SUSTAINABLE LAUNDRY // zero waste recommendations and tips 

This makes me so, so happy 🤗😁 I absolutely love your channel and when I found it I couldn't stop binge watching 🌱 ❤️

Girlfriend collective has a microplastic fliteration attachment for the washer unsure if its compatible with European washers or not

Thanks for sharing your tips. Laundry is one of my biggest problems. I haven't found any alternative that works for me in terms of money, results or time consumption if it is DIY. But I'm still looking each time I find a new shop or video :)

I´m washing my laundry with soapnuts for years now. The laundry smells great and no detergent needed. I use it only sometimes for "special ocasion" clothes, when I want them to smell extra nice . Terra Verde and Feel ECO are my go to brands :) and air drying the laudry is the best.

I love the Tru Earth laundry sheets! I've bought them directly from the supplier and had no issue, but they are regional to me so perhaps that's why. People need to know that in my experience, the Canadian standard for shipping is a lot slower than many other countries.

Ive been watching you for a few months and am trying to make small sustainable changes in my life. Soapnuts and wool dryer balls were one of my first changes. Thank you for these videos and for teaching us how to be more sustainable and conscious!!

I use Dropps laundry pods, which may be a US-only brand, but I really like them! They work well and come shipped in cardboard. We use their dishwasher pods too! Thank you for showing the microplastic in the Guppy Bag, I've seen it before but wasn't sure where the microplastics went or if they were ever visible since they're so small!

I've been making my own laundry detergent with a recipe from the website Smarticular, they have loads of tips on how to make your own cleaners. I'd like to know if Jens follows the same routine as you now that you live together. My partner who is not aaaas conscious as me worries a bit that I will not be able to accept that he does certain things in different ways than me, if we'd ever live together. I figure that I'd probably buy all the products or make them myself then as well, or do the shopping because I love refilling my food in zero waste shops and buy veggies unwrapped wherever possible. He grabs what is in his sight and then doesn't mind buy for instance potatoes or apples in a plastic bag. He suggests to "let go and relax" sometimes.

Great video as always Gittemary, you inspire me to spread our eco message even more 💚

Love this video! I'm going to try all of the things you mentioned.

The eco egg is pretty good I try and mindfully use soap nuts as I'm aware of the impact of trends on communities so be mindful please thank you 🌍☯️

I also started on the soapnut bandwagon when I started out zero waste/low waste but found that they made my clothes smell funky or vinegary. I found a USA based company Booda Organics and tried their powdered detergent. I will not be switching to anything else though I would be considering TruEarth as another option. Booda Organics products all work so awesome. I wear my clothes more than just one time and that alone has cut down my laundry down to 1 load over 2 weeks. granted its winter and I don't sweat as much but I've never been one of those people who wear something for half a day and switch out. For fabric softeners I use apple cider vineger in the rinse cycle. this also helps with hard water issues. I do have a box of unscented, no dye fabric softener sheets that I use once a month to work my way through or if I forget my ACV at home since I have to do my laundry at a laundrymat. I love my wool balls for the dryer and I do NOT use any essential oils on them or in the dryer. I have been warned multiple times by laundry mat owners that due to the heat of the commercial dryers it can and has caused fires. thank you for your video and suggestions. Also I would get a hold of Shelbizleee on YT. She might be able to send you a attachable microfilter from the USA. She got one of her washer and it works a treat.

lots of great tips here! i find that washing my clothes at colder temperatures like 30C works just fine. and i usually pick the shortest cycles and lowest spinning modes to lower the water and energy consumption of doing laundry

Thank you so much for the great tips💖! I just found your channel and I am now binge watching, it’s so awesome 😄!!

I just recently bought that stain remover stick and I've loved it so far :D

I’m also in love with truearth but, yes, some patience for the shipping is necessary. I don’t use vinegar as a softener but citric acid. Have you ever talked about coffee chocolate tea sugar? These are products that we all consume daily, but I don’t have any clear idea about how much sustainable they are

I bought the soap nuts before I have finished watching this video :D I was thinking about them for years since I once had a flatmate who used them and now you just reminded me that I should really try them out. Thank you

Great video! Really informative.

Love your vibe so much. I would love a video specifically on essential oils! Like why they aren’t sustainable. ❤️❤️

Excellent swaps. I will be making as many changes as I can. Thank you so much!!😊

Thank you for this video. Especially thank you for telling us about the gumpy bag. I already make my own laundry soap and have an awesome stains remover bar but I didn't know what to do about microparticules. One more rather easy thing to do better :) I'll buy one as soon as I can.

