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So I’ve read about eco hangers on my fave green sites. They seemed to be a good alternative to wire hangers, but I wasn’t completely sold. Like wire hangers, would they stretch out my clothes? Would I want to keep these in my closet?
So I got a couple from the friendly folks who make them to check them out. (disclosure: these were sent to me for free, to review. I never promise a good review, though)
Ecohangers are 100% biodegradable and made out of recycled cardboard.
They look pretty nice. So I hung up my new Target almost-J. Crew cardigan and my favorite cashmere sweater (the things I risk for you guys…). I left them there for over a week to see if anything would happen.
The looks of it
I’ll say right now that I’m not a huge fan of the advertisements on the hangers. I usually use wood hangers because they seem to keep the form on my clothes well and they’re sturdy Not the greenest things, I know, but better than plastic.
These are made more for the dry cleaning community, however, so I’ll cut them a break. You’ve gotta make money somehow.
They’re supposed to be more durable than wire hangers, meant to last up to two months. That is definitely true. The recycled paper they’re made out of is pretty strong.You could probably use these for a while.
The end result
They did not stretch out my sweaters a bit at all. They were also really slim and they could definitely add space to my closet, like this non-slip velvet like hangers you see lately.
The cashmere sweater and the pink sweater (mainly cotton) looked exactly the same after hanging for close to a week-and-a-half on these suckers.
You can get the hangers with free shipping over at The Hanger Network. They’ll run you about $9 for 12 of them. It looks like the ones sold to consumers don’t always have the ads on them, so that’s a benefit. Sold out at the moment, but bookmark and keep an eye on it.
