I borrowed some pinking shears from a neighbor, picked 5 old white undershirts from my husband's closet that he's been wanting to get rid of, and cut those suckers up into squares. They're not exact, but they are roughly 8"-10" square. I got over 60 squares!
I keep most of them stashed in a drawer in the kitchen and told everyone to go ahead and use them whenever they'd want a paper towel. They're small and easy to use. If they cleaned up something super gross then I rinse it out in the sink. If they're just kinda dirty then I toss them directly into a bucket I have stashed inside a cabinet. This bucket is a white dishpan I bought from Fred Meyer years ago. It doesn't have any cleaning solution in it or anything, it's just sitting there collecting the dirty rags. About once a week, or more often, I run the contents of that bucket in the laundry. It's been very convenient especially since there are well over 60 of those rags.
With some of the rags, I created a jar of homemade disinfecting solution that I stuffed about 20 of those little rags in. I found that recipe from another blogger.
http://naturesnurtureblog.com/homemade-cleaning-wipes/
Below is a picture of the cleaning solution jar. I used a quart jar which fits the liquid to cloth ration perfectly.
The rest of the cut up squares are in a handy drawer, and I've gotten all members of the household to grab these instead of paper towels (which are no longer found in the kitchen).
It's been over a month since I've adapted this and I feel so good about the reduced waste. Small steps!
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