http://dailysavings.allyou.com/2009/05/04/save-trees-and-money-while-you-dust/ Deals, coupons, savings, sweepstakes and more... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:56:22 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://dailysavings.allyou.com/2009/05/04/save-trees-and-money-while-you-dust/#comment-883 JC Fri, 08 May 2009 14:39:54 +0000 http://dailysavings.allyou.com/?p=2458#comment-883 Paper towels take up space in landfills and if bleached white and used with unnatural cleaners, they are not biodegradable. Using the water and energy is not great, either, but it is the lesser of two evils... Paper towels take up space in landfills and if bleached white and used with unnatural cleaners, they are not biodegradable. Using the water and energy is not great, either, but it is the lesser of two evils…

]]> http://dailysavings.allyou.com/2009/05/04/save-trees-and-money-while-you-dust/#comment-869 KS Mon, 04 May 2009 15:34:03 +0000 http://dailysavings.allyou.com/?p=2458#comment-869 Microfiber cleaning cloths are fine, but understand that paper companies grow trees specifically for paper ... and then plant again--they don't go out into a national forest and cut down trees. And some paper towels now contain recycled paper. If someone gives you cut flowers, do you feel bad that the flowers had to give their lives? Washing a load of cleaning cloths and rags consumes water and energy, too. Microfiber cleaning cloths are fine, but understand that paper companies grow trees specifically for paper … and then plant again–they don’t go out into a national forest and cut down trees. And some paper towels now contain recycled paper. If someone gives you cut flowers, do you feel bad that the flowers had to give their lives? Washing a load of cleaning cloths and rags consumes water and energy, too.

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