That is, until I recently started thinking about all the trash we dispose of over the course of a week. And how much we spend on all those cloth napkins over the weeks, months, and years. YIKES! Suddenly, cloth napkins seemed not only doable - but quite reasonable.
I found a good deal on some nice simple white napkins through Amazon. Which will pay for themselves pretty quickly, considering the cost of paper napkins!
I keep a few folded in the napkin holder on the table, where I used to keep paper napkins. And now some also live in a little wooden box on the kitchen counter where I can grab one instead of always reaching for the paper towels.
I put a special little basket under the sink for the used napkins - which I take to the laundry room every other day or so when I do a load of whites.
So far it's working out perfectly! Despite the male offspring constantly informing at first that "this is just a bad idea".
Now, I'm thinking about "unpaper towels"...
Such a good idea! I agree that we use way too many paper product is this country, the poor trees!
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of using cloth and have done it in the past. It's just so stinkin' hard to break that paper habit! Kudos to you, I think I'll give it another chance as well!
We switched to cloth napkins a few months back and have been very happy with them! I haven't switched away from paper towels just yet, because I use them for cleaning windows and mirrors, but I'm thinking about it, and I did get some nice kitchen hand towels, so we don't use paper towels to dry hands anymore.
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