Repurposed Coffee Can For Laundry Detergent

by Texas Homesteader ~
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There are many ways I repurpose empty coffee cans to fill a need on the Homestead or replace something I would otherwise have to buy. Check out this Homestead Hack for using a repurposed coffee can in the laundry room.

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Accumulating Empty Coffee Cans

Y’all know that RancherMan & I drink coffee every day. Those lidded coffee containers are handy when they’re empty, but they pile up. What to do with them all?

Of course I’m offering them to schools/churches/nurseries for them to use on their bookshelves to hold crayons, legos & such. And I’ve shared many different ideas where I repurpose them here on the Homestead too.

But recently I was catching up on laundry and needed to whip up more of our Homemade Laundry Soap. I remembered another helpful way I’m able to repurpose these handy empty lidded coffee cans.

Repurposing Ideas For Empty Coffee Cans

Even though I’m repurposing as many as I can, those empty coffee cans sure can pile up. So I’ve used them to solve various issues on the Homestead.

Such things as using them for Deep-Soaking Garden Plants and Harvesting Grapes too.

I’ve used them for a homemade Chicken Feeder, and I even made one into a cute Country Breadbox, among many other repurposes.

You can see all our Coffee Canister Repurpose Ideas Here.

Repurposing Coffee Cans In The Laundry Room

But on this day I was making another batch of Powdered Laundry Soap. It’s all we’ve used for cleaning our clothes for over 10 years now. And since it only takes 1-2 Tablespoons for each load, a little goes a long way.

But to make my laundry soap today I was bringing out the usual small containers that hold my laundry detergent mix, the 3 ingredients needed and my old food processor that I use only for making detergent.

Then I wondered – maybe I should make a LOT so I don’t have to gather my supplies each time.

I mean, I’ve got more than a box each of both washing soda and borax. And I’ve got several bars of *Fels Naptha.

(NOTE: Fels Naptha is the only soap bar I’ll use for my homemade laundry soap mixture.)

So let’s just make enough to see us through several months. (or a YEAR even!)

Making My Homemade Laundry Soap

So I chopped my Fels Naptha and powdered it in my food processor. And I measured & mixed the other ingredients for each batch.

Then I used a funnel to pour the powder into my typical small laundry detergent containers that I keep within easy reach from the washing machine.

Repurposed Coffee Can For Bulk Laundry Soap

But when they were filled I brought out an empty coffee canister to hold the larger batch of laundry soap. I mixed up additional batches until I filled the coffee canister as well.

So this one batched chore means I have plenty of laundry detergent for the foreseeable future. And the bulk of it is stored in an empty coffee canister.

Plus the filled coffee canister has a smaller footprint on the utility room shelf than all of the ingredients sitting on the shelf separately, half boxes and such.

And unlike times when I’m shooting for a more decorative coffee can repurpose, I don’t worry with extra elbow grease to remove the print or scrubbing down the outside. It’s just holding my bulk-batch of laundry detergent.

So all it needs is a quick label and I’m good to go.

NOTE: always label your containers!

~TxH~

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