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Winona

And be eco friendly!

This electricity free pressure washer is perfect for folks willing to spend a little time to clean their clothes. Pair it with a clothesline or clothes rack to dry clothes, and you’re looking at savings of $5 to $10 a week! At that rate, it would pay for itself in two months. http://www.lehmans.com/jump.jsp?itemID=1600&ite…

To save money on trash tags, make a cheap and easy worm composting bin: http://whatcom.wsu.edu/ag/compost/Easywormbin.htm

Or buy one: http://www.gaiam.com/product/eco-home-outdoor/o…

Take your lunch to work: http://www.to-goware.com/

Can you add to my list? Is there anything eco friendly or ways to save money that I haven’t thought of? Making my own cleaning agents, substitute for paper towels, etc?

angie207

thanks for ideas and the worm bin link! That is easier than others I have seen/heard about. :)

anngoingraw

Thanks for sharing!! to-goware.com is really very interesting web!!

Winona

I don’t yet own the pressure washer – can anyone recommend it? I’d like to buy it right away, but I’m having a hard time deciding.

I own the togoware and it’s perfect for taking raw lunch to work!

anngoingraw

Sorry, no idea. I have only try one thing trying to change may way of washing: the eco wash ball. And to be sincere it didn’t like me too much..

bitt

cleaning: use the squeezed out lemon skins to wash tubs, tiles, sinks, etc. add some baking soda and you are good to go.

substitutes for paper towels: rags (i use old clothes or towels that are worn out)

I would love to find a smaller worm bin for us city-dwellers.

TomsMom

I used to own that little pressure washer. It’s fine but you have to use hot water in order for the technique to fully work, and can only do small items well, like socks and underwear and one or two blouses. You also have to dump the hot, wet clothes into a tub of cold water and rinse and wring by hand if you really want to get the soap out because pouring in a pot of cold water into the washer for a rinse like they say will not rinse the items well. Things like jeans will not really be clean, despite what the commercials show, but of course it’s not made for that. Still, it’s a smart little idea and it’s great for students!

TomsMom

I know this is not electricity-free, but I now do the majority of my wash in a very small Haier washing machine that I hook up to my kitchen sink. It uses relatively little water and power, about one cubic foot interior, 18 inches wide and deep and maybe 30 inches high. Then I hang up the clothes on a drying rack that I unfold in my bedroom. I love to air-dry; clothes smell great! I’m an apartment dweller and hate using the laundry room in the building because people are dirty and disgusting and foul up the machines. Plus I don’t need a big machine most of the time; it’s a waste of energy and water, which makes me feel pretty bad.