I always wear my jeans a few times before throwing them in the washing machine, unless they get really dirty from food or whatever.

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I also wear all my clothes twice so this is an awesome challenge.

This is a very good challenge because I wash my clothes every 2 days unless they get REALLY dirty, which is rare.

I'm a kid so this isn't gross, but I wear my jeans even 3 to 4 times before washing, unless I have PE. That's a good challenge.

cool...this should get promoted

i wear the same 2 pairs of jeans 2 school in one week and on the weekends i wear sweats and i wash the jeans! it works really well if u think about it but i have a tendency to wipe my hands on my pants... bad habbit no questions...

very simple. u can actually wear your jeans up to 4x, depending on where you wore them, and for how long.

no problem....I can do this easily!

I do this all of the time.

This is a very good idea! I never thought of it.

yeah i really like this one. I wonder what is reduced and how much of it is reduce. I will do this one. I wanna know my impact.

yeah i do this too.

I've been doing this for a few years now - when my clothes do get get dingy from some (usually outdoor or grunt work-related) activity, then obviously they go in the wash. But often my clothes - jeans mostly, can be worn easily three, and occasionally four, times in a row before being washed. So, I have drastically cut down my laundry needs, and made my wardrobe smaller, by using four pairs of jeans and only needing to do laundry every two weeks - this is only my own laundry though, not the rest of my family. I generally only have two or three loads of laundry, two for clothes, one of those mostly whites and (I know the idea might be shocking to some people, but...) the monthly cleaning of reusable pads, and the third, which I can do just once a month by changing my bedsheets every two weeks - though that is mostly in difference to the possibility of mites and pet dander than it actually being dirty. The only things that absolutely must be changed all the time is underwear and socks (or if you have a serious b.o. problem, then also shirts) - Americans have become obsessed with cleanliness. Unfortunately, overdoing the cleanliness can negatively impact the health of the planet, and the health of the human, because humans need to have contact with bacteria and the like in order to have a strong immune system. Finding the right balance is vital, and this simple idea helps tons. I recommend that this be promoted - it can be measured, I think, by cutting out at least one load of laundry (for every four, to be generous) every two weeks for a single person; one load from every four loads for an average-sized family every week (hey, I do recall what it was like as a kid - we're darn messy and that makes it more difficult.) Measured like this should make it easier to get this promoted now, shouldn't it?

this is great, i do that with my sweaters too, i wear them 2-3 times before washing them. ofcourse i dont wear them 2-3 days in a row, so i hang them up and give them a chance to air out, which also helps the smell...

I've been doing that for a while now ,and I barely noticed!!!

I wash my clothes once every week since i have 14 pairs of pants so after 7 days or pants i wash my pants.

I've already been doing this since like the beginning of the year!

what?!?!?

how could you even track this though?

yes!!!! And you don't have to do laundry as often! Amazing idea!!

i do tat 2; even 3 days (if its not dirty of course! :] )

Great idea. Can be extended to other cloths as wll

good idea. i do that when i dont do anything on the weekends because iam lazy. but now i'll do it all weekends.

this is an awesome suggestion.. i mean its not that bad to wear clothes twice.. not only jeans but everthing! maybe not all the time though.

i do this alot. grat idea!!

i do this already as well and have suggested it to other people too. Same as wearing the same pajamas more than one night and wear your sweatshirt more than once...i think this is good and not only does it save energy and stuff...it saves water too!

i know tons of people who do this! I do it too. i mean, why wear a pair of jeans that aren't dirty??

I do this already. i wear each pair of my jeans then just go back and wear them a second time. i save myself time and energy.

i already do this. cuz honestly, who gets their jeans that dirty in one day? but yeah, great idea!

I do this already and I just alternate my jeans. If I wore some on Monday then the next time I wear them might be Wednesday or even later in the week. I've noticed that I can wait longer in between loads of laundry and my clothes last longer!

hah, this is perfect, i always run out of jeans, so wearing 'em twice wouldn't be a biggie for me. great idea!

I already do this, and it's a really good idea. It's not like you have to wear the same pair two days in a row.

Sometimes I do this already when I run out of jeans, so I think I can handle it!

This is a totally great idea, I already do this and really people, NO ONE NOTICES!! Your jeans won't smell, the won't look disgusting (unless you roll around in the dirt or something...) and it'll be just like it was before.

thx!! =D

Cause they will be NASTY!

