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If you run a small hotel, uniformed-based business, a restaurant, or any other business where you do a lot of laundry, a commercial-grade laundry cart is essential.

A quality laundry cart will help move large amounts of dry and wet garments thus saving you and your employees valuable time and effort. This means they do not have to lug around dirty laundry, which makes it hygienic. And when it is wet, they will not have to carry the heavy load.

When you have the right tool, the job you are doing becomes that much easier. And if you happen to do a lot of laundry in your business, a commercial-grade laundry cart will make this possible. Here are some of the best commercial laundry carts for your business.

Best Commercial Laundry Carts

Rubbermaid Collapsible X-Cart

Top Pick: With the load capacity of up to 220 pounds, this collapsible cart will haul a lot of laundry. And when you are not using it, the collapsed size is 75% smaller. It is made with a solid stainless-steel powder coated frame that will not rust along with the premium swivel caster wheels with bumper guards for easy maneuverability. You can also get a cart cover and replacement bags as needed.

Rubbermaid Commercial Collapsible X-Cart, Steel, 8 Bushel Cart

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CART&SUPPLY Coin Laundry Cart

Runner Up: This cart has a premium steel construction with a dual support valet bar for loading and unloading the laundry. The wheels (patent pending) are covered to protect against threads and other fabric from getting tangled. And impact-resistant covers protect corners and rims from run-ins with machines, walls, and other objects.

CART&SUPPLY Coin Laundry Cart, Heavy Duty, Rolling Cart

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Seville Classics Commercial Canvas Laundry Hamper

Best Value: With a capacity of 100 pounds, this is a small form factor laundry cart for heavy-duty commercial use. It has a tubular steel frame and polyester canvas laundry bag with reinforced opening and thick canvas handles. A tapered square feet design keeps the four wheels within the body to avoid damaging them.

Seville Classics Commercial Heavy-Duty Canvas Laundry Hamper with Wheels

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Cart&Supply Commercial Cart with U-Handle

Coming from the same company as the runner up, this cart has the same premium construction. This includes the steel construction and the patent-pending axel-guard wheels. The difference is, this unit has a large U- handle to push the cart around easily.

Cart&Supply Heavy Duty Household & Commercial Cart with U-Handle

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Whitmor Commercial Removable Liner

The design of this round laundry cart is ideal for small hotels, B&Bs and salons. It has a strong chromed metal frame with commercial grade swivel wheels. The bag has fabric tab fasteners instead of Velcro for added security. And it comes with a warranty from the manufacturer, which has been in business for 70 years.

Whitmor Round Commercial Removable Liner and Heavy Duty Wheels

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8 Bushel Capacity Laundry Truck

This is yet another heavy-duty cart. It is made with a powder-coated steel frame and welded construction. The bag is a durable vinyl/nylon laminate liner with fire retardant and steel grommets to attach it to the cart. The swivel casters include two fixed and two swivel wheels.

8 Bushel Capacity Laundry Basket Truck

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Rubbermaid Commercial Laundry Cube Truck

The medium-density polyethylene material of this cart sits on a diamond caster pattern so you can easily move it around. At 50 pounds it is heavy, but it is designed for long-lasting heavy-duty use. This design will ensure nothing leaks out of the laundry cart. It also protects what is inside from getting wet.

Rubbermaid Commercial MDPE 102.9-Gallon Laundry and Waste Collection Cube Truck

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Choosing Your Commercial Laundry Cart

As a small business, value is a must with each purchase. Whether it is a laundry cart or another product, it must work well and last a long time. When buying a laundry cart, look at these features to ensure you are making a well-informed purchase.

• Size: How much laundry is your business handling? Based on this you should look at carts that can cope with the workload. You should do this considering you need a place to store and move the dirty and clean laundry around.
• Durability: Quality construction with steel frames is a must. Make sure to also look for replacement options for the bag and other parts.
• Mobility: Look for good quality wheels that are covered so they do not get any cloth, lint or thread tangled in them.
• Style: Laundry carts come in all shapes and sizes. If the cart is going to be part of your customer-facing equipment choose a nice-looking cart. If on the other hand, it is going to remain in the laundry room, it can be utilitarian, which means you will probably pay less.
• Cost and Warranty: Depending on how much you spend on your laundry cart, the warranty will become an issue. Look for a reputable brand that provides a warranty if you spend a lot of money on your cart.

When you are ready to buy a laundry cart lookout for these features and suggestions so you will end up with the best equipment for your business.

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PERTH AMBOY – Dozens of laundry workers gathered Tuesday in the city to demand greater protections against COVID-19 and a new union contract.

The unionized employees at Unitex, a medical apparel laundry processing plant on Washington Street in Perth Amboy, are considered essential workers, according to a news release from Progressive Cities, a consulting firm advocating for grassroots organizing.

During the coronavirus pandemic, the workers have cleaned patient bed linens, gowns and other linens for hospitals and nursing homes that were often contaminated with COVID-19. 

Unionized laundry workers rallied in Perth Amboy on Tuesday, Sept. 29 to call for greater protections against COVID-19 and a new labor contract.

 (Photo: ~Courtesy of Yadhira Alvarez/SEIU)

"These workers are overwhelmingly Latina immigrants who live in northern New Jersey on low incomes," the release said. "Their essential, demanding jobs cleaning and processing medical linens – gowns, sheets, towels, scrubs, and other washables— have helped ensure the safety of hospital and nursing home patients, staff, and visitors during the COVID-19 pandemic."

Perth Amboy Mayor Wilda Diaz joined the workers in front of the laundry plant on Tuesday, along with leaders of the Laundry, Distribution, and Food Service Joint Board, Workers United/SEIU, the labor union representing these essential workers in contract negotiations.

