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  • July 2, 2009
    How is the best way to get mold/mildew out of a cotton shirt? I would rather not use bleach. Thanks.
    Dear Mom of Lex,
    To remove mold and mildew from clothing without using bleach you can opt for non-chlorine bleach such as Seventh Generation Chlorine Free Bleach that uses hydrogen peroxide or percarbonate1. Soak the moldy area in enough non-chlorine bleach to saturate the fabric for 15-30 minutes and then launder as usual.
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Martin "Scienceman" Wolf, Director of Product & Environmental Technology, is responsible for product design at Seventh Generation. Prior to joining Seventh Generation Mr. Wolf was CEO of Cellutech LLC, a venture-funded research and development company involved in developing commercial applications for by-products of the wood pulping industry, and before that, President of Cambridge Analytical Associates, Inc., an environmental analysis laboratory and consultancy. Mr. Wolf has over 30 years experience in environmental product design and evaluation, environmental chemical analysis, and environmental life cycle inventories. He holds an M.S. in Chemistry from Yeshiva University (New York) and a B.S. in Chemistry from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Massachusetts).