That sounds ok, as long as you wash them at least twice after wearing them twice.

this is such a good idea. i usually do this too. cuz most people wash their clothes constantly and it's definitely wasting water.

Yeah.. i usually do this. and anyways, we wait til our washer is FULL before we start the load!! =] nice idea!

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Also wait until you have a full laundry load before you wash your clothes

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ya um some people wash their clothes like way too much i wear my jeans at least twice, usually more cuz like what does t really matter if there still clean?? Besides no one will notice if you don't wear the same ones everyday!

I wash my laundry (pants and shirts) once every two weeks and before that I lived in a house where the dryer did not work so I hung up all of my clothing on a clothes line outside! I recently found this website and I love it!

i usually try to only wash my clothes if they start to smell or look dirty! :]

i totalllly love this idea, i used to do my laundry weekly, its a great idea ! im totalllllly doing it, i will try with my shirts, but i have hyperhydrosis, so my shirts like, need to be washed a lot, but i always us cold water, but anyways, great job ! :D

I do this all the time. My jeans are too tight if I keep washing them. I also wait to wash my camis, hoodies, and bras unless I worked out in them or I walked into a place that smelled like smoke((ewwww))

same here bras especially cuase otherwise they get all contarded and jeans dont get dirty or smelly that easily

i always wear mine a few times before i wash them, the same goes for bras and pajamas.

Great idea. I already leave my jeans alone unless they are noticealbly dirty or if they smell :p And plus, the less you wash them, the better they fit.:)

Haha, I already do this- underwear and sweaty dance stuff is all that I wash regularly. The rest is on a visibly-dirty basis. Definitely a good idea.

I only wash pants if they're visibly dirty.

Ya I like this one! It's really simple and super easy to do, most people already do! Make sure it's clear that you are using the washer less, not just having lighter loads! I agree, a bit more than just twice!

I've started to do this with my blouses and nice pants. Since I have an indoor job I can wear them a few times before I need to wash.

this is the best idea yet.

at least twice to thrice. And wash with cold water only. That too saves money and energy.

i always wear my jeans at least 2 times b4 wasing !!gret job!

jm is right

thats like a norm for most people though.. maybe make edit it a little so its something we don't normally do, like all clothes or something, or include washing larger loads or something....

I've never even thought about this before, for some reason. It is pretty strange, considering half the time, I just sit around doing nothing so I doubt my clothes are dirty. But I think in college I'll probably start wearing my clothes more to avoid doing unnecessary laundry, haha.

forget just counting the two times, give the clothes a stink test (you know, take a whiff, if you gag, it needs to be washed), if you're a fairly clean person and use deodorants, you can get plenty of use out a pair of pants before you wash it, and two or three times for each shirt

i usually wear my clothes 2-3 times before washing........ they don't smell unless i leave them in the bathroom

i've done this for a long time, and now i know it really DOES make an impact, and i can see how much carbon i'm saving. =)

I do that all the time sometimes i'll spray perfume on them if I think they smell. It saves alot of water and energy at the same time. it's great!

great idea! i usually wear my shorts/jeans 3-4 times before washing :) and they don't smell :)

I usually wear most of clothes twice-well my pants anyway. Shirts show dirt more.

Title suggestions: "Space-out the Laundry," "Less Laundry Day," "Wear Twice Then Wash." Refinement suggestions: To make people more willing to follow and make it easier, define categories of clothing and suggest these could go for two-three wearings between washes. I like that the challenge specifies jeans already. Other things that could be included: Casual t-shirts, skirts, classy tops worn to work (unless you sweat at work)... It is not very easy to quantify this challenge. I guess we could start with an assumption of how many items of clothing go to wash every week and how many items make one load. Then see about reducing the former in order to reduce the latter.

I think this a good idea but agree with changing the title. If the clothes are not visibly dirty or stink why wash them. Think of what matters more the environment or not wearing clothes unless they have just been washed.

I would vote for this as a challenge if the title were amended to something along the lines of: WASH YOUR CLOTHES (AND TOWELS) ONLY WHEN VISIBLY SOILED OR SMELL BAD.

AT LEAST TWICE - WE ALL WAWSH OUR CLOTHES TOO MUCH SCHROESONS