I come from a family of compulsive clothes washers. Take my sister for example; she's a ware once wash once kind of girl.  Well what if we all became a little more conscious of what we throw into the wash basket?  I'm not suggesting you ware your undies two days in a row, I'm just suggesting we be a little less stringent with our clothes washing regime.  But if you really must wash your clothes religiously, do the planet a favor and wash with a front loading washing machine.