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Environment & Energy

Ohiogal

(41,052 posts)

4. I do buy paper towels

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Mon Dec 10, 2018, 01:49 PM

Dec 2018

But I use them very sparingly.

I don't like to buy things that you use once and throw away if I can help it. It seems so wasteful.

I use old rags in my Swiffer mop and just keep washing them. It's only for cleaning the floor, why buy and use something only once?

I even kept a stack of wash cloths separate for when I had to change my kids' diapers. Never, ever, bought the wipes. Well, when they were small we didn't have a lot of money, so that's one reason. But I am kind of a frugal person to begin with.