“During the most challenging days of the COVID-19 pandemic, these essential laundry workers here in Perth Amboy have put their lives on the line to keep many hospitals and nursing homes safe," Diaz said. "It’s time for Unitex to deliver a fair new contract that includes increased health and safety protections for these workers, along with continuation of earned pension benefits for current and future employees. No one should have to worry about contracting COVID-19 while on the job."

She said Unitex should immediately address the concerns of the workers, and implement social distancing guidelines.

Unionized laundry workers rallied in Perth Amboy with Mayor Wilda Diaz on Tuesday, Sept. 29 to call for greater protections against COVID-19 and a new labor contract.

 (Photo: ~Courtesy of Yadhira Alvarez/SEIU)

According to Progressive Cities, Unitex refused to disclose exactly how many employees of its Perth Amboy facility have contracted COVID-19.  

Despite a clear requirement to keep employees at least six-feet apart whenever possible, according to Gov. Murphy’s Executive Order 122 that covers all essential businesses, Unitex claims it has “not measured” the distance between employees, according to Progressive Cities.

Unitex is also under investigation by Region 22 of the National Labor Relations Board for alleged unfair labor practices, including illegally threatening to fire its Perth Amboy workers during contract negotiations if they walk off the job, according to the release.

Unitex is a financially successful and growing company that once reported more than $150 million in annual revenue, the release said. It currently owns several laundry plants in New Jersey and New York. 

"But instead of rewarding its Perth Amboy employees for their dedication and sacrifice during the COVID-19 pandemic, Unitex is demanding unreasonable concessions on retirement benefits, and treating employee’s safety demands with callous indifference," according to the release.

If Unitex keeps ignoring the health and safety concerns of its Perth Amboy employees, and tries to force concessions on benefits, "the company may force these essential workers to strike," according to the release. 

A strike would disrupt the cleaning and availability of medical linens for many hospitals and nursing homes in New Jersey and New York.

Unitex employees in Perth Amboy clean and process medical linens for the following New Jersey hospitals: JFK Medical Center in Edison; St. Peter’s Hospital in New Brunswick; Trinitas Regional Medical Center in Elizabeth; Hackensack Medical Center in Hackensack; and South Ocean Medical Center in Stafford Township.

They also clean and provide linens to a large number of New York City hospitals.

Unionized laundry workers rallied in Perth Amboy on Tuesday, Sept. 29 to call for greater protections against COVID-19 and a new labor contract.

 (Photo: ~Courtesy of Yadhira Alvarez/SEIU)

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If hospitals and nursing homes are unable to get clean linens, infection and disease could spread more quickly and could create a major health emergency endangering patients, staff, and visitors as New Jersey and New York grapple both with COVID-19 and flu season in the weeks ahead, according to Progressive Cities.

“These essential laundry workers in Perth Amboy have helped Unitex achieve extraordinary growth and success in recent years," said Alberto Arroyo, co-manager of the Laundry, Distribution, and Food Service Joint Board, Workers United/SEIU. "Our members have stepped up during the COVID-19 pandemic and faced significant health risks to keep many hospitals and nursing homes safe. They have earned a fair new contract. Unitex should immediately give its Perth Amboy employees stronger health and safety protections against COVID-19, and continue paying into the pension fund for current and future employees."

Brigida Vidal, a Perth Amboy Unitex employee who lives in Perth Amboy and who has worked at the facility for five years, said that she is proud of the work she does to assist the healthcare industry, but said she deserves fair treatment.

“I have dedicated years of my life to this job. It’s very hard work cleaning and processing gowns, sheets, and other linens for hospitals and nursing homes in New Jersey and New York City," she said. "My co-workers and I have helped Unitex become a very wealthy and successful company, and we deserve to be treated fairly. We hope Unitex does not force us to strike and prevent hospitals from receiving the clean medical linens they need.” 

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Local couple Tony and Ashley Anderson purchased the Washington Avenue Laundry and Car Wash in Cloquet Aug. 31 from Paul and Jan Myers. However, Tony — a plumber with AM Mechanical Plumbing and Heating in Duluth — already had some experience with the business.

“It originally started because my dad and I are self-employed plumbers, and we did some work for Paul a few years ago,” Tony said. “He said they were a couple years from retiring and selling the business.”

Ashley works for Essentia Health in Duluth, but said they were also looking for a business opportunity in Carlton County.

“We just love this community, and we wanted to be involved in something close to home,” Ashley said.

What’s more, Tony’s family has a history of owning laundry and dry cleaning businesses. His grandparents, Charles and Donna Anderson, owned a pair of dry cleaning stores in Duluth in the 1950s.

Even when adding in the attached self-serve car wash, Tony has the experience to maintain the business better than most people.

“In the line of work that I do, I’ll be capable of doing all the repairs, plumbing-wise,” he said.

The washing machines and car wash are in good condition, but the couple does plan on updating the interior of the business.

“We can’t do everything at once,” Ashley said. “But we plan to update everything we can. The machines are working perfectly, so we wouldn’t have to replace anything equipment-wise, but we’d like to get new floors, paint, a little remodeling.”

They don’t plan to make any major changes to the hours or staff. The laundromat is open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. seven days a week, and there is always at least one staff member on site.

The staff is extremely important since both Tony and Ashley still have full-time jobs to contend with in Duluth.

The couple are excited about the new opportunity in Cloquet and are excited to continue a business that has been in the community for more than 30 years.

“We really hope we can live up to Paul and Jan’s reputation,” Ashley said. “They have a very good reputation around here.”

