Paper-less

Going paper-less.

I am not talking about technology here.

Really, it is the opposite.

Slowly, over the years we have been using less paper and disposables.

We are getting better and better over time but...

it all started with not using paper towels.

We were in our very first apartment.

And one of our wedding gifts was a stack of microfiber towels.

They worked great for cleaning up everything.

We were newly on our own...

and a little scared and really broke.

We were saving for a washer and dryer...

 so we didn't have to take our laundry to my parents.

We were running on a tight budget.
So we didn't buy extras.

It was Michael's idea, not mine.

He voted to get more cloth towels and stop using the paper ones.

So I found some more towels at the dollar store...
and that is how it began.

I put a basket under the sink and took down the paper towel holder.

We never bought paper towels again.

Under my sink, almost 8 years later, there is still a basket.

Full to the brim with microfiber towels.

I buy them when I see them cheap.

The "One-Spot" at Target is a great place to get stocked up.

I wash them in hot water and hang them to dry.

They dry in almost no time.

I never use fabric softener or dryer sheets.

It makes them absorb almost nothing.

But that is it - easy-peasy.
The little pile of towels makes me happy.
(I am kinda strange about folded piles.)

We still don't use other paper/disposable products... plates, cutlery, swiffers.

We switched to cloth diapers and use cloth wipes part-time.

We still use Charmin for the big people...

I don't think that will ever change.

Doing these things saves money and the landfill.

But really it all started with not using paper towels.

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