Comments on: Cloth Napkins for a Green Tabletop https://ecosalon.com/cloth_napkins_for_a_green_tabletop/ Sun, 29 Nov 2015 15:51:01 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.25 By: Pursnikitty https://ecosalon.com/cloth_napkins_for_a_green_tabletop/#comment-33093 Sat, 11 Dec 2010 16:35:00 +0000 http://ecosalon.com/artisan/Cloth_Napkins_for_a_Green_Tabletop#comment-33093 After reading about the carbon footprint of cloth diapers vs disposables elsewhere on the site (cloth are only more Eco friendly if you line dry them) I wonder what the carbon footprint of cloth napkins vs paper ones would really be.

Given that most disposable diapers have plastic in them and are much larger than a paper napkin, the napkin would probably have a smaller footprint. Cleaning cloth diapers and napkins would probably be a lot closer to each other. Things like gravy, wine and other stains take a fair bit of energy or detergent to remove.

Food for thought.

]]> By: Mike S. https://ecosalon.com/cloth_napkins_for_a_green_tabletop/#comment-2253 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 02:24:18 +0000 http://ecosalon.com/artisan/Cloth_Napkins_for_a_Green_Tabletop#comment-2253 And taking the functionalist argument, they do a better job. Spill a glass of water, and disposables are useless (unless you use about twenty of them – a shocking waste). You can’t wring out a disposable napkin!

]]> By: Luanne https://ecosalon.com/cloth_napkins_for_a_green_tabletop/#comment-2252 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:53:35 +0000 http://ecosalon.com/artisan/Cloth_Napkins_for_a_Green_Tabletop#comment-2252 As someone who folded about 50 cloth napkins yesterday, I totally agree that it is worth the effort to avoid paper throwaways. Besides, napkins like the poppy print ones here look so pretty on the table!

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