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In Perth Amboy, Mayor Wilda Diaz Rallies with Essential Laundry Workers Seeking Greater Protections Against COVID-19 and Fair New Union Contract - InsiderNJ

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In Perth Amboy, Mayor Wilda Diaz Rallies with Essential Laundry Workers Seeking Greater Protections Against COVID-19 and Fair New Union Contract

If Employer Unitex Fails to Address the Concerns of These Workers, the Company May Force a Strike and Create a Health Crisis at Many Area Hospitals

Perth Amboy, NJ — Today, Perth Amboy Mayor Wilda Diaz rallied with essential laundry workers who are calling for greater protections against COVID-19 and a fair new union contract as they continue to perform difficult jobs cleaning and processing medical linens for many area hospitals and nursing homes.

Mayor Diaz joined the workers in front of the Med-Apparel laundry processing plant at 35 Washington Street in Perth Amboy, which is owned by Unitex. (Several photos from the news event are attached to the bottom of this press release.)

The unionized employees at this Perth Amboy industrial laundry facility are considered essential workers. During the current pandemic, these dedicated workers have cleaned patient bed linens, gowns and other linens for hospitals and nursing homes that were often contaminated with COVID-19.

These workers are overwhelmingly Latina immigrants who live in northern New Jersey on low incomes. Their essential, demanding jobs cleaning and processing medical linens – gowns, sheets, towels, scrubs, and other washables— have helped ensure the safety of hospital and nursing home patients, staff, and visitors during the COVID-19 pandemic.

At the rally, Mayor Diaz and Unitex employees were joined by leaders of the Laundry, Distribution, and Food Service Joint Board, Workers United/SEIU, the labor union representing these essential workers in contract negotiations.

Recently, Unitex refused to disclose exactly how many employees of its Perth Amboy facility have contracted COVID-19.  Despite a clear requirement to keep employees at least six feet apart whenever possible, according to Governor Murphy’s Executive Order 122 that covers all essential businesses, Unitex claims it has “not measured” the distance between employees.

Unitex is also under investigation by Region 22 of the National Labor Relations Board for alleged unfair labor practices, including illegally threatening to fire its Perth Amboy workers during contract negotiations if they walk off the job.

Unitex is a financially successful and growing company that once reported more than $150 million in annual revenue. It currently owns several laundry plants in New Jersey and New York.  But instead of rewarding its Perth Amboy employees for their dedication and sacrifice during the COVID-19 pandemic, Unitex is demanding unreasonable concessions on retirement benefits, and treating employee’s safety demands with callous indifference.

If Unitex keeps ignoring the health and safety concerns of its Perth Amboy employees, and tries to force concessions on benefits, the company may force these essential workers to strike. A strike would disrupt the cleaning and availability of medical linens for many hospitals and nursing homes in New Jersey and New York.

If hospitals and nursing homes are unable to get clean linens, infection and disease could spread more quickly and could create a major health emergency endangering patients, staff, and visitors as New Jersey and New York grapple both with COVID-19 and flu season in the weeks ahead.

“During the most challenging days of the COVID-19 pandemic, these essential laundry workers here in Perth Amboy have put their lives on the line to keep many hospitals and nursing homes safe. It’s time for Unitex to deliver a fair new contract that includes increased health and safety protections for these workers, along with continuation of earned pension benefits for current and future employees. No one should have to worry about contracting COVID-19 while on the job. Unitex should immediately address the concerns of these workers, and implement the social distancing guidelines that Governor Murphy’s executive order requires for all essential businesses,” said Perth Amboy Mayor Wilda Diaz.

“These essential laundry workers in Perth Amboy have helped Unitex achieve extraordinary growth and success in recent years. Our members have stepped up during the COVID-19 pandemic and faced significant health risks to keep many hospitals and nursing homes safe. They have earned a fair new contract. Unitex should immediately give its Perth Amboy employees stronger health and safety protections against COVID-19, and continue paying into the pension fund for current and future employees,” said Alberto Arroyo, Co-Manager of the Laundry, Distribution, and Food Service Joint Board, Workers United/SEIU, and a top union official negotiating on behalf of the Perth Amboy Unitex employees.

“I have dedicated years of my life to this job. It’s very hard work cleaning and processing gowns, sheets, and other linens for hospitals and nursing homes in New Jersey and New York City. But I am proud to help keep these healthcare facilities clean and safe every day, especially during the COVID-19 crisis.  My co-workers and I have helped Unitex become a very wealthy and successful company, and we deserve to be treated fairly. We hope Unitex does not force us to strike and prevent hospitals from receiving the clean medical linens they need,” said Brigida Vidal, a Perth Amboy Unitex employee who lives in Perth Amboy and has worked at the facility for 5 years.

Unitex employees in Perth Amboy clean and process medical linens for the following New Jersey hospitals: Hackensack Medical Center in Hackensack; John F. Kennedy Medical Center in Edison; St. Peter’s Hospital in New Brunswick; Trinitas Regional Medical Center in Elizabeth; and South Ocean Medical Center in Stafford Township.

They also clean and provide linens to a large number of New York City hospitals.

That list of New York City hospitals includes: Columbia University Medical Center, The Allen Hospital, Lower Manhattan Hospital, David H. Koch Center, Weill Cornell Medical Center, Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, all part of New York Presbyterian; Brooklyn Hospital (affiliated with Mt. Sinai Hospital); Mt. Sinai Hospital (Mt. Sinai Beth Israel); Memorial Sloan Kettering in Manhattan; Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn; The Hebrew Home at Riverdale in the Bronx, NY; The NY Jewish Home, Bronx, NY St. Patrick’s Home Rehabilitation and Health Care, Bronx, NY; Methodist Home for Nursing and Rehabilitation, Bronx, NY.

