Paper Towels
Week 33
The Environmental Impact of Paper Towels
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Since we've adjusted all of our cleaning products to be a little more sustainable, it's finally time to tackle our paper towel habit. I use paper towels pretty liberally when I'm cleaning and before Week 8 of my Tiny Waste Resolution, I was using them as napkins for most meals. This is going to be a tough one, but we've made it so far already. Let's ditch those paper towels! Read more →
5 Sustainable Paper Towel Options
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This week, I'm making an effort to kick my paper towel addiction and all the waste it produces. Reusable paper towels not only reduce waste, but they can also save a ton of money. Americans spend $5.7 billion on paper towels every year. One 8 pack roll of single use Bounty paper towels costs $17.99 at Target. On the other hand, most of the products listed below last for months, if not years, and cost less than $20. Read more →
How to Make Reusable Cloth Wet Wipes
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This week, we took a look at the environmental impact of paper towels and found a few sustainable paper towel options to cut back on all that paper waste. During my research, I learned that wet wipes offer an entirely different set of problems, since they are made of plastic resins like polyester and polypropylene. This means that they will take hundreds of years to break down in a landfill. Read more →
Letter Asking for Sustainable Paper Towels
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This week, we took a look at the environmental impact of paper towels and found a few sustainable paper towel options to cut back on all that paper waste. While individual actions are important, we all know that large companies must be held accountable if we have any home of seeing real change. So, this week's letter goes to Brawny, a leading brand in the paper towel industry, asking that they make their product using recycled material instead of virgin pulp. Read more →