Cars are awful for the environment at every stage of their lifecycle—from factory to junkyard. Think about what happens when we drive our cars. Road construction wreaks havoc on local wildlife. Traffic jams skyrocket our emissions and pollute our air. And all that smog, carbon dioxide, and other toxins go straight into our lungs. Gross.

household pets aren’t exactly on the level of methane-gas-belching bovines, but they do have an environmental impact. From the energy used for manufacturing pet food…  to the contamination caused by abandoned, ahem, “contributions”… to waste bags packing our landfills… to the plastic packaging on all those dang toys they just have to have… it all adds up.

Given the way this decade began, it’s clear people don’t agree on much. But we bet we can all agree on this one little truth: Doing laundry is a total pain.

But here’s the thing: Laundry isn’t just an inconvenience for us humans. It’s also doing a real number on the environment.