How do you wash the cloth you clean the loo with?

[GiantCheeseMonster]

I clean the seat and rim with a cloth. But then what do you do with that? It feels wrong to chuck it in with tea towels but then washing it on its own also feels wasteful. I don’t really want to use disposables as I’m trying to cut down on single use items. What’s the answer?

@ididitsocanyou

Toilet cloths are red in my house. I then save them up in a carrier bag until I have five or so and then wash them in machine at 90. I know it seems excessive, but don’t know what rise to do.

Microfibres cloths are indestructible aren’t they? Mine are at least 5 years old now, they each get washed at 60C at least once per week and apart from the colours fading are as good as new.
Marvellous things, very environmentally friendly!

I'd also argue that putting bleach down your loo daily is wasteful and not good for the environment.
I clean my loo once or twice weekly. Doesn't need any more than that than the usual skid marks which funnily enough my loo brush takes care of.

@Mybalconyiscracking

Microfibres cloths are indestructible aren’t they? Mine are at least 5 years old now, they each get washed at 60C at least once per week and apart from the colours fading are as good as new. Marvellous things, very environmentally friendly!

They do release micro plastics into the water though.

But you can buy filters to catch them

I also use toilet roll and disinfectant spray. More to use a clean 'cloth' for each part of the toilet and not spread germs around than to do with washing the cloth.

So confused.

I use a sponge, separate one for loo and basin. Squeeze them out after every use and they dry out in the cupboard. Re-use until worn out. They are covered in cleaner, and can't be washed, so never even thought about it.

When they are worn out I use them in them to clean litter trays, garden, or garage, then they get binned. No waste here!

I thought everyone did that 😂

I'm in the loo roll camp. I don't wash much at 60 and it never coincides with toilet cleaning!

I don't know what my cleaner does, I don't think I want to know.

But, I'm all for the rest of you doing what makes you happy!

I soak it in hot water and bleach, wouldn't ever put them in the washing machine? I'm pretty sure I don't know anyone who does that!

I soak them in a bucket of bleach until I have enough for a load then wash them on a hot wash.
My toilet seat comes off with a quick release button and has a soak in a bath of disinfectant, then I wash the bath and put the cloth in the bucket

I spray then use loo roll and flush, or paper towel and bin.

@MaMelon

I spray then use loo roll and flush, or paper towel and bin.

This for the seat and bowl. And a loo brush and toilet Duck for actually down the toilet.

Dishcloths (which get used for whatever the job of the day is and go back in the drawer once washed without differentiation to be used for whatever the next job of the day is) and kitchen sponges (get relegated to cleaning when they are a bit knackered).

Bleach squirted round toilet, sink and surfaces cleaned and toilet last using the same clothes/sponge plus toilet brush.

All thrown in the little basket in the utility room (into which is also thrown kitchen dishcloths, tea towels and any other random bits which are discarded in the vicinity) and are washed with the next appropriate light or dark wash.

All washing done at 60°c.

The toilet seat in the main bathroom is quick release and occasionally I will take it off and rice rice whole thing in the bath, gets rid of any mis-aimed boy wee. Although this is not so much of an issue now they are older.

"rice rice"??
rinse off

I am the cleanest person I know in real life (not a brag, I grew up in a dysfunctionally clean household and it has not been a good influence on my life) but by MN standards I'm a total slattern. Do these people really exist? Or are they just so busy cleaning they never get to leave the house?

@Chasingsquirrels Unrelated and genuine washing question - don't your darks fade if you wash them at 60? I've always avoided coloured towels etc for this reason.

Good on you OP - I've been trying to ditch single use products too. It's amazing just how many there are when you start looking. 😀

I have a separate laundry bin (actually it's a large compost crock) in the kitchen, known as the 'icky bin', where all the cloths used for any kind of cleaning (including floors, lavatory, removal of body parts when the cat's been hunting, vomiting children, etc.) are stored after a quick rinse. Whenever we next do a hot wash the contents of the icky bin are tipped in with it as a matter of course. We generally do 2 hot washes a week, 1 for sheets and 1 for towels, so nothing sits around unwashed for too long.

I also have a similar system in the bathroom for handkerchiefs, reusable sanitary towels, reusable makeup removal pads, etc). Basically it's for anything that you might not want to chuck in your normal laundry basket.

The compost crocks are good for that sort of thing because they're designed to contain damp and smelly stuff and they're easy to clean.

peachgreen maybe, probably in fact - ds1's black jeans are faded.
Have to say I don't really notice anything else though, although I don't think we have anything else that is/was black.
Most of ds1's tshirts are shades of grey with motifs.
Towels range from white, red, emerald green, purple and blue and they are all still pretty colourful.

I used to do everything at 40°c but as the ds's got to teens it didn't shift the underarm smells, so I switched back to 60°c with laundry liquid.
Wools go on a wool wash, which I think is 30°c.

I just pop mine in the dishwasher. Comes out lemon-fresh.

Joke! I put all my cleaning clothes in a plastic laundry bin in the utility, then wash them on a quick wash at 60 once a week.

@NigellaSeed

I wash my toilet with spray and toilet paper so I flush it away after.

I use cloths for sink and bath/shower (they go in my bathroom bucket to be washed separate)

This

@GiantCheeseMonster

Hmm, interesting. I have done the loo roll thing but I never feel you can get it as clean as with a good rub with a cloth. Maybe I’m overthinking it though!

Why , you wipe your arse with toilet roll. A cloth is going to be no more efficient that paper.

Are people really binning reusable cloths? Why?? If you must do that then use wipes instead surely?

For what it's worth I just have a box full of flannels that I use as cloths and whenever they are used for whatever reason they go in the wash with the rest of the laundry!

60 degree wash with all the other cleaning cloths/tea towels/towels/flannels/bath mats. We are are all well and healthy despite doing this for as long as I can remember.

Always use disposable, anything else is just too yuk.

I use kitchen roll to clean the loo and bin afterwards. I do use a reusable cloth for the rest of the bathroom, this goes on the wash with the towels, etc.

I have never used a reusable cloth to clean the toilet.

I use toilet paper with the 'cleaner' poured onto it. Flush away.

It's the most hygienic way to clean a toilet.