Cloth - A Gift for the Earth

Strangeness

An old friend was missing something in her home that seemed like the strangest thing:

No paper towels.

Years ago, we just didn't understand how you'd clean up anything in your house without paper towels.

Now, we find that EVER using paper towels or napkins is what feels strange.

Problems with Paper

Here are some key things to consider about paper napkins/towels:

• Not enjoyable to use
• Relatively poor quality (fall apart)
• Usually wind up in landfills (not recyclable)
• Require loads of water, bleach and trees

Cloth is great

I'll admit, it took a few years before we fully stopped using paper products.

However, it really is simple and easy.

Instead of a paper towel roll, we have a small basket of clean cotton cloths.

Instead of paper napkins, we have a variety of cloth ones.

Once a cloth or napkin is used, we just put it directly into the laundry machine. It gets washed with whatever the next cycle is and put back to its place after.

That's it. Super simple.

• more luxurious meals (every meal is fancy)
• better clean up
• save money
• better for the environment