Comments on: Getting rid of Disposable wipes

By: Mrs Green

Mrs Green — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 06:53:01 +0000

@jenny: Hi Jenny; great to see you on this journey too! I agree with you about antibacterial products; we don’t use any of them in our home. I rely on essential oils instead. Your idea of making a reusable towel more convenient than disposable is brilliant

By: jenny

jenny — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:40:28 +0000

this is one of my favorite green tips! try to stop or at least cut back on disposable towels/wipes. they’re so unnecessary in most cases.

diane - i agree, people are way too afraid of germs and think they need to kill all of them! not true, and actually kind of bad. just like anti-bacterial soap - it’s poison to the our oceans, and all it takes to clean your hands is some warm water and scrubbing! the amount of natural resources depleting because of our disposable habits are staggering!

if you can’t live without some paper towels - which i understand can sometimes be more convenient and useful than a towel, try this:
always have an extra hand towel in the kitchen or bathroom to use and stash the paper towels somewhere out of the way or on the top shelf, so that you really only use it when necessary. we do this in the home office i work from. it helps you become more conscious of how often you use them!

By: Mrs Green

Mrs Green — Sun, 23 May 2010 15:05:44 +0000

@Small Footprints: You’re so welcome, the baby wipes are fantastic (and safe to use which is great!)

@Diane: You’re right; we are germ crazy and look where all these antibacterial products are getting us - on the fast track to superbugs. **sigh**

By: Diane

Diane — Thu, 20 May 2010 09:51:08 +0000

Far too many things when a re-usable dish cloth or flannel will do. People seem afraid of germs these days - so many different anti-germ things, that they’re hoodwinked into buy stuff you can use once and throw away.

By: Small Footprints

Small Footprints — Wed, 19 May 2010 13:47:14 +0000

Wow … I love this post! I knew that disposable anything and single-use anything was bad … and while I suspected that they contained chemicals that I’d rather not have on my skin (or in the air I breathe), I really didn’t know the extent of it. Amazing! Thank you for that information!

Thank you, also, for the fabulous “baby wipe” recipe.

Have a great day!