I know it's on your mind. I know you are staying up at night, asking yourself over and over: "What's better for the environment: paper, cotton or linen napkins?"Well, fear not. I just read an article by Treehugger and I have the answer.
Treehugger looked at everything from growing each resource to the manufacturing process to the washing in your home, but I will skip all those details. Go to Treehugger.com if you are interested in more information.
And the winner is...well, that depends. In a restaurant, it's paper due to the amount of bleach and scorching hot water. In your home, the winner is cloth.
To go even further and slap paper napkins in the face, here are some ideas to take it to the next level.
- Purchase linen, not cotton (linen takes less water to grow)
- Make your own napkins from fabric remnants (but I would be constantly wiping my mouth on my dress because I could see the napkin in my lap!)
- Wash in cold
- Line dry your napkins
- When you go out, consider bringing your own reusable napkin
Just to be clear, I am not recommending any of these, some seem unhealthy and others are just weird, but it's food for thought.
2 comments to The Great Napkin Debate:
Really? Wash in cold? I don't know. I don't think I could do that. I have to wash a few things on scorching hot.
This is good to know. Thanks. I will not be bringing my own napkin to a restaurant though. Sorry. But I will be using the linen napkins round the clock here at the homestead.
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