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- Ronnie Citron-Fink
- April 17, 2010
- 12:06 pm
- 107 comments
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. Make DIY cloth napkins.
What other “U”-things can you do to protect the earth?
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Ronnie Citron-Fink
Ronnie Citron-Fink is a writer, editor and educator. She has written hundreds of articles about sustainable living, the environment, design, and family life for websites, books and magazines. Ronnie is the creator of Econesting, and the managing editor of Moms Clean Air Force. Ronnie was named one of the Top Ten Living Green Experts by Yahoo. Ronnie lives in New York with her family.
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This is a good post
They have to be saved, they are one of our great Australian icons. Good luck.
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+ add your ownThanks for the article.
yes, really small changes can make a big, big difference!!
thanks for the info;)
Thanks for the info.
Definitely very good idea. Maybe we should start a petition on the subject. The use of hemp would be really great. Years ago in Peru, under Velasco's dictatorship, toilet paper was made out of sugarcane. Not very soft though, mind you. However, I know that now technology has improved so much that we could make it softer.
thank you
Don't buy napkins! More useless paper product. use a paper towel! Cloth napkins are okay but they get dirty. Especially when you're eating spaghetti sauce. So they stain and wind up in the trash. Not practical. One disposable paper towel is all you need.
I happened to see this post and now I am eager to read the rest of the alphabet! :)
Thank you!
I haven't bought a paper napkin in 30 years, I have about 30 cloth ones and wash them in the laundry with everything else. This sufficed for a family of 4 by reusing one for a day unless it was really soiled. (I learned that trick on a German freighter to Europe in 1964.) I also made most of them by cutting appropriate cloth into 12-15 inch squares and heming or fringing them (learned that from my mother). To fringe, pull threads from each edge until you have an even fringe of about 1/2 inch. These will occasionally lose another thread or two in the wash, but usually will last for years.
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