Comments on: Nifty Eco-Friendly Laundry Tricks Worth Trying

By: Lindsay Oberst

Lindsay Oberst — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:18:23 +0000

Wonder Balls are not green, but contain harmful PVC.

By: slee

slee — Wed, 26 May 2010 13:03:29 +0000

I use a different wash ball and now only add the tiniest bit of detergent to my wash routine. Love it. I use rockin green laundry detergent because it’s eco friendly and made in the USA, which makes me happy. I’ve used PVC dryer balls before, and they do reduce drying time a little bit, and static a tiny bit, but I am switching to some *wool* dryer balls from buddhabunz.com because they can reduce drying time up to 50%, and that’ll be meaningful for me on rainy days when I can’t hang my laundry out.
The thing that concerns me about this list is that greener alternatives like wool or bamboo dryerballs and hanging cothes out to dry aren’t mentioned, when they’re by far better alternatives to adding to the amount of PVC in your life.

By: Elly D.

Elly D. — Tue, 25 May 2010 00:13:20 +0000

On a good day, nothing makes your clothes dry and smell good any better than a clothes line in the good old outdoors. Just make sure you’re careful not to buy short clothespins. I did, almost had sheets and skivies on Mt. Washington in New Hampshire. I live in Maine.

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Fri, 21 May 2010 17:59:30 +0000

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By: sandy

sandy — Fri, 21 May 2010 13:44:26 +0000

I have the dryer balls that I got from http://www.reusablebags.com. They don’t help with drying time at all, and they don’t help with static cling, either. I was hoping they would help with the wrinkling aspect of drying clothes, but to my dismay they don’t help their either. Oh well.

By: Carol Haagensen

Carol Haagensen — Thu, 20 May 2010 23:45:58 +0000

I have put a lot of work into getting an effective green laundry routine. The dryer balls totally beat up our clothes, they looked 2 years old after just a few washes. I loved the Soap Nuts liquid but could not afford to use it regularly. I love Charlie’s Soap – effective great for hard water good for the environment and cheap, and an old downy ball full of vinegar for softening.