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Laundry Stripping TikTok Trend Moms Obsess Over | Moms.com - Moms

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It's a fact of life: laundry piles up, moms avoid it until they can't any longer, they finally wash it all and then the cycle continues. However, there is a new trend called laundry stripping that is oddly cathartic that has moms everywhere running to their bathtubs with their towels and sheets.

Yup, laundry stripping has gotten so popular that it's taking over TikTok.

According to Good Morning America, "is a way of deep-cleaning everything from bedding to clothes to couch coverings." Due to the coronavirus pandemic when we are basically deep cleaning everything that we own, there is just something so satisfying about watching your clothes filled bath tub turn from clear to murky hues right before our eyes.

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Dr. Elizabeth Mullans, a board-certified dermatologist practicing in Houston, Texas, told Good Morning America, "It's a soaking method designed to deep clean your laundry, with the intent to remove built-up residue from detergent, hard water, body oils and fabric softener. It is seen as satisfying because the water may turn to a brown or gray color from all the gunk being 'stripped' away from the linens, giving a fresh, new feeling."

So how exactly does laundry stripping work? It's pretty simple actually. All you need is Borax, washing soda (sodium carbonate) and laundry detergent. If you or your family have sensitive skin, you might want to opt for fragrance-free options.

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Basically, you just compile your clothes, towels, sheets, or whatever you want to deep clean into a bath tub or clean bucket with the above ingredients and let everything soak.

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However, you can't laundry strip every piece of clothing that you own.

"Laundry stripping is not always ideal for clothing as it can cause dyes to run," she said. "You may want to stick to white bath towels and bed sheets. If you do try the method on colorful clothing, avoid mixing a red shirt with white socks or else you could end up with accidentally dyed clothing. Don't try this technique on delicate or fragile items." Mullins said to GMA.

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The idea of laundry stripping has gotten so popular that moms are uploading their videos to TikTok so that everyone can join in on their laundry stripping joy. We totally get it, having things deep cleaned gives us some much needed peace of mind during these times of uncertainty.

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Did Donald Trump really call a Globe reporter to pitch laundry detergent? Of course he did - The Boston Globe

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I don’t remember that call. Not even a little. And that’s saying something. Because as an entertainment reporter for The Boston Globe, I’ve talked to all sorts of celebrities, from Madonna to Yo-Yo Ma, and in one way or another they all made an impression on me.

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Not Donald Trump. When I read the Times story this morning, my first thought was: FAKE NEWS! No way did I ever talk to Trump, and certainly not about laundry detergent. I’d remember that. No, it turns out, I wouldn’t.

A search of the Globe archives reveals that Donald Trump, who was then riding high as host of “The Apprentice,” did, in fact, call to chat about laundry detergent. And even though he’s the one who called me, he had the nerve to put me on hold!

Here is what I wrote then about a call I received 15 years ago from the guy who now occupies the White House:

First published in the Boston Globe on July 21, 2005

Please hold. That’s the word from Donald Trump’s secretary, who says America’s best-known billionaire will be just a minute. But wait, you called me. The Donald’s people phoned a few weeks ago, asking if at some point I’d like 10 minutes of his time to talk about laundry detergent. The pitch, such as it was, went something like this: One of the baddest businessmen in the world is going soft, teaming up with a product called Cleans & Softens for charity. As part of the, er, unique promotion, Trump washed dirty shirts and skivvies in a laundry room at the posh Trump Tower, and Cleans & Softens has donated some dough to the Salvation Army. When he finally got on the phone, we talked.

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Q. Hello?

A. What’s going on?

Q. I don’t know. What’s this Cleans & Softens thing all about?

A. Unilever is a great company, and a lot of money is going to be paid to the Salvation Army.

Q. But what about your reputation as, you know, a tough guy?

A. I like to be the nice guy every once in a while. Besides, my mother used this product years and years ago.

Q. You’ve also done ads for McDonald’s, Pizza Hut, and Visa. Why do you need to do ads?

A. It’s more of a charitable thing. People are willing to pay me a lot of money to do these things, and I give a lot of money away to charity. Have you seen my Visa ads? They’re good.

Q. But laundry detergent?

A. I probably turn down 50 for every one I do. This is a product my mother used.

Q. You don’t do your own laundry, do you?

A. No. Obviously, I have people.

Q. Like your wife?

A. She actually likes doing it. She’s someone who’s into absolute cleanliness. That’s one of the reasons I dig her.

Q. With the success of “The Apprentice,” it seems like this is the third or fourth incarnation of Donald Trump.

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A. I’m the same person. My real estate company is setting records in New York, and we’re doing a 90-story building in Chicago, so the real estate thing has always been great. But, yeah, “The Apprentice” came along, and nobody really knew what would happen. I knew women would like it because I like women.

Q. What?

A. It’s been imitated, but [Mark] Cuban, [Richard] Branson, and [Tommy] Hilfiger have all failed. I enjoy watching them fail.

Q. One more thing. You’re a big Yankees fan. Was it tough seeing them fail, losing four in a row to the Sox [in the American League Championship Series]?

A. I have great respect for your team. Always have. Who would have thought we’d be three up and then lose. It was strange. But it was great for baseball and great for Boston. I think it’s going to be another wild time this year.

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When Does In-House Laundry Make Sense? - American Laundry News

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RIPON, Wis. — Children may tell a tall tale about what happened when a playdate went bad, ending in tears and hurt feelings. Even spouses or partners may occasionally tell a little white fib when explaining why they got home so late the night before.

But numbers will never lie. And it’s the math that makes it obvious that doing laundry in-house vs. outsourcing is usually the least expensive—and often best—option for businesses such as hotels, nursing homes and other similar enterprises.

