The Paper Towel Challenge...Are you up for it?
With each meal, with each spill, with each wipe of the hands - We used to grab a paper napkin or paper towel and throw it away.
How many of you do this as well?
In casual conversation at our local library Mother Goose Time, I was speaking to a mom about cloth diapering. She stated that she didn't cloth diaper, but she was doing her part by using cloth napkins instead of paper towels.
Whoa! Why hadn't I thought of this earlier?
I headed to Target and bought some white terrycloth napkins that we would use for napkins, for paper towels. In addition, I also purchased some microfiber cleaning cloths to use for spills and the general cleaning of the kitchen.
How long will we last? We've been doing it for 2 weeks now and we've only used a couple of paper towels - and that was because we didn't want a certain "gook" on our napkins. We haven't changed the roll in over a month now!
In addition, with our current giveaway of repurposed and reclaimed cloth napkins, we are trying to do our part in helping the environment - in changing the world - a little bit at a time - one household at a time!
Could you survive this challenge? Join me now! Let's save the landfills.
Here are some great resources to purchase cloth for your home:
How many of you do this as well?
In casual conversation at our local library Mother Goose Time, I was speaking to a mom about cloth diapering. She stated that she didn't cloth diaper, but she was doing her part by using cloth napkins instead of paper towels.
Whoa! Why hadn't I thought of this earlier?
I headed to Target and bought some white terrycloth napkins that we would use for napkins, for paper towels. In addition, I also purchased some microfiber cleaning cloths to use for spills and the general cleaning of the kitchen.
How long will we last? We've been doing it for 2 weeks now and we've only used a couple of paper towels - and that was because we didn't want a certain "gook" on our napkins. We haven't changed the roll in over a month now!
In addition, with our current giveaway of repurposed and reclaimed cloth napkins, we are trying to do our part in helping the environment - in changing the world - a little bit at a time - one household at a time!
Could you survive this challenge? Join me now! Let's save the landfills.
Here are some great resources to purchase cloth for your home:
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Once you get used to it, its a lot easier to use cloth napkins and cloths than it is to remember paper products. Its also a lot easier on your wallet.
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