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5 Ways Reusable Dish Cloths Are Better Than Paper Towels

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Paper towels are the absolute easiest throwaway item to replace in your kitchen. We’ve teamed up with Swedish Dishcloths company Swedish Wholesale to introduce you to their reusable eco-friendly dish cloths by sharing 5 ways reusable dish cloths are better than paper towels.

1. They’re more convenient. When you stock up on reusable dish cloths, you always have a few on hand. You can use them for your regular cleaning or pull one out in case of an unexpected spill. Because you don’t run out of them, you’ll never find yourself making an emergency run to the store to buy some. When a crisis like the Corona virus pandemic strikes, you won’t have to put yourself in a compromised position going out to get paper towels.

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2. They save money. It’s a no brainer that buying something once that you can reuse over and over again saves more money than buying something once, throwing it away, and then buying the replacement. Swedish dish cloths last at least as long as 15 rolls of paper towels. If one cloth costs you $2, and each roll of paper towels costs around $1, that means 15 rolls of paper towels cost $15 – but you spend only $2 on a cloth. You could save at least $13 with every cloth you use.

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3. They create less throwaway trash. Every year 13 billion pounds of paper towels are sent to landfills. Paper towels themselves are specifically designed to be thrown away. They come wrapped around a cardboard core you throw away, too.  Swedish reusable dish cloths are made from biodegradable cellulose and cotton, and can be composted, so there’s no trash along the spectrum.

4. They avoid plastic. Paper towels usually come wrapped in throwaway plastic. If you use a synthetic sponge, that’s actually plastic, as well. Reusable dish cloths skip the plastic in favor of eco-friendly cellulose and cotton that will biodegrade.

5. They create less kitchen clutter. I don’t know about you, but I really don’t have room in my kitchen or pantry for 15 rolls of paper towels – or even a six-pack! All I want in my kitchen sink or on the drainboard are one or two reusable dish cloths.  Here’s a stack of 10 reusable dish cloths. That would be the equivalent of 150 rolls of paper towels!!

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NOTE: Swedish dish cloths dry hard. The benefit of this is that they don’t get smelly the way a sponge that stays damp does. But that also means that before you use it, give it a quick run under your kitchen faucet to dampen it up a bit. That will make it super absorbent and pliable. Also, lay these dish cloths out flat to dry after you use them. Then you can stand them up in your kitchen sink drainer for quick access whenever you need them.

Also, these dish cloths really do function more like sponges or paper towels than kitchen tea towels. You wouldn’t use them to dry a glass or a plate; you would use them to wash out a glass or wipe off a plate, as well as wipe down counters, walls, and floors as needed.

To wash Swedish dish cloths, throw them in the dishwasher; rinse them out with hot soapy water when you’re doing the dishes, or toss them in the washing machine, as long as you’re not adding fabric softener to the wash. Don’t put them in the dryer; just lay them out flat to dry.

You can get more information about Swedish reusable dish cloths here.

Want to get your own Swedish Dish Cloths? You can find them on Amazon here (my affiliate link, FYI). You can get a 10 pack for only $19.99, plus free delivery if you’re a Prime member.

NOTE: Partnerships with companies like Swedish Wholesale help us bring you the expert content you need to live the greener life you want. All editorial positions are our own.

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About Diane

Diane MacEachern is a mother of two kids, best-selling author and award-winning entrepreneur with a Master of Science degree in Natural Resources and the Environment. She founded Big Green Purse because she is passionate about sharing her experience and expertise with anyone who wants to live green and save money doing it.

2 thoughts on “5 Ways Reusable Dish Cloths Are Better Than Paper Towels”

  1. Thank you so much for explaining how Swedish dishcloths can help reduce clutter and one-time waste in the kitchen. These two aspects can really help us get some order around our kitchen since we tend to use paper towels for everything, making a mess every time we need to clean. I’ll start looking for any place I can get reusable Swedish dishcloths and start using them regularly.

    1. Great! I have been using Swedish dishcloths and other cloths for years as an alternative to throwaway paper towels. They save me a lot of money and trash.

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