tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15420390.post1176480738391403620..comments2023-10-08T10:58:32.521-05:00Comments on Steel City Experiment: Terlet PaperUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15420390.post-83797739002503477292008-10-08T14:31:00.000-05:002008-10-08T14:31:00.000-05:00it's the energy/water/chemicals for the washing. i...it's the energy/water/chemicals for the washing. i don't have it in print. i took a sustainability course for my MBA over the summer and a scientist was talking about greenwashing and that was one of his examples. another was not using coffee cups. if you use one paper cup then its better then using a coffee mug and washing it between every use but if you wash it between every other use then the coffee mug becomes better than the cup... it was a very interesting course.Valtastichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14118067948830727443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15420390.post-87637625550255421542008-10-08T13:32:00.000-05:002008-10-08T13:32:00.000-05:00Katy, I will warn you that the GE Market District ...Katy, I will warn you that the GE Market District paper feels like sandpaper. I couldn't bring myself to buy it again.<BR/><BR/>We only use paper towels for exceptionally germy things like patting dry fish or meat. Any sort of spills or wipe ups are done with a rag or towel. <BR/><BR/>And PeaceLoveMath - if you are using even just one napkin per day, per person, you are definitely increasing your laundry. 14 cloth napkins may not be a whole load, but it's significant. I'm not sure it necessarily equals the energy in producing paper napkins, but it's not a carbon-neutral option, either.freyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245373163872786678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15420390.post-57549161779732449332008-10-08T08:58:00.000-05:002008-10-08T08:58:00.000-05:00em i think the idea is to see what you're working ...em i think the idea is to see what you're working with, to make sure all is clean, no?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15420390.post-52192190222140946922008-10-07T22:00:00.000-05:002008-10-07T22:00:00.000-05:00is that because energy for washing the cloth napki...is that because energy for washing the cloth napkins cancels the waste of paper? even if you're not significantly increasing the size or number of laundry loads you do?? I want to see a source of info please!PeaceLoveMathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13138555885982361597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15420390.post-2949463628754884532008-10-07T20:44:00.000-05:002008-10-07T20:44:00.000-05:00cloth napkins are green washing... if you use one ...cloth napkins are green washing... if you use one paper napkin per one cloth napkin it's better for environmental sustainability and economical sustainability to use the paper napkin. Although once you get to 4 napkins to 1 cloth napkin you lose the sustainability edge and the cloth napkin becomes better. And Laura's point that you can use the paper napkins for composting. I need a house so I can start composting...Valtastichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14118067948830727443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15420390.post-56282890392307070092008-10-07T18:18:00.000-05:002008-10-07T18:18:00.000-05:00I wish toilet paper were unbleached. It's going t...I wish toilet paper were unbleached. It's going to end up brown anyway; why do resources have to be wasted to make it sparkling white in the first place?Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02529595734767616715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15420390.post-72907947018142470312008-10-07T15:30:00.000-05:002008-10-07T15:30:00.000-05:00seventh generation is 100% recycled terlet paper a...seventh generation is 100% recycled terlet paper and would probably feel better than the inserts from the newspaperninnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11727161988787399240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15420390.post-91798342861824879502008-10-07T12:42:00.000-05:002008-10-07T12:42:00.000-05:00my MIL uses almost no paper towels, only dish towe...my MIL uses almost no paper towels, only dish towels. She has kind of rough, absorbent terry ones, mostly. <BR/><BR/>in my kitchen, I use too many paper towels (though I do compost them) because I have too few nicely absorbent dishtowels. I'm slowly remedying that!Laura Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933143755015828109noreply@blogger.com