How do you determine which option is the least expensive? You look at the cost of utilities, labor and machines. Per pound, it’s generally two or three times more to send out laundry than to do it on site.

In fact, many hotels and other similar businesses will include an on-premises laundry in their building plans. Again, the No. 1 reason is cost. They can do laundry themselves cheaper than if they send it out to a commercial business.

That’s not to say that outsourcing isn’t a fit for some operations; it clearly does make sense for some businesses. However, sending goods out is expensive. Sometimes boutique hotels think they won’t need an on-site laundry. But as soon as they begin to spend money on outsourcing laundry, it is the first thing they will put in.

A LOOK INSIDE THE NUMBERS

Commercial laundries often will charge a business $10,000 to $50,000 a month for washing and drying their sheets, towels and other miscellaneous laundry. Considering that it is likely a $100,000 investment for a business to put in its own laundry equipment, you can see how quickly a business will actually save money by doing the job in-house.

And when you consider that most laundry equipment today will last 15 years, it’s an even better investment. All you need to do is maintain the equipment, which is about 5% of the package cost, or $5,000 a year on $100,000 worth of equipment.

It’s rare for a business to close down its laundry unless they have a huge equipment cost that they can’t afford at the moment. But as soon as they can afford it, many times they will buy new equipment and open back up the on-premises laundry.

Of all businesses, hospitals tend to outsource their laundry more frequently, mainly because wages in a hospital tend to be higher and they are often limited by square footage. Thus, the cost per pound is generally cheaper if they outsource.

WHY OUTSOURCE?

The other few businesses that don’t put in on-site laundries usually do it because they can earn more money by putting in additional rooms in the space that would normally be reserved for the laundry facility.

For instance, real estate is very expensive in the mountains of Colorado, and if a hotel can turn the space that would be a laundry into six rooms for which they can charge $500 each a night, it will make sense to outsource.

Additionally, a hotel might become so large that it doesn’t have the real estate to put in as large of a laundry as it actually needs. In that scenario, it may make sense for the hotel to outsource, too.

A good example of this is the giant properties of Las Vegas. The square footage necessary for a large-scale, dedicated laundry to serve a major Las Vegas strip property would not make sense, financially or logistically. This is where sending linens offsite is the best solution.

Naturally, there are some disadvantages to doing laundry on-site. You need to hire people to do the work, and it is monotonous. Industrial laundries on-site can be hot, and it isn’t an easy job. Loading and unloading the washers and dryers does take some physical strength.

Plus, there are headaches that go along with having an on-premises laundry. You have to worry about equipment breaking, employees not coming in on time or at all, or employees just doing a lousy job. With increased employee turnover, training staff can seem to always be ongoing. But it is key to maintaining exceptional finished quality.

But most business owners will find the benefits of having an on-premises laundry vastly outweigh those disadvantages.

QUALITY CONTROL

Not only will you generally save money, but you’ll also ensure quality by doing laundry on-site. To be profitable, commercial laundries burn and churn, and generally move too fast to ensure a constant high standard of quality. But if you do laundry in-house, you don’t have to worry about inventory, such as running out of towels or sheets. And you can slow down a bit and ensure a higher quality product.

For some businesses, quality is a key part of their branding. Facilities like Westin Hotels & Resorts or Ritz-Carlton Hotels, for instance, need to have on-premises laundries in order for them to receive accreditation. They know the higher quality that comes from on-site laundries is what their customers expect.

Quality is even more important during a pandemic, knowing you’re not introducing variables outside your walls.

Today’s commercial equipment makes it easier to save money and to be more efficient. Thanks to technology and equipment features, laundry equipment is more energy-efficient and allows you to monitor from your laptop which machines are running, the cost per pound or if there are any maintenance issues you need to know about.

Technology in the equipment also makes it impossible to over-dry items since the dryer will automatically shut off when the items are done. A dryer is pretty inexpensive when you consider it can last 15 years or longer. Overall, equipment has gotten more reliable and productive, giving businesses the ability to wash and dry faster than they ever did before.

If you’re looking to purchase new equipment for your on-site laundry, be sure to do your research. The quality of equipment from all vendors has improved tremendously; there are no bad machines, only better ones. Take the time to properly design and lay out your facility, which can also help to lower your costs.

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September 29, 2020 at 09:49PM
https://americanlaundrynews.com/articles/when-does-house-laundry-make-sense

When Does In-House Laundry Make Sense? - American Laundry News

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Mimbly AB Chooses Ynvisible's Energy Efficient Displays for Its Sustainable Laundry Solution - Valdosta Daily Times

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 29, 2020--

Ynvisible Interactive Inc. (the "Company" or "Ynvisible") (TSX-V: YNV, FSE: 1XNA, OTCQB: YNVYF) is pleased to announce that Mimbly Ab, a Swedish GreenTech start-up that creates sustainable laundry solutions, has chosen Ynvisible's energy-efficient electrochromic displays as the display solution for its product the Mimbox.

This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200929005456/en/

Mimbly has developed the Mimbox, a solution that connects to washing machines to recycle water, save energy and capture microplastics. To offer a holistically sustainable product, Mimbly chose Ynvisible's energy-efficient and sustainable electrochromic displays as the display solution for its product. The Mimbox display communicates water savings to the users and instruct in the product's use. Ynvisible's segmented electrochromic displays allowed for seamless integration into the Mimbox device and offered high freedom of design of the display visuals and appearance within the product. Ynvisible provided Mimbly with prototyping services that helped implement the novel display technology into the Mimbox product and is ready to deliver industrial-scale production.

