re: How do you separate laundry?

I have 3 hampers in our Landry room

Whites
Darks
Delicates (those get separated when washed)

Whites are washed on hot with a little oxyclean white revival added to drum

Darks are washed on cold

Delicates are sorted by white/dark then washed in cold in delicate cycle. This is last because they usually have to be hung to dry.

Jeans are turned inside out, washed in cold water then hung until just barely damp. I throw them in the dryer on low for 15 minutes or so to finish drying so they won’t be hard.