Paper Towels
It didn’t occur to me that being paper towel-less is something to be smug about. Actually, being paper towel-less didn’t occur to me, it just kind of happened. My mother-in-law gave us a ton of old towels for the dogs including smaller, paper towel sized ones and we also have a stack of worn-out facecloths we keep for kitchen spills. After that, we just kind of stopped buying them.
A lot of people have told me that I can’t have kids without paper towels, but I think they’re wrong. I don’t like using flimsy pieces of paper to clean up messes, and I don’t mind washing a load of dirty rags once a week.
A few commenters in this article on Re-Nest mentioned that being paper towel-less is an eco-holier-than-thou kind of thing to do, but it certainly doesn’t feel like it to me (my bio-degradable laundry soap, however, makes me way better than you.)
Check it out and tell me what you think. And am I going to have to succumb to the paper towels once I’m living without a washer and dryer?
photo from re-nest
I haven’t really given our lack of paper towels much use. I use the rags without thought now and at this point I think they do a better job than paper towels. They’re just not as disposable.
Rob Blatt
2 Jul 09 at 2:29 am
What bio-degradable laundry soap do you use?
Nadia P
2 Jul 09 at 9:48 am
I use Seventh Generation. I get the biggest thing of it possible so it’s cheaper. It’s a bit more expensive than conventional stuff, but I use so little of it (a few teaspoons per load) that it evens out. It’s 2x concentrated, and I feel as if our clothes get clean with just the little bit of soap, so it works out.
I don’t really feel superior though!
theambershow
2 Jul 09 at 10:36 am