"The design, production and integration of Ynvisible's electrochromic displays into Mimbly's water-saving product highlights many of the advantages of electrochromics as a sustainable display solution that offers valuable freedom of design, and integrates well into today's low-power integrated electronics systems. As one of our first public references in the segmented electronic displays market space, the Mimbox case acts as a valuable stepping stone into an increasing number of sustainable electronic systems and as a door opener to many more use cases also in high volume consumer electronics," said Tommy Höglund, Ynvisible's VP of Sales and Marketing.

Mimbly is rolling out the Mimbox to twenty-two (22) of the Nordic region's largest property owners as part of a pilot program to show how the solution works. In the initial stage, Mimbly's customers are property owners, hotels, laundries and cleaning companies. Mimbly sees benefits in the scalability of Ynvisible's displays to higher volumes.

"Our clients are waiting for the first deliveries of the Mimbox. We will start industrial-scale production after the upcoming pilots. We've already found Ynvisible to be a great partner and value their services in design, system integration, prototyping through to production of the displays. It feels incredibly fun to be able to grow the company, with partners, who believe in the vision of plastic-free water in our nature," said Isabella Palmgren, CEO and co-founder.

About Mimbly

Mimbly is a green-tech start-up that wants to make the world wash smarter. The company - which originated from Chalmers University in Gothenburg - has developed a patented technology that recycles up to 70 percent of the water in washing machines and filters out microplastics. Additional information on Mimbly Ab is available at https://www.mimbly.se/

About Ynvisible Interactive Inc.

Ynvisible aims to be a leading company in the emerging printed and flexible electronics sector. Given the cost and power-consumption advantages over conventional electronics, printed electronics are a key enabler of mass adoption of the Internet of Things ("IoT") and smart objects. Ynvisible has the experience, know-how and intellectual property in electrochromic materials, inks, and systems. Ynvisible's interactive printed graphics solutions solve the need for ultra-low power, mass deployable, & easy-to-use electronic displays and indicators for everyday smart objects, IoT devices, and ambient intelligence (intelligent surfaces). Ynvisible offers a mix of services, materials and technology to brand owners developing smart objects and IoT products. Additional information on Ynvisible is available at www.ynvisible.com

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

"Jani-Mikael Kuusisto", CEO, Ynvisible Interactive

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

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CONTACT: Isabella Palmgren, CEO and Co-Founder, Mimbly Ab

isabella@mimbly.se

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September 29, 2020 at 02:01PM
https://www.valdostadailytimes.com/news/business/mimbly-ab-chooses-ynvisibles-energy-efficient-displays-for-its-sustainable-laundry-solution/article_5a18f000-b471-51f0-ba8c-2bfb980df452.html

Mimbly AB Chooses Ynvisible's Energy Efficient Displays for Its Sustainable Laundry Solution - Valdosta Daily Times

https://news.google.com/search?q=Laundry&hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US:en

New Vergennes Laundry Owner Will Bring Back Original Touches - Seven Days

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• Treats at Vergennes Laundry, 2014

The new owner of Vergennes Laundry is a longtime fan. The first time Nadia Dole considered buying the café and wood-fired bakery at 247 Main Street in Vergennes was three years ago, the first time it went on the market.

A photographer, writer and business owner, Dole fell in love with Vergennes Laundry as she covered it for magazines. It was the perfect place "to get fueled up" on drives from Vermont to her native Montréal, she said.

But Dole, who lives with her family on a farm in Putney, ultimately decided the timing wasn't right to purchase the bakery from Julianne and Didier Murat, who started the business 10 years ago. Chef Christian Kruse bought the spot in the fall of 2017 and renamed it Vergennes Laundry by CK. In December 2019, Kruse put the business up for sale; in March, he closed its doors.

Now Dole is realizing her dream of owning Vergennes Laundry by purchasing its assets (name, equipment, furnishings and contents) from Kruse. She will return the bakery to its original name.

"I walked away from it, and then here we are — which seems like a perfect time," Dole, 48, said. "I'm removed from the expectations, and I can be myself. My aesthetic is very much minimalist, and my baking is French. So it's the perfect fit."

Dole was referring to the standards and expectations set by the Murats. "They were so great at what they did," she said. "It was quite perfect to me."

The bakery will offer canelés, croissants, pastries, tarts, breads and cheese boards. Dole will also serve pizza. "My goal is to perfect my version of a pizza crust," she said.

Vergennes Laundry will house a small shop within the café that sells housemade mustards, kimchi and pesto, along with select grocery items, wine and home goods. The latter will be familiar to shoppers at Poëm, a Vergennes pop-up that Dole operated.

Vergennes Laundry will open in November and offer takeout café/bakery service and in-store retail shopping Wednesdays through Sundays, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Attempts to reach Kruse by press time were not successful.

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September 30, 2020 at 12:46AM
https://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/new-vergennes-laundry-owner-will-bring-back-original-touches/Content?oid=31322930

New Vergennes Laundry Owner Will Bring Back Original Touches - Seven Days

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Mimbly AB Chooses Ynvisible's Energy Efficient Displays for Its Sustainable Laundry Solution - Business Wire

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ynvisible Interactive Inc. (the "Company" or "Ynvisible") (TSX-V: YNV, FSE: 1XNA, OTCQB: YNVYF) is pleased to announce that Mimbly Ab, a Swedish GreenTech start-up that creates sustainable laundry solutions, has chosen Ynvisible's energy-efficient electrochromic displays as the display solution for its product the Mimbox.

