Here, cleaning experts explain how to sort your laundry the right way to ensure fresh, clean clothes after every load.

And when it comes time to decide whether to keep or toss an old piece of clothing, there's a question everyone should ask: "How would I feel if I bumped into an ex while wearing this?" ...

Sort clothes by fabric type, such as delicate items like silk or wool, and sturdy items like cotton or denim. This helps prevent damage to delicate fabrics during washing. You should also separate ...

Thousands of tons of old clothes from Europe and the U.S. end up in India every day. Workers sort them before the sweaters, T-shirts and pants are exported again. The other day I stood in front of ...

So, clothes were sorted by color without much thought to fabric types because most were cotton or linen. With the introduction of synthetic fabrics, laundry sorting routines changed again to ...

But only 10% to 20% of donated clothes are actually sold through charity shops like Oxfam's. The rest are sold to distributors who then sort the clothes and send them on to countries like Pakistan ...