cloth towels instead of paper towels?

[MrsDrewsky]

We use flannel. If you are going to connect the towels to put on a roll I would advise using snaps and not velcro. You'll have a big jumbled up mess in your dryer if you use velcro.

 

[sksjasams]

After you wash your hands, the rubbing on a towel to dry is what helps get the rest of the germs off.

We have a family of 3. We have spots in the bathrooms to hang 3 separate hand towels. DH and I each have our own kitchen hand towel hanging on the oven handle bar. DS only washes his hands in the bathroom. Hand towels all get changed about twice a week.

When company comes over. I hang a set of nice hand towels up to make the bathroom look nice, but set a roll of papertowels on the vanity for everyone to use until they leave.

 

[threeboysmom]

I'm scratching my head...

I use at the most 2 rolls of paper towels a week. I'm all for saving money, but that is $2/week I spend. If I switch to reusable towels/wash cloths, I'd probably be spending at least that in laundry costs, no?

 

[lauradis]

I'm scratching my head...

I use at the most 2 rolls of paper towels a week. I'm all for saving money, but that is $2/week I spend. If I switch to reusable towels/wash cloths, I'd probably be spending at least that in laundry costs, no?

$2 week x 52 weeks x 50 years = $5200 min for paper towels in life time

 

[threeboysmom]

$2 week x 52 weeks x 50 years = $5200 min for paper towels in life time

My point was, not the $2/week I spend, but the fact that I'd probably spend at least that if I used reusable towels: water, gas to heat water, and electricity cost...

 

[lauradis]

My point was, not the $2/week I spend, but the fact that I'd probably spend at least that if I used reusable towels: water, gas to heat water, and electricity cost...

Got it nothing wrong with paper towels lol

Have no idea how much it cost to wash them.

 

[MrsDrewsky]

I'm scratching my head...

I use at the most 2 rolls of paper towels a week. I'm all for saving money, but that is $2/week I spend. If I switch to reusable towels/wash cloths, I'd probably be spending at least that in laundry costs, no?

I think it depends on your machine. We don't pay for water, but I know it costs me about $0.25 to run a hot cycle. I wish we only used 2 rolls of paper towels a week, but with a baby we constantly are wiping down surfaces. We were going through a roll a day, so we save $ by using cloth.

 

[beansmom]

My point was, not the $2/week I spend, but the fact that I'd probably spend at least that if I used reusable towels: water, gas to heat water, and electricity cost...

and what about what you put in the landfill each week? Our children and grandchildren are going to have a vast wasteland of garbage to live in.

 

[lauradis]

and what about what you put in the landfill each week? Our children and grandchildren are going to have a vast wasteland of garbage to live in.

Paper towels are better then the plastic wrapper they come in.

 

[mhsjax]

and what about what you put in the landfill each week? Our children and grandchildren are going to have a vast wasteland of garbage to live in.

What about all the water and energy you use to wash your towels, and paper is biodegradable.

 

[pixiewings71]

What about all the water and energy you use to wash your towels, and paper is biodegradable.

I wash all my towels in one load so it doesn't make a difference. I wash a full load when I have one.