Comments on: Day 110: Hanging it Out to Dry

By: Terry

Terry — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:12:34 +0000

I use my dryer lint for fire starter as well. I don’t have a fireplace, but it goes in my backpack with my survival kit.
We don’t accumulate too much since we use the clothesline in summer + also have a gullwing dryer rack for winter.

By: esther

esther — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 15:35:15 +0000

I don’t know if you have a fireplace, but lint is a very good fire starter….

By: Jen CleanBin

Jen CleanBin — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:29:29 +0000

Thanks for the hints Christine. I’m definitely going to try the homemade stuff again – good to know I’m no the only one who thought a TBSP wasn’t enough!

By: Christine

Christine — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:35:41 +0000

I use homemade laundry soap with that exact recipe — but I always put in a half cup per load. I imagine you can vary it depending on your washer. I tried less and got the towel smell. Also, I read that you can use any bar soap, so I’m thinking of grating up some natural homemade bar soap for the next batch. Just some suggestions in case you decide to try again!

By: Jen CleanBin

Jen CleanBin — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:11:14 +0000

I’m still not sold on the lint composing. What about all the polyester and other synthetic fabrics?

By: Monica

Monica — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:13:00 +0000

Help!
Yes, we compost our lint too. But I just realized that my vacuum bag is getting awfully full! What do I do with the contents?? (The idea of putting it into my compost is really unappealing).