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Saniyat Islam, Associate Professor, Fashion and Textiles, RMIT University

Why does laundry get smelly if it stays wet? A textile scientist explains how to fix it

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You forget a load in the machine overnight, and by the morning it smells worse than before you washed it.

Most of us are familiar with that “wet dishcloth” smell. Worse, once it’s settled into your clothes, it can be difficult to get rid of.

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