Is it ok to wash light blue polyester/cotton dress shirts with black slacks?

Question

My retail/drugstore just got new uniforms; now I have to wear this light blue 65/35 poly/cotton dress shirt. These things get SO linty - last time I washed them with cotton tees and they had a light layer of lint all over them. I'd wash them by themselves but want to conserve blah blah blah - do you think washing them with black dress/work pants would 1) ruin their color (the pants have been washed plenty of times before) or 2) make them linty? How about drying them? Thanks!

Answer 1

To be on the safe side i wouldn't! The colour may run and you'll definitely  regret it!

Answer 2

If you wash them in warm water with detergent/no bleach alternatives, it should be fine. What I don't understand is how a load of t-shirts put a light coating of lint on your blue shirts? Did you have a blanket or towels in that load? Because t-shirts don't give off lint. Always wash towels alone. They can really mess up sweaters & sweats. Make sure you remove all napkins, kleenex & toilet paper out of the pockets. Also check for candy, gum (chewed or not) & chapstick, all these can make a huge mess with your laundry. If you find money...lol...buy something! Good rule of thumb. Reds only with reds. Sweats never with towels. Towels by themselves (but with sheets, ok). You should always separate into darks, lights, reds, towels, handwashibles. And as a rule, I don't mix loads in the dryer.

Answer 3

Never mix darks and lights no matter what material or how many times they've been washed before.   Also, not a good idea to mix  pure cottons with poly blends.   If you have light colored poly blend sheets, wash your shirts with them.   If you mix cottons with polys, that'll cause those awfull little fuzz balls on your sheets and clothing.   If you mix dark poly with light poly, you'll still see some dark lint on your lights.   It's really important to sort laundry to ge the best results.