Everyone knows what paper towels are. The question is, how many do you
use per month? How many end up in the landfill? How much money are you
literally throwing away each month?
OK, I admit I buy them too. But in my defense, I try to only use them to
clean up really yucky stuff like cat puke. Sorry for the grossness here. We
are a 2 person household with 1 indoor cat, I buy 1 roll of paper towels
about every 2 months. For all the regular messes that need cleaning up I
use rags. You know, those holey t-shirts, odd socks, threadbare towels
cut up. I have a stash under my kitchen sink for cleaning, painting and
dusting. Since the paper option is getting so expensive for the decent
kind, about $2 a roll, I find the rag option to be a more economical one and
greener too as it makes less trash and uses less trees. And we need trees
to breathe.
How many of us have used the throw away paper napkins? I have a
glove compartment full from drive thru meals. And at one time I bought
paper napkins to use each day. But I got a stack of 12 cloth napkins at a
resale shop for the same $2 it would have cost for a package of throw
away ones and these are reusable.
You can also make your own by hemming squares of fabric. Get creative
with embroidery on them. I am able to reuse mine for a day or two before
washing as we each have our own to use. Saves water and trees!
As a greener option to metal pot scrubbers try the plastic scrubbers, but
you can always make your own with net bags like onions or fruit come in or any extra netting you may have in the sewing stash. Making your own
scrunchy scrubbers is a good kid's project too, maybe they will even
clean those pots for you! These will last longer than the rusty metal ones.
Everyone knows what paper towels are. The question is, how many do you
use per month? How many end up in the landfill? How much money are you
literally throwing away each month?
OK, I admit I buy them too. But in my defense, I try to only use them to
clean up really yucky stuff like cat puke. Sorry for the grossness here. We
are a 2 person household with 1 indoor cat, I buy 1 roll of paper towels
about every 2 months. For all the regular messes that need cleaning up I
use rags. You know, those holey t-shirts, odd socks, threadbare towels
cut up. I have a stash under my kitchen sink for cleaning, painting and
dusting. Since the paper option is getting so expensive for the decent
kind, about $2 a roll, I find the rag option to be a more economical one and
greener too as it makes less trash and uses less trees. And we need trees
to breathe.
How many of us have used the throw away paper napkins? I have a
glove compartment full from drive thru meals. And at one time I bought
paper napkins to use each day. But I got a stack of 12 cloth napkins at a
resale shop for the same $2 it would have cost for a package of throw
away ones and these are reusable.
You can also make your own by hemming squares of fabric. Get creative
with embroidery on them. I am able to reuse mine for a day or two before
washing as we each have our own to use. Saves water and trees!
As a greener option to metal pot scrubbers try the plastic scrubbers, but
you can always make your own with net bags like onions or fruit come in or any extra netting you may have in the sewing stash. Making your own
scrunchy scrubbers is a good kid's project too, maybe they will even
clean those pots for you! These will last longer than the rusty metal ones.
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