Recycled T-Shirts
An easy way to replace the roll of towels in your kitchen is to recycle your old t-shirts and bath towels. If you have a large bath towel which is starting to fray, you can cut it up into smaller squares to keep around the kitchen. Once they start getting a little grungy, throw them in the wash with some organic soap and hang them up to dry.
Non-Paper Towels
Other products are available to match your eco lifestyle. These closely resemble paper towels and are relatively cheap. Microfiber Cleaning Towels and Handi Wipes Reusable Cloths are very popular alternatives and are available at your local hardware store or for order from online retailers.
Brown Bag It
Drain food cooked in oil on brown paper bags taken from the grocery store or when you order Chinese food. The paper bags do a great job of absorbing oil and it promotes green living by recycling paper.
B.Y.O.Towel
PeopleTowels is starting a movement to bring your own towel to dry your hands, similar to the reusable coffee cup and water bottles. The towels are made from 100% organic Fair Trade Cotton and make living an eco lifestyle as easy as drying your hands. Every year you use a PeopleTowel, you:
- reduce your carbon footprint
- save ¼ of a tree
- conserve 250 gallons of water
- reduce landfill waste by 23 pounds
With so many options to improve your eco lifestyle by reducing your paper towel waste, the ability to live without paper towels is in your hands.
