cleaning dirty cloths

tootoo

I usually bleach and then wash at 60. Does that do the job?
Also I currently use disposable antibacterial wipes for toilets etc but would rather reuse things than simply throw away. Do you have different cloths for toilets or what do you use?

I'm to create less waste and reuse where possible
Thank you

pigpen

I use the dead kitchen sponges for the loo... I wipe the worksurfaces and units and stuff then clean said loo and bin the sponge.. maybe once or twice a month. In between it gets harpic or bleach.. I have one in the loo and the other in the bathroom.. not both together because I quite like not being dead!

I have a bottle of spray stuff in each room as well which I give the loo seat and stuff a quick spray and wipe often.

Cloths I soak in bleach in the sink.. clean the sink at the same time .. if they feel greasy wash with the towels at 30 or 40'C

cyclingyorkie

Sponges in the bathroom - blue for the loo and pink for the sink!

Emm-in-a-pickle

I think the aim here is to get the last ounce of use out of stuff before it gets binned.
I use dead kitchen sponges too.I save them in a little mesh bag for dirty jobs.
I also use dead knickers/vests/t-shirts (cut up) after a cull.
I use little microfibre cleaning cloths as `one use only` hand towels (in downstairs loo) and after a lot of use some of these get puggy looking so the old ones get downgraded to cleaning cloths.
Cloths/rags either get washed with stuff like kitchen floor mats and the mop-head in WM, or they get binned, depending on how bad they are/how dirty the job was.

gsymoo

I'd of thought bleach and 60C would do the trick. I soak mine in Milton sterilising tablets (doesn't smell like bleach). I use them as I also soak my sons shinpads in Milton as they really stink!

AnnieO1234

Cloth dusters and mop heads get washed at 90. Sponges get used once and binned. I won't have a sponge for more than 24 hours in my kitchen. And toilet gets cleaned with anti-bac using toilet roll to wipe down; finally sprayed with dettol surface spray.

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boomer.athena8

Sponges indeed, two different colours so that I always know which one is for the sink/bath and which one is for the loo.

BitterAndTwisted

I don't differentiate between cloths used for ordinary cleaning and cloths used for the lav. They all go in the machine on the hottest temp possible with some Zoflora in the final rinse. I sometimes chuck the bathmats in with them.

I haven't gone down with anything nasty yet.

anotheruser

Blue roll for the toilet.
Cloths / dishcloths are on a 90 degree wash.

Linda32

I use blue for loo and pink for sink as well. I use microfiber cloths in various colours.

Everything goes in the washing machine at 50 degrees if its dirty or 30 degrees for a freshen up when clothes aren't actually dirty. I have a half hour wash cycle so I use that.

IMHO anti-bacterial spray is a complete waste of money and really really not needed. Unless you are going to eat your dinner off the bog which I very much doubt. Even then I doubt it would do much. Just wash you hands with good old fashioned or old style if you like soap and water and you will be fine.

Look at it this way, you could spray the whole house with anti-bac spray, then what happens when you leave the house?

If you want something that you can re-use then cloths are the way forward and just bung in the machine. If you don't want to splash out on various colours. Then you can just cut the corner off one set to make them the toilet cloths.

azzabazza

I downgrade the kitchen sponges for use in the loo. I use white cotton dish cloths for both bathroom and kitchen. Cloths are soaked in bleach then washed with other light colours which can take a 60 wash. I don't differentiate which white cloths are kitchen or bathroom. Kitchen cloths changed as required but usually every other day. Bathroom cloths changed after every use. Reckon bleaching and washing clean them perfectly. As a family we have never been prone to tummy problems so I reckon they are being laundered OK.