How to Stop Using Paper Towels
or, at the very least, cut down on them
Paper towels, once so handy and loved by all, have become the nemesis of the green living world. The world in which we should all be living. Paper towels are wasteful and not entirely useful in most situations and 99% of the time, a rag will do a better job of cleaning. I haven’t completely given up on paper towels just yet because there are so many instances you would rather throw away the paper towel than wash a rag (like when we had to clean out a HUGE mouse nest in our lawnmower this spring!). Besides the fact that paper towels are hella expensive, cutting down on literally cutting down virgin trees is a great way to help the environment.
Here’s how to stop using so many paper towels in your home, without going crazy.
Buy Better Paper Towels
It may sound counter-intuitive to buy more paper towels, but buy some that are made with recycled paper, bamboo, or sugarcane. You won’t be cutting down virgin trees (at least, not as many) and you’ll definitely want to keep some paper towels around. You’ll want to keep some paper towels around for things like vomit clean-up, blood, and other hygienic reasons. Yes, you can use a rag for all of these, but something that can be thrown away for hygienic reasons is better. I’ve seen so many people using rags for cuts, but there’s a…