Mimbly has developed the Mimbox, a solution that connects to washing machines to recycle water, save energy and capture microplastics. To offer a holistically sustainable product, Mimbly chose Ynvisible's energy-efficient and sustainable electrochromic displays as the display solution for its product. The Mimbox display communicates water savings to the users and instruct in the product's use. Ynvisible's segmented electrochromic displays allowed for seamless integration into the Mimbox device and offered high freedom of design of the display visuals and appearance within the product. Ynvisible provided Mimbly with prototyping services that helped implement the novel display technology into the Mimbox product and is ready to deliver industrial-scale production.

"The design, production and integration of Ynvisible's electrochromic displays into Mimbly's water-saving product highlights many of the advantages of electrochromics as a sustainable display solution that offers valuable freedom of design, and integrates well into today's low-power integrated electronics systems. As one of our first public references in the segmented electronic displays market space, the Mimbox case acts as a valuable stepping stone into an increasing number of sustainable electronic systems and as a door opener to many more use cases also in high volume consumer electronics," said Tommy Höglund, Ynvisible's VP of Sales and Marketing.

Mimbly is rolling out the Mimbox to twenty-two (22) of the Nordic region's largest property owners as part of a pilot program to show how the solution works. In the initial stage, Mimbly's customers are property owners, hotels, laundries and cleaning companies. Mimbly sees benefits in the scalability of Ynvisible's displays to higher volumes.

"Our clients are waiting for the first deliveries of the Mimbox. We will start industrial-scale production after the upcoming pilots. We've already found Ynvisible to be a great partner and value their services in design, system integration, prototyping through to production of the displays. It feels incredibly fun to be able to grow the company, with partners, who believe in the vision of plastic-free water in our nature," said Isabella Palmgren, CEO and co-founder.

About Mimbly

Mimbly is a green-tech start-up that wants to make the world wash smarter. The company - which originated from Chalmers University in Gothenburg - has developed a patented technology that recycles up to 70 percent of the water in washing machines and filters out microplastics. Additional information on Mimbly Ab is available at https://www.mimbly.se/

About Ynvisible Interactive Inc.

Ynvisible aims to be a leading company in the emerging printed and flexible electronics sector. Given the cost and power-consumption advantages over conventional electronics, printed electronics are a key enabler of mass adoption of the Internet of Things ("IoT") and smart objects. Ynvisible has the experience, know-how and intellectual property in electrochromic materials, inks, and systems. Ynvisible's interactive printed graphics solutions solve the need for ultra-low power, mass deployable, & easy-to-use electronic displays and indicators for everyday smart objects, IoT devices, and ambient intelligence (intelligent surfaces). Ynvisible offers a mix of services, materials and technology to brand owners developing smart objects and IoT products. Additional information on Ynvisible is available at www.ynvisible.com

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

"Jani-Mikael Kuusisto", CEO, Ynvisible Interactive

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains certain statements that may be deemed "forward-looking" statements. Forward looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, but not always, identified by the words "expects", "plans", "anticipates", "believes", "intends", "estimates", "projects", "potential" and similar expressions, or that events or conditions "will", "would", "may", "could" or "should" occur. Although Ynvisible Interactive Inc. believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results may differ materially from those in forward looking statements. Forward looking statements are based on the beliefs, estimates and opinions of Ynvisible Interactive Inc. management on the date the statements are made. Except as required by law, Ynvisible Interactive Inc. undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements in the event that management's beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors, should change.

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September 29, 2020 at 02:01PM
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200929005456/en/%C2%A0Mimbly-AB-Chooses-Ynvisibles-Energy-Efficient-Displays-for-Its-Sustainable-Laundry-Solution

Mimbly AB Chooses Ynvisible's Energy Efficient Displays for Its Sustainable Laundry Solution - Business Wire

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Mobile Team Brings Showers, Laundry To Homeless Pierce Residents - Puyallup, WA Patch

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PUYALLUP, WA — There is a new resource for those experiencing homelessness in Pierce County, and it has hit the streets running.

Friday at the South Hill Baptist Church, the New Hope Resource Center unveiled their new Mobile Resources Response Team — a mobile program that delivers necessary sanitation services straight to the people who need them most.

Here's how the program works. Three times a week, the Mobile Resources Response team will be dispatched to local churches or other sties across east Pierce County. The team brings with them a mobile shower trailer with three shower stalls, to help those in need clean off, and a mobile laundry trailer carrying four washer-dryers, to help them clean their clothes as well. The program was sponsored in part by Intellihot, a water heating manufacturer who donated tankless water heaters to aid in the creation of the mobile unit.

The New Hope Resource Center says the team will also offer visitors food kits, donated clothes and supplies, and try to connect them with additional resources and help them find more permanent housing.

Organizers say they believe the program will be especially helpful now, with the pandemic shutting down many basic sanitation services that homeless residents needed to keep clean and healthy.

"We're proud to be offering our tankless technology to help New Hope bring important health and hygiene services to the homeless in order to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19," said Intellihot CEO Sri Deivasigamani.

"A centralized building where large numbers of people congregate is no longer safe or feasible," said Cheryl Borden, President of Homeward Bound, parent nonprofit of New Hope Resource Center. "We needed to mobilize our services and to provide them throughout the region to smaller groups, closer to where they are to reduce congregating and enhance safe access to services for individuals and volunteers."

Now that the program has been launched, New Hope says they intend to expand services to include portable bathrooms, a handwashing station, and hopefully a health care professional on-site to perform immunizations and coronavirus tests.

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September 29, 2020 at 04:00AM
https://patch.com/washington/puyallup/mobile-team-brings-showers-laundry-homeless-pierce-residents

Mobile Team Brings Showers, Laundry To Homeless Pierce Residents - Puyallup, WA Patch

https://news.google.com/search?q=Laundry&hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US:en

Gainesville Fire Rescue crews put out local laundry fire - WCJB

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Gainesville Fire Rescue crews put out a local laundry dryer fire Sunday evening.

