FAQ: What do I do about “necessary” disposables?
Carrie asks, “What do you do about “necessary” disposables. Like toilet paper, cotton swabs and the like?”
This is one area where I think I am falling behind. I dislike using disposables. While TB was in cloth diapers, I would often times use a cloth on myself (as I did him) instead of toilet paper, because I was already doing the laundry. However, those days have past, and we have gone back to toilet paper, though we now use recycled unbleached toilet paper. It’s a little rougher, but it does its job. On the other hand, I could easily do a load of laundry a week of cloth wipes, and maybe that should be one of my future challenges?
As for cotton swabs, I don’t generally use them often, though I LOVE the way they feel. (Shh…don’t tell the doctor.) However, Rebecca pointed out a week or so ago that I should be using ear wax softener drops, so I will be checking that out in the near future. Ehow has some home made natural methods that I intend to try first though.
Other than those two, I cannot think of many disposable products that I still use. Those that continue to stick around include: wax paper, parchment paper, aluminum foil (I try to reuse it some), press and seal (again, I reuse it), and a few plastic bags for storing vegetables and the like (which I also wash and reuse). With all of the products, I try hard not to use them. I use reusable (cloth) bags to bring sandwiches and wraps to work, for example, but sometimes it is necessary.
How about you? What disposable items do you use? Have you found any alternatives I should try?
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