Machineable and collapsible laundry container

A container for laundry, comprising:

• an upper end wall and a lower end wall with a sidewall extending therebetween, each of the upper end wall, the lower end wall, and the sidewall comprising a machine washable and dryable, vinyl-coated, flexible mesh material that allows the passage of fluids therethrough;
• a fastener engageable to fully connect the upper end wall with the sidewall to prevent access to clothing items within the container when in a closed state and to permit access to clothing items within the container when in an open state;
• the sidewall comprising one or more supports for retaining the container in an upright position, the supports also permitting the container to be collapsed into a collapsed state;
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• a central bore sized and oriented to encompass a vertical protrusion in a central interior of a machine-washer and being extendable into an interior of the container when encompassing the vertical protrusion and otherwise collapsible to prevent interference with clothing items within the container, the central bore comprising a machine washable and dryable, flexible mesh material that allows the passage of fluids therethrough and further comprising a bore pouch for containing the central bore when the central bore is not encompassing the vertical protrusion, the bore pouch comprising a zip fastener;
• wherein the container operates as a standing hamper when in the upright position and the open state, is sized and shaped to be placed within an interior of a standard-sized machine-washer and within an interior of a standard sized machine-dryer when in the upright position, and may be collapsed into the collapsed state for easy transport and storage, facilitating the container's use as an all-in-one laundry hamper and machine-washable laundry bag.