This video was so interesting. Laundry is the next swap I want to make but I find it so hard to do. I live pretty far from big cities and I absolutely need stuff that I have to buy just once so I don't have to travel every time I need something and I found it in this video! Definitely going to try some of the things you talked about

Thanks for these amazing tips! ☺️

Soap nuts was also one of my first products in ZW too! How cooL! I also JUST filmed my zero waste laundry routine to post later this month :) I had NO idea about the sap from soap nuts, neat!! This was so helpful :)

Ahh needed this, I already have a pretty good set up only had questions on micro plastic disposal and the guppy bag, thank you very helpful as per usual.🙏

The ultimate zero waste laundry routine is to run the clothing thru the wash cycle with no soap & line dry. I got this from a woman in the UK who swore that I didn't need soap. She pretreats any stain & never uses soap. I have done this and it does work, but I do like a little soap, so now I use maybe a tablespoon...if I use any at all. I like the stain remover bar. I checked Etsy and they have quite a few. I will purchase in the future when I finish up what I have.

Great ideas!! I love the detergents you mentioned as well. I’m sad to hear there have been delivery issues. 😔 I’m Canadian and it’s a very good Canadian company. Hopefully they will rectify this soon. My shipments experiences were excellent. Great idea about putting clothing out rather than in a pile. I too use clothing a great deal before they need to be laundered. Keep sharing these great ideas. 👍

Wow your videos are really informative. I am from Nepal and I had heard about soap nuts but never knew they were grown here and use as well.

That was very helpful, thank you ☺️ I will defo get myself a bag to wash my synthetics in! ❤️

I love this thanks so much. Definitely need to invest in a guppy bag. We use an eco egg mostly with sometimes the non bio ecover . Have used soap nuts tho and loved them.

That was sooooo helpful! Thank you :)

I buy my Tru Earth sheets from Amazon. I realize it's not a very sustainable company, but I have never had an issue with when and how I received my merchandise. For fabric softener I grew up with my frugal mom using vinegar in a small ball thing that opens during the spin cycle releasing the vinegar, I still use it today. The only ingredient is vinegar

i live in korea and my family always air-dries clothes because dryers are very uncommon here; apartment units are small and people just don't have the space for a dryer as well as a washer and washers that techincally have a drying function kind of suck at drying clothes lol. i used to think it was a pain in the ass (and it still is sometimes!) but it's nice to know that something that rose out of necessity for space is actually helping the environment lol

Thank you for a great video, it'll help me educate other people on this topic 🙂🙂🙂

At Uni I used soapnuts and essential oils and also shredded soap, to save some money. It took me 3 years to finish half kilogram of soapnuts. Nowadays my go to brands are Tierra verde, Feel Eco and Herbow.

Thank you for this complete video! I am starting my zero waste journey and I was wondering how would I live without softener; I have seen options such as Dropps but they don't ship to Canada:( I'm glad I found your video.

Awesome video! Laundry supplies have come a long way since the 70’s. I used Dr Bronners peppermint soap for years. I remember Shelbi & Madison getting that exterior plastic filter for the washing machine. There’s a video on either their channel or Shelbi’s channel. Stay awesome!!❤️

Apparently our local horse-chestnut is also a soapnut, this is what RU-vidr ecofriend.Lia is using.

100% inspired to give soapnuts and other more sustainable laundry options a try! Thanks for the wonderful resources! X

Hi Gittemary! Love your videos. I just started to think about going zero waste and am so excited about what I can do to change my ways. I've been looking into soap nuts and am wondering how they affect white clothes. Do they stain them at all? Someone from another video said they do. :(

hanging my washing while watching this 😁👍 I wash with my self-made fluid detergent out of grated curd soap, sodium carbonate and water :) for more sensitive garments I buy fluid mild eco-detergent from my bulk store because it has a build-in softener

Bile soap is My best tip for stains, works every time

Loved this video! Your channel has helped me so much in my transition to a more sustainable lifestyle! I have a question, I’m pregnant and me and my partner want to use reusable diapers. What would be the best thing to use to wash all the dirty diapers?

TruEarth are in Canada and when I bought direct they took 2.5 weeks to get to Europe. In the Uk you can get them from Kick Plastic on the internet.

I use Kastanienchestnuts. There are many Trees in Germany. I put them in the blender and then I let them dry. I've been using them for my laundry for about 5 years now and it's great.you can put the cut kastanien in the laundry or put them in the blender and dry them. But two spoons in water, let it sink in for a few hours and put dem in the strainer and just use the water. I aso use kernseife for stains.

