How many paper towels do you use? Have you ever thought about how many trees are being cut down to make those towels? What happens when you are done with them? Paper towels with food or cleaning products on them aren’t recycled.

Try picking up a few sets of dishtowels to replace your addiction to the paper variety. For a very small investment you can supply your home with enough wiping power to last several years. Make sure you have enough so that when your towel gets dirty you can dump it in the wash and start fresh with another. 

You can use a dishtowel to clean up just about any mess in your home. Forget about which paper product picks up quicker, or absorbs more. A cloth towel will always do a better job.

Tips

• Consider darker or patterned towels to hide stains.
• Dishtowels are great for cleaning stubborn surfaces. They won’t tear and shred.
• Use a clean towel on stainless steel and windows. Any grease will leave streaks.
• You’ll be amazed at how much one dishtowel can wipe and clean.

I will admit there’s one reason to keep paper towels in your home. If you have pets you my want to consider a roll, but make sure you and your family know that cleaning up “accidents” is the only time they are acceptable. And please make sure the paper towels you keep around the house are made from recycled materials.

By switching to cloth towels you’ll save yourself money, wasted trees, additional landfill usage, and all the energy needed to produce paper.

I’ve even added some affordable, and decorative dishtowels and recycled paper towels to the EasyGreensy Store.

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