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Setting Up a Zero Waste Kitchen Sink
Right now, whatever lands in your sink goes down the drain by default, and so do the scraps and grease that come off your plates. This page sets up the sink...
Sarah Mitchell • 12 min readHow to Start a Zero-Waste Kitchen
Start a zero-waste kitchen with a one-week trash audit, not a shopping trip. The audit tells you which kind of waste your kitchen produces most, so your...
Sarah Mitchell • 11 min readCan You Compost Paper Towels
Yes, you can compost a used paper towel if the only thing on it is food or water. Keep it out if it wiped up grease or oil, touched a cleaning product, or...
Ethan Park • 5 min readAre Bamboo Paper Towels Actually Eco-Friendly
Bamboo paper towels are eco-friendly only in a narrow sense. The disposable kind is better than towels made from virgin tree pulp but worse than 100%...
Ethan Park • 5 min readWhat Paper Towels Really Cost You Per Year
If your household uses paper towels regularly, you are probably spending about $200 a year on them, and more than $400 if you go through two or more premium...
Amy Roberts • 5 min readHow Often You Should Wash a Swedish Dishcloth
Rinse and wring your Swedish dishcloth after every use, hang it open to dry, and give it a full wash at least once a week. If you use it all day, or it has...
Amy Roberts • 5 min readHow to Make No-Sew Unpaper Towels at Home
When you finish, you will have a roll or a basket of cloth towels cut from fabric you already own, with no sewing and no snaps. The work is all cutting, so...
Sarah Mitchell • 4 min readThe Best Paper Towel Alternatives That Actually Work
For most US kitchens, the paper towel alternatives that work are two inexpensive ones used together. Use Swedish dishcloths for wiping counters and spills....
Amy Roberts • 16 min read