Just before 8 p.m., GFR crews responded to a fire at DJ Coin Laundry where smoke was reported.

Firefighters found the fire was burning inside a dryer unit and put it out.

No one was in the building at the time.

No injuries were reported.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Copyright 2020 WCJB. All rights reserved.

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September 28, 2020 at 08:21PM
https://www.wcjb.com/2020/09/28/gainesville-fire-rescue-crews-put-out-local-laundry-fire/

Gainesville Fire Rescue crews put out local laundry fire - WCJB

https://news.google.com/search?q=Laundry&hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US:en

What is Laundry Stripping? - FOX 2 Detroit

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September 28, 2020 at 10:18PM
https://www.fox2detroit.com/video/855244

What is Laundry Stripping? - FOX 2 Detroit

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Tampa laundry startup sued for alleged unpaid wages - Tampa Bay Business Journal

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September 28, 2020 at 06:53PM
https://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2020/09/28/tampa-laundry-startup-sued-for-alleged-unpaid-wage.html

Tampa laundry startup sued for alleged unpaid wages - Tampa Bay Business Journal

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Century Woman Charged After Burning Laundry Basket Near Her Mom's Home - NorthEscambia.com

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September 28, 2020

A Century woman was arrested after allegedly burning a laundry basket directly in front of her mother’s house.

Ashia Latara Brown, 28, was charged with leaving a fire unattended with visible flames and later released from the Escambia County Jail on a $1,000 bond.

According an Escambia County Sheriff’s Office arrest report, deputies had responded to three disturbances related to an ongoing feud between Brown and her mother. On the ECSO’s third trip to East Pond Stree, deputies arrived to find a plastic laundry basket filled with an unknown fabric fully engulfed in flames. A deputy used his fire extinguisher to put out the fire, which was about eight feet from the mother’s residence. There was no one tending the fire.

Brown emerged from the residence next door in a very agitated state and admitted something to the deputy, but her exact statement was redacted from the arrest report.

The mother told deputies that Brown had been walking in the street in front of her residence with a gas can and a hammer while screaming profanities and threats.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under FRONT TOP 

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September 28, 2020 at 12:25PM
http://www.northescambia.com/2020/09/century-woman-charged-after-burning-laundry-basket-near-her-moms-home

Century Woman Charged After Burning Laundry Basket Near Her Mom's Home - NorthEscambia.com

https://news.google.com/search?q=Laundry&hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US:en

Looking Out: Signs of autumn include cooler temps, falling leaves, heavier laundry - The Daily Telegram

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“ I QUIT!” says one of our cucumber plants.

“Me too!” say the others. The leaves turn brown, the stalks dry out and half-formed cucumbers turn yellow on the vine.

“I’m thinking of quitting too,” says a tomato plant, and all the others murmur assent, with a chorus of peppers joining in.

“I can fly!” exclaims a maple leaf, and it leaps from the top of a 50-foot tree, joining a few dozen redbud leaves already claiming space on the grass. Tragic.

“Food!” shouts a bee and zooms in to check out the dinner my beloved wife, Marsha, and I are enjoying on the porch. Soon, 27 of the bee’s cousins are attending the party. We hastily gather our dishes and run inside to the dining room table to finish our meal.

“I think I’ll go south for the winter,” says our thermometer as it plunges 10 degrees.

“Me too,” says a hummingbird lapping sugar water from the feeder. It flies off at 50 beats per second.

“Time to flex my muscles,” says our hibernating furnace, and soon the house is filled with the smell of a summer’s worth of burning dust from the beast.

Experiencing one season merge into another is one of the many joys of living in a temperate climate.

Some people complain about things like snow, ice and cold. About heat, humidity and sunburn. About leaf raking and garden spading and grass mowing.

I love the seasons. In my world, the only valid complaints are about heat, sunshine and blue jeans. I ignore the rest.

“Blue jeans,” you ask? “What about blue jeans?”

Ask my wife, Marsha, who does 87.3% of the laundry in our household.

All summer long, the hamper fills with sweaty T-shirts and shorts.

No socks — we wear sandals.

No long pants.

No long-sleeved shirts.

No blue jeans.

Then, autumn sneaks in, and it gets colder.

Now the poor hamper is groaning as it is stuffed with sweatshirts and socks .

The worst, however, is blue jeans.

The washing machine and dryer groan along with the hamper.

Marsha, being the sweet person she is, never complains. The chair in my bedroom receives stacks of neatly folded clothes every few days, and I dutifully put them away.

The “neatly folded” part is what restricts my laundry chores to 12.7%. I am incapable of neatly folding anything except a road map, and who uses road maps anymore?

Marsha is one of those rare people who can neatly fold a fitted sheet, so a few T-shirts and shorts are, for her, a simple task.

As autumn moves to winter and I finish my yard work — mowing, raking, pruning, cleaning out the vegetable garden, putting away hoses and planters and porch furniture, with help from my friend Justin — my time demands ease until snow starts to fall.

I read more books. I do more writing and woodworking. Marsha does more laundry.

Of all the laundry, what takes the most space? Blue jeans.

She never wears them. The blue jeans are mine.

They are the only flaw in the entire process of changing seasons. That and the return to rock-hard, store-bought tomatoes.

Jim Whitehouse lives in Albion.

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September 28, 2020 at 10:28AM
https://www.lenconnect.com/opinion/20200927/looking-out-signs-of-autumn-include-cooler-temps-falling-leaves-heavier-laundry

Looking Out: Signs of autumn include cooler temps, falling leaves, heavier laundry - The Daily Telegram

https://news.google.com/search?q=Laundry&hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US:en