When I got married and had to clean for two people, I ventured out to find the most sanitary and easiest methods I could. I had finally settled on using a spray bottle of bleach cleanser and paper towels. I would go through many, many rolls.
Over the years I moved on to different methods, but there came a time when I really believe I was addicted to paper towels. (Not eating them! Just using them, a lot.) Until about eight months ago I would literally use a roll or more per day... to dry dishes, my hands, clean spills (with my clumsy self and a two-year-old there were a lot of them).
I finally decided that the expense was too great so when we moved in November I put a hook up for a hand towel and have been 99% paper towel free ever since. I use the occasional paper towel for cleaning mirrors, but that's about all. I hate to think of how many trees I "used up" drying my hands instead of just using a hand towel!
Celadon Road actually offers their own version of papers towels. I will have to get some to make my home 100% paper towel free!
I have also been looking into getting cloth napkins. We sparingly use regular paper ones with meals, but none at all would be great too! These kids versions are way cute!
Why not make it a goal to at least use one less napkin or paper towel per day! An interesting quote I found "USE ONE LESS PAPER NAPKIN - During an average year, an American uses approximately 2,200 napkins—around six each day. If everyone in the U.S. used one less napkin a day, more than a billion pounds of napkins could be saved from landfills each year."
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