I've written about this subject before on my personal blog, but it's something that can be done easily.
Paper towels.
Around 90% of US households use paper towels which rings up a total of 3000 tons of waste EACH DAY.
Look, we have ALL been guilty of using way too many paper towels. You see a spot or mess the size of a dime on your counter and you yank at the paper towel roll like you might be spinning the showcase wheel on the Price is Right. It's silly and quite a waste.
Think about what you consume in paper towels per week. 1 roll? 2 rolls? 3 rolls? We MIGHT use 1 roll per month at our house. We sometimes have to dust the roll off, because of its inactivity. How much do you spend on paper towels a month?
Instead of spending X amount of $$ on paper towels each month, why not go to your linen closet, take out a towel or two and cut it up into small rags. Everyone has a few less than desirable towels in the home. Give them a second life. Now you have a number of rags to clean, wipe up, do whatever with, that you just simply put in the washer and re-use.
Don't want to cut up a towel? Head to a dollar store or Big Lots and find some cheap towels. Either way, you will cut down on your waste and save money in the long run.
Think about it, why continually pay money for paper that you will roll up and throw away?
I use rags as much as possible also, Andi. Great tip - they work just as well and sooo much less waste!
ReplyDeleteI think this is a great idea! I also seem to have an abundance of t-shirts so I cut them up and use them all the time. Right now I have more rags then I know what to do with them!
ReplyDeleteAnother idea you may already use - you can use newspaper pages to wash your mirrors - they actually clean better than paper towels. When you're done, just recycle the news. We get the paper at work, so I bring a section home with me and use it multiple times...