The Half-Way Mark Between Paper Towels & Cloth

Last May here at Tree Hugging Family we hosted the Stop Using Paper Towels Green Challenge. We had a lot of success, but some folks had complaints about my saying cloth is perfect for everything (I haven’t bought paper towles in years). Some said, once in a while you DO need paper towels, the biggest factor being pets. Pets make kind of icky messes according to pet owners. Mainly there are three trains of use we saw.

• You always use paper towels.
• You never use paper towels.
• You use both cloth and paper towels.

Besides 100% recycled content paper towels, (not perfect but way better than traditional paper towels) there’s no middle ground, as in nothing that people feel is the same as paper, yet more sustainable.

One answer may be SKOY.

SKOY is an absorbent, biodegradable and natural multi-use cloth that’s a little more paper-like than cloth. SKOY is made of a natural cotton and wood-based cellulose pulp that’s chlorine free and 100% biodegradable in five weeks. Colored SKOY cloths are made with water-based inks.

The difference between paper towels and SKOY is that you can use them again if you choose. According to SKOY, one SKOY cloth is equivalent to using 15 rolls of paper towels in an average home.

The difference between SKOY and cloth is that the SKOY is more absorbent – SKOY has an absorption factor of 15x its own weight and feels more like a good quality paper towel plus dries fast so it’s less likely to breed bacteria than say, a sponge. Also, SKOY likely takes less energy and resources to make than cotton rags for cleaning.

If you’re not into exclusive cloth or paper towels, SKOY could be one of your best bets.

Visit SKOY to learn more.