Few Laundry rooms Essentials: Ecofriendly Laundry Room Ideas

Water conservation is a crucial step to preserve our environment. It is something that we should all practice. Water is precious to waste as 1/3 of the world’s population has little or no access to clean drinking water. One of the best places to preserve water and conserve energy as well as money is your laundry room. According to Procter and gamble, 1110 loads of laundry are being started every second in the US. Why waste so much water, energy and money when Mother Nature provides you some of the best alternatives to preserve our natural resources? Here are the tips.

Avoid the Disposable Dryer Sheet: Disposable dryer sheets have a lot of volatile compound and are carcinogenic. Compounds like butane, acetones produce carbondyoxide and create bisphenol-A (BPA). So try your best to avoid all those compounds.

Use Ecofriendly laundry Carriers: Use a natural ecofriendly laundry carrier to accommodate your laundry room. Not only it will save space, but your clothes will remain neat and tidy. CarryGreen’s cotton Canvas drawstring laundry bag is perfect for carrying clothing linens and more to and from the laundry room Laundromat or dorm room. This canvas laundry bag is constructed from sturdy canvas and features a sturdy shoulder strap for comfortable carrying and closes with a drawstring that is threaded though large metal grommets for added strength and durability. This bag could accommodate plenty of space for bedding clothing towels and more.

Make your own sustainable soap: Do you think it’s a scientific project to make your own laundry detergent at home? Well, you are absolutely wrong. You can make your own laundry detergent from the following easy ecofriendly ingredients

  1. Super washing soda 1 cup
  2. Borax 1 cup
  3. Grated soap (laundry soap like Zoti or Phels Naptha, or if you can’t find them use Any toilet soap like dove) 1/2cup

Mix all these ingredients together into a container. Put 1 to 2 table spoon for each load. This is one of the super affordable way to lowering your laundry bills. Do your math. They are as low as $0.04 per load which are way affordable than store bought laundry detergents.