paper towels or cloth towels

Honestly, I use paper towels more for cleaning than cloth ones. I will use a dirty bath towel to sop up a liquid spill on the floor or the dinner table but for cleaning windows with Windex, or cleaning counters, etc. I always use paper towels. I just don't think I would get the cloth towel clean enough by washing it after using it for some of my cleaning tasks. Have a nice day and happy myLotting!!

Hi 7th, That's true. Paper towels are very expensive here in our country. we can always do with our cloth towels. it's wash and use. very practical. i only enjoy paper towels when i worked in the US. it's one of the things that they can't live without like their toilet paper. as a pinoy i will still go for cloth towel.

We use more cloth towels. As you say, we can clean it and it can be recycled again. It is good for the environment. And it also does the cleaning job well. The paper towels are just much more convenient because you don't have to clean it after that. But it is a waste for the environment. I love China

i use both, i only use paper towel if i have visitors alongside on the table to wipe for something. then i used cloth towels in the kitchen to dry hands after washing dishes and other stuff and let it change everyday. its more cheaper to use cloth towel as we can still used it again and again til it worn out. paper towels become so expensive now a days

In my family, we use cloth towels for cleaning, never paper towels. Like what you mentioned, cloth towels can be washed and reused, therefore much more economical than paper towels. I think in the show that you watched, the reason why they use paper towels is because they don't have to wash the cloth everytime they need to clean something. Also, paper towels look much more neater and presentable than cloth towels in a TV show.

I think they use paper towels because it is usually knee deep in grime where they are cleaning on the TV program,while normally they would use cloth towels if they were cleaning all the time at home. We use both. If it is a really sticky gunge,grease from the car or pet accidents, I will use paper and if it is just spills ,I will use cloth and wash them later on.

Well there are advantages you can use behind the two that I see. Being an environmentalist you would preferably use the clothe since you can recycle clothe just by washing it. But, in the long run it can become disadvantageous since they can be prone to store and grow bacteria/viruses from thriving there if not properly washed or the bacteria has developed immunity to the cleaning agent you used to clean it. So in process it will make the cleaning less effective. On the other hand, if we use those disposable ones. You are assured of getting a new clean towels every time you wipe it all of the dirt are assured that you dump them meaning there is not chance that the bacteria growing in that towel will continue to propagate in it and spreading it further to your house is not possible since you will dispose it immediately after use.

We don't really use paper towels that much unless we are cleaning the windows. Other then that we use different cleaning products. The only time I can think of us using cloth towels is for dusting. We use things like Lysol Disinfectant wipes to disinfectant and clean surfaces.

I prefer using paper towel, after wiping off the dirt and stain on the surface, i can just throw the paper towel away and end all the hassles of washing the cloth towel again, this way, save me some time in my busy schedule, and also conserve my water usage,instead of paper recycling purpose. I just can't have it both way sometimes. haha...

Even though it is not "green" or environmentally friendly, I use paper towels for house-cleaning. I do care a great deal about nature, particularly wildlife, but cleaning with paper towels is just much more sanitary. I try to use each piece of paper towel to its fullest potential and save some trees by not being wasteful. w

I think cloth towels are best for cleaning purposes. As you have told cloth towels are durable. Moreover we should use paper made things as less as possible to save our green environment. Lots of trees are cut down to manufacture paper.

I use cloth towels at home as it is more handy, I have bought plenty of cloth towels so I can easily replace the dirty one. And besides, I'm just at home so I can have the time in the world to wash them off unlike if we use paper towels, it will just pile up in the trash bin, and the garbage truck doesn't come every day.