case my FI's "outside" working in the garage or on the farm clothes), we use those plastic Rubbermaid type totes with the lids. That way you can let them sit until an entire load builds up but not have to worry about it -- too calrify, it usually only takes us maybe two weeks. I don't mean like leave it get crusty for a month or something haha, though I don't know that it would hurt a cleaning rag, really. After that, we wash like the dog towels then socks and towels so that if there is a little residue, it doesn't really ruin anything. We work from grossest to nicest clothes haha.
I just toss them in the wash with the clothes or with other towels. Washing machines do a really good job, I wouldn't worry about getting stuff on your clothes. I once tossed a towel with dog puke on it in the wash with some other fabrics and everything came out clean. (Sorry for TMI there.) I will sometimes do a "very dirty things" load, including our bathroom rugs, the dog's towel, our cleaning rags, etc.
Littlest - ew!! dog puke! :)
Thanks, thanks, I love all the ideas, especially old t-shirts ... my husband has a TON of those that could be useful!! Of course you guys always have the right answers.
i use old socks especially the one my fi destroyed with his toe... they are great also for cleaning i used a lot of vinegar for any smell and cleaning the bathroom and kitchen floors, i also used baking soda an lemon... the mixture will eliminate any stain around the house...
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So you bees were SO super helpful when I asked for help cleaning my house! (Feel free to add more suggestions, I have totally used them all!)
Now, don't worry, I know how to clean I was just looking for some remedies ... but I am now looking for some more suggestions on how to be more eco-friendly with my cleaning. I use a lot of paper towels - gasp, I know, it's bad! - but do you have suggestions for cloths to use for cleanings? And then also - how do you clean them after they are filthy? Do you just throw them in a wash? I don't think I would want to put them in a wash with my clothes?!? I feel like such a turd for being so inept at cleaning ... I'm trying to learn here!
Any and all help would be wonderful!