I also use tru earth laundry strips. I live in Canada where the company is. I had no trouble with shipping and receiving my purchase. Perhaps international shipping takes a little longer. I love this product and recommend it to anyone who is interested in this product. I wish they would substantially expand their product lines. I would support this.

Hi Gittemary, after using surf and daz washing pods for years I've gone more eco friendly after learning about how damaging these brands are to aquatic life. I now use the tru earth laundry strips or the eco egg 🥚

I have a question about the guppy bag. It is made of nylon and will itself also generate micro plastics. As a result, how is using it a solution? Wouldn’t a better option be a cotton bag with a zipper? The science on the guppy bag does not add up for me. Thanks for any articles or references that you can share.

I've learned that soap nuts really only work with warm/hot water, which uses extra energy :/ still gonna use them though, I think it might be my best option

TIP: Scrounge old clothes pegs... they are solid construction and the metal spring has tension in it. Old clothes pegs will hold thick items and actually keep clothing held in place where ever you peg it. I have old clothes pegs from my Mom’s laundry stash, they are from the 50’s or 60’s and they are QUALITY. New clothes pegs are wimpy and poor quality. If you can find some old clothes pegs at a garage sale or second hand store... snag them... you will not regret this purchase. PS - maybe your grandma has some old clothes pegs that she can spare?? 🌸

i am wondering if the guppy bag is really working... its made of polyamide 6.6 also called nylon, it is also used in teabags which are known to release a lot of microplastic

Hey do you feel the sheets for. Landry work well on stains. I have 3 sons ahaha

In my family we use baking soda. It works really well.

I’ve seen some non-electric laundry machines powered by pedals and things, I wonder how effective and/or expensive they are??

Fabric softners can contain pigs fat too

Guys, so soap nuts REALLY work for you? I find that using them in a regular washing machine at 40 degrees is good for most of my loads which are clothes that are maybe sweaty but not stained, but anything that has stains i'll collect separately and wash with regular detergent. I still feel this is OK since I'm overall using much less detergent but it kinda feels like the loads with soap nuts get cleaned because of the movement with the water and not because of the nuts themselves...

Are the essential oils you show available in the US?

WikiGitte is here again!!!! Thanks a lot #wikigitte #loveit

how do you add the essential oils into the washing machine?

Very nice video! Please do not use vinegar, swap it with citric acid. Check for the environmental impact of vinegar compared to citric acid

Hello! Really great video and overall content! Do you know if the tru earth sheets can be found in any store in Denmark?? I've been looking for a good solution for that, and I would love to try it!! Thank you! ❤️

I still haven't found an eco friendly solution for nasty stains though... I usually try all eco friendly product and solutions but when I can't get out a stain a still go back to my old vanish powdet that I've had since forever. On an other note, if you want a home made fabric softener just add to a container half water / half vinegar and, if you have some available, some glycerin. Your choice to add essentiel oils or not.

Where can I find the links? Thanks for this video Hälsar från sverige!

Have you ever dried an eco egg to wash you clothes? Can't decide if I want to wash with an eco egg or soa nuts when I have my own place to live. Tru earth just seems way more expensive when you break it down and I would reader spend that money on meat replacements.

I haven't heard anyone really talk about this but wouldn't an old-fashioned washboard be useful and eco-friendly as well? I'm interested in using a washboard rather than a big machine because of the energy and microplastics deprived from it, though than again a washboard consists of work to get clothes clean and to dry... an interesting topic I'd love to hear more about! :-)

One thing I don’t understand with the bags and things that capture micro plastic how do you remove the micro plastic from the guppy bag?

I stan eco egg! While not completely zero waste, it’s definitely far less wasteful than regular detergents. I find that it does clean the laundry effectively and it’s very cost effective, too - it takes forever for it to need a refill.

Does anyone know how to get out a vegetable oil stain? A few weeks ago I spilled salad dressing on my favorite vintage white top that’s a viscose, silk, and nylon blend. I’ve tried several things to get it out. I don’t want to have to turn it into quilting squares 😭 I’m gonna look into getting a filter for my washer, I think most of my wardrobe is synthetic or a blend 🙃

how much laundry can you put in the bag so that they still wash correctly

Where did you get that lock necklace?

Second comment love you

Earth Hero is the best place to buy anything zero waste

Hand washing clothes?

Vinegar with couple drops of peppermint essential oil makes your laundry smell sooo good and fresh