Laundry still drowning?

[MyLemonWriter]

A few months ago we started to re-wear clothes that weren't dirty. Our laundry halved. We have also been trying to hang items out in the air. Again we are seeing a reduction. Freeing up valuable time and helping the environment.

Can I ask - what do you mean about rewearing clothes that weren't dirty? Were you wearing clothes once and putting them in the wash? Why?

I also wear clothes several times before they go in the wash. I also laugh at those who wash all towels after one use.

Yes we used to -but not any more!!

I don't wash anything after one use unless it is actually dirty

Except underwear presumably?

no including underwear

I don’t believe that about underwear @MyLemonWriter

someone on here suggested for duvets, turn them over but change sheets and pillowcases only, to get another week out of them. works well to cut down on time and laundry.

Do people really only use one side of the duvet when sleeping? I'm sure I use both sides, top and bottom during the night!

that is a good idea

well thats what we do

Pants, socks and tights always get washed after one wear. Everything else is assessed after a wear to see if it needs it or not.

Is this a joke? You rewear pants and knickers?

No, no joke. Thats what we do

No way are you wearing pants for more than a day ... Surely??

yes we do?!

Please tell me that you at least turn them inside out.

Eh, no we dont.?

No chance you went from the kind of person who washes towels and jeans etc after every single use to the kind of person who re-wears underwear and doesn't see why not.

That's disgusting.

It was a habit to simply throw clothes in the wash, even when it wasn't necessary

Ok, but it is necessary to throw the pants you've been wearing all day in the wash, towels are different.

What does it take for you to class underwear as “dirty” then if you wear pants for several days?

Hopefully you don’t have kids!

You turn the duvet totally over during the night?

When they smell?? And Yes I do have kids