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Saddling Up

tmeronek — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Should you put toxic leather cleaners out to pasture? Boy howdy. Switch 'em out for versions that'll get 'em just as clean (minus the gnarly chems) and save you some moo-la.

Brain Wash

tmeronek — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Want laundry detergent fit for a kidnapped heiress? Repeat after us: Use the Bite's fave detergents to avoid unhealthy chems. It's a better kind of behavior modification.

Full of Crap

tmeronek — Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Do you believe your dishwasher saves water? Trust: If you only run it when it's full, it does. Try to use appliances like washers and dryers when they're completely loaded to avoid wasting energy and water. Believe it.

Sole Train - Born Again Week

tmeronek — Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Discoed your heels into oblivion? Boogie over to a cobbler or tailor to fix the soles or holes in your fave platforms. Repairing's cheaper and averts the resources needed to make new stuff. Smooooth.

Olly Olly OxyClean

jmorgan — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Last night, in a last ditch effort to resurrect three very old, much-worn, once-white blouses, I succumbed to the promise of OxyClean, and soaked them in a basin with the white-and-blue-powdered supersoap for an hour.

Think you gotta dry clean your cashmere?

tmeronek — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0800

You're trippin'. Try an eco delicate wash instead of dry cleaning to avoid use of the toxic chemical perc, which has pretty much the same effect on the environment as too much acid has on your brain.

Want to sing a-long to a less waste-ful song?

tmeronek — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:58:00 -0800

Follow the bottom of this screen, where we link you up to dryer balls that fluff and soften your laundry - free of the toxic plastic PVC, and no disposable dryer sheets necessary. The cash + eco savings = something to croon about.

Follow the Bouncing Ball

tmeronek — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800

What enrages you most about dry cleaning?

tmeronek — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:29:00 -0800

Preempting the Dry Cleaning Blog… Pulpslurry

ddiprima — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:01:00 -0800