Your washer can do work you never imagined, according to Good Housekeeping. Here are four things you can toss in the wash:
1. Stuffed toys. Anything stuffed with a fiber fill can be washed on cold cycle. Don't toss in items stuffed with beads or styrofoam balls, though. Use a pillowcase or mesh laundry bag if the toy is delicate or old.
2. Backpacks. Turn them inside out and wash on warm cycle. Hand wash embroidered or jewelled bags.
3. Car mats. Mats with rubber backing can be machine washed. Rubber will be damaged with a lot of washing, though. Air dry.
4. Mop heads. Why not? Toss them in a mesh bag so they won't tangle. Wash on warm. Air dry.
5. Rubber bath mats and plastic shower curtains. Toss them in the wash on cold, but air dry.
