This Smarty certainly has more pink in her life than green, but Dana, our green expert has made me more aware of how to live a green life. I try everyday to be cognizant of the disposable items that I use on regular basis that I could do without….bottled water, to-go cups, grocery bags, plastic utensils and Zip-lock bags in my girls lunch, etc.
One thing that I have tried to cut down on using is paper towels. Think about how many paper towels you can go through in one day? Then multiply that by millions of people. Crazy. Have you ever used a paper towel and then laid it out to dry? They can actually be used over again. I have also started to by select a size so that I would cut down on the amount of paper used each time. By the convenience factor makes these towels so easy to go through.
This past week, I just tried out reusable paper towels from the Reusable Paper Towel Co. I was excited to try an alternative to the convenient paper towel. The towels are made of super absorbent Birdseye diaper cloth and worked just as well as typical paper towel. Each towel is equal in size to select of size paper towel (roughly 8.5 x 11 inches). They come in packs of 12, 24, or 36. They also come with a dispenser that you can hang from a cabinet knob or door handle.
So I have to admit that I was skeptical. Why use a reusable paper towel instead of a regular dish towel? But I really liked using them. They still as serve a single serve cleaning option. You can go through several of them at a time, but with a 24 pack, I didn’t run out in between washings. They were absorbent and convenient without using a clunky dish towel. Another concern was washing them. I thought they would come out completely shrunk. They didn’t shrink much, and folded nicely. I did clean up some spaghetti sauce with one of them and it didn’t come out in the wash. Next time I will need to put some spray and wash on the stains prior to washing.
So I plan to continue to use Reusable Paper Towel Co.’s reusable paper towels and see if I can get rid of buying paper towels in the future (think of how much money I could save!) If you would like to try them out, go to http://www.reusablepapertowel.com
8 comments
Love this idea. And the price!
I found this great Towel House on etsy.com http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=42018828
How do they compare to microfiber towels?We have ditched paper plates this year and use mostly IKEA kid's plates or cute melamine adult plates. I'd love to lay off paper towels too! Switching to select a size paper towels have made a big difference already.
We have been without paper towels for 2 years now! We took old towels and cut them up into smaller rag sizes and put them under the kitchen sink and in our hall closets to use for cleaning counters, spills, kids faces. Then we bought a nice looking stainless hook to put on the cabinet door under the kitchen sink and hang a pretty dish towel there that is for drying clean hands ONLY. (Think hand towel in bathroom.) It has worked out great, we don't miss paper towels at all and I love that we are repurposing what we already have.
I am sorry – I don't know much about microfiber towels so I can't compare. I thought these were very absorbant.
I am sorry, I don't have any experience with Microbifer towels, so I can't compare. I do think these were very absorbant.
A very simple looking Breitling Watches that was also durable and handsome. It totally contrasted the typically busy Breitling Aeromarine look. Learning from that lesson Breitling Windrider has redesigned the standard Superocean Bentley 6.75 for 2010. Copy SCARECROW AND MRS KING Free Software – Where Can I Download Free SCARECROW AND MRS KING DVD Copying Software?With a copy SCARECROW AND MRS KING DVD COLLECTION free software at hand you can do.Hogan scarpe is an unbeatable brand which has no competitors. Hogan scarpe donna is major sport and fitness shoe for every individual. hogan donna, originally known as Blue Ribbon Sports, was founded by university of Oregon track athlete Philip Knight and his coach Bill Bower man on January 25, 1964. Well, Hogan scarpe uomo is loved and appreciated by our celebrities like Nicole Richie you why?
Men's Silver Wedding RingsSince ancient pandora jewellery times, jewelry cheap pandora has played an important cheap pandora uk role in romantic relationships, and pandora discount uk the wedding band has played pandora uk an integral part in pandora charm symbolizing the discount pandora charms permanence and sincerity of marriage. For a while there, men could only find a wedding ring in various grades of gold; but today there are several other options including platinum, sterling silver, titanium, and tungsten. There are certain guidelines that your jeweler needs to follow when placing a gemstone together with a solitaire ring.The diamond ring should have pandora silver charms 4 to 6 prongs to be able to hold the gemstones together. Remember that a bezel setting is better than a prong setting because it is a more secure and is less likely to be damaged. Also, a heavier setting is much safer than a lower and lighter setting in jewelry, because heavier engagement rings and diamond bands them to being more durable than lighter ones.The last charm bracelet pandora thing to consider when buying solitaire rings is making sure the ring looks good on you.However, silver wedding rings are more popular than ever. They come in several pandora sale charms different styles and patterns, are affordably priced, and made from .925 grade silver. This high quality silver is 92.5% pure silver with about 7.5% copper. Silver rings can be designed with a classic domed profile, with a brushed or polished face, with raised or beveled edges and much, much more. Why buy silver wedding rings?