Sunlight's new Green Clean laundry detergent

I just learned that Sunlight now offers eco-friendly detergent. Sunlight Green Clean contains no chlorine or dyes and is bio-degradable.

Here are some of my fave eco-friendly detergents that you can try:
• PC Green Concentrated Laundry Detergent
• Nature Clean 3x Concentrate Laundry Liquid
• Seventh Generation Laundry Liquid

Of late, I've been considering making my own laundry detergent. Apparently it's rather easier, and far less expensive I imagine.

Have you switched to environmentally responsible laundry detergent yet? Have you ever made your own detergent? Care to share your recipe?

Just a short FYI today.

I just learned from an older Canadian Living issue that front-loading washers use 40 per cent less laundry detergent and water and 50 per cent less energy than a top loader.

Another interesting note about your dirty laundry, which I read about it Kim McKay and Jenny Bonnin's True Green, is that the average washing machine produces close to 200 pounds of greenhouse gas emissions a year, and if you wash your clothes in hot water, you're producing 5 times more greenhouse gasses than you'd use when choosing the cold setting. Choose cold and save in emissions and on your bills.

And, I'm sure I don't need to tell you this, but only do a load of laundry when it's a full load!

More on going green:
• 6 ways to go green and save money
• How to make your vacations greener
• How saving water will save you money