{"id":765,"date":"2019-04-22T05:00:25","date_gmt":"2019-04-22T09:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cleanandhappynest.org\/wpd\/?p=765"},"modified":"2022-03-02T11:01:54","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T16:01:54","slug":"extending-the-life-of-your-clothes-for-earth-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/extending-the-life-of-your-clothes-for-earth-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Extending the Life of Your Clothes for Earth Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your laundry can help save the planet. When you take good care of your wardrobe, you can help the environment and toss fewer items for being faded or stained. Here are some tips that will help you keep your favorite clothes longer:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleaninginstitute.org\/cleaning-tips\/clothes\/laundry-basics\">fabric care<\/a> instructions \u2013 Those tags on your clothes tell you how to take care of it, so take the time to read them, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleaninginstitute.org\/cleaning-tips\/clothes\/laundry-basics-0\">learn what the symbols on the label mean<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Get stains out quickly \u2013 The faster you act on stains, the easier they\u2019ll be to remove. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleaninginstitute.org\/cleaning-tips\/clothes\/stain-removal-guide\">Follow our stain guide for more information<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Use the right detergent \u2013 Innovations are being made in detergents every day that keep colors bright or help remove different kinds of stains. Choose what works for you to maximize the life of your garments. You&#8217;ll also use less energy, detergent and water when you get things clean on the first try.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It\u2019s also a good time to think about what laundry you can wash in cold water, as heating the water is how most electricity is used during the wash cycle. And, cold water can help you save money and your clothes! For more information visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coldwatersaves.org\">www.coldwatersaves.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While you\u2019re cleaning your laundry, don\u2019t forget to wash your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleaninginstitute.org\/cleaning-tips\/clothes\/fabric-care\/cleaning-reusable-bags\">reusable bags<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your laundry can help save the planet. When you take good care of your wardrobe, you can help the environment and toss fewer items for being faded or stained. Here are some tips that will help you keep your favorite clothes longer: Follow fabric care instructions \u2013 Those tags on your clothes tell you how to take care of it, so take the time to read them, and learn what the symbols on the label mean. Get stains out quickly \u2013 The faster you act on stains, the easier they\u2019ll be to remove. Follow our stain guide for more information. Use the right detergent \u2013 Innovations are being made in detergents every day that keep colors bright or help remove different kinds of stains. Choose what works for you to maximize the life of your garments. You&#8217;ll also use less energy, detergent and water when you get things clean on the first try. It\u2019s also a good time to think about what laundry you can wash in cold water, as heating the water is how most electricity is used during the wash cycle. And, cold water can help you save money and your clothes! For more information visit www.coldwatersaves.org. While you\u2019re cleaning your laundry, don\u2019t forget to wash your reusable bags!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":766,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[11,42,106,119,478,565,610],"class_list":["post-765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-future","tag-laundry","tag-stain-removal","tag-reusable-bags","tag-detergent","tag-cold-water-saves","tag-fabric-care","tag-sustainability","post_format-post-format-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/765"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=765"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/765\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":839,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/765\/revisions\/839"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}