The AC may be running up a doozy of a power bill this summer, but simple changes to your laundry routine can help shrink that bill.

Doing the laundry is something that is on most people’s to-do lists.

Doing laundry isn’t a chore that’s going to disappear anytime soon, and neither are the costs involved in doing it. But as Consumer Reports explains, a few simple, eco-friendly changes (and the right detergent) in the laundry room can help lower your energy bills.

If you’ve got a student heading off to college, you’ll probably have less laundry to do. But they might be clueless about how to do it on their own. That’s where Consumer Reports comes in with some laundry do’s and don’ts that all of us can benefit from.

SAN ANTONIO If youre living with someone infected with the coronavirus, something as routine as laundry deserves extra care. One thing to make sure to do is to keep any contaminated laundry in a separate bin, said Rachel Rabkin Peachman of Consumer Reports. Target, Walmart say they wont release COVID-19 cases in San Antonio storesIf you dont have gloves, you can absolutely do the laundry with your bare hands. And just be sure to wash your hands thoroughly afterward, whether or not you have gloves, Peachman said. You can wash the laundry of a COVID-19 patient as you normally would.