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On the Duggar Family website, (family from the "20 Kids and Counting" TV show), and definitely a family that recycles efficiently:
Below are 2 impressive laundry tips and sets forth the "recipe cost." Approximately $2 per batch!

Homemade Liquid Laundry Soap Front or top load machine - best value
--4 cups hot tap water
--1 Fels-Naptha soap bar
--1 cup Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda
--1/2 cup Borax

Directions:
--Grate bar of soap and add to saucepan with water. Stir continually over medium-low heat until soap dissolves and is melted.
--Fill a 5 gallon bucket half full of hot tap water.
--Add melted soap, washing soda, and Borax.
--Stir well until all powder is dissolved.
--Fill bucket to top with more hot water. Stir, cover, and let sit overnight to thicken.
--Stir and fill a used, clean, laundry soap dispenser half full with soap and then fill rest of way with water.
--Shake before each use. (will gel).
Optional: You can add 10-15 drops of essential oil per 2 gallons. Add once soap has cooled. lavender, rosemary, tea tree oil.
Yield:
Liquid soap recipe makes 10 gallons.
--Top Load Machine- 5/8 cup per load (approximately.180 loads).
--Front Load Machines- 1/4 cup per load (approximately 640 loads). Arm & Hammer "Super Washing Soda" - in some stores or may be purchased online here (at Meijer.com/walmart.com). Baking Soda will not work, nor will Arm & Hammer Detergent - It must be sodium carbonate!
Recipe cost approx. $2 per batch.