How many rolls of kitchen paper do you use a week?

[RainbowRedPanda]

I was reading this guardian article about whether paper towels are eco friendly and it mentions a benchmark of a family of 4 getting through two rolls of kitchen paper a week.

That seems like an awful lot to me, we probably get through one a month.

Don’t use any.

I use paper tissues or loo roll for runny nose. Tea towels, old rags, sponge, cloth wipes do the main kitchen work.

Probably around 1 large Blitz size kitchen roll per week. Used for mopping up spills, cleaning up after pets, and a host of other things.

About 1 a month. We mostly use a massive pile of tea towels.

1 a week. And re usable dishcloths that get washed daily.

2 week minimum.

i don't think s cloth that's been used to wipe up pee/vomit belongs in a wash with my clothes. If you're happy to wash your clothes with pee/vomit then you crack on.

But if a child has had a toiletting accident I would wash their clothes, bedding etc on a hot wash, I wouldn’t throw them out despite having had pee or vomit on them. I’d wash them with sheets or towels in a hot wash and they’d be clean again.

Clearly your DC didn't have reflux

If you had a baby with reflux, muslins were a godsend for mopping up sick. We had loads. As I said the last one gave up recently. Reflux baby is nearly 16.

my reflux baby is also a teen but tbh I found wet muslin/flannels better at mopping up sick.

One every 2 weeks. I do bring one or two squares to work in my lunchbox as napkins 4 days a week. The rest I use for general wiping of sides etc.

I used them when the kittens were tiny for cleaning up until they learned to pee and poo outside.

Nowadays we use about one a year, as my husband uses them when he cooks fried food. For everything else, we use cloths. Dirty cloths sit in a bucket of Napisan or similar, along with stained knickers, etc. until wash day, when they get washed on a hot cycle.

2 a week - can't live without it.

We use probably less than one roll a year. We don’t eat food that produces a lot of fat and don’t have pets or young children so it’s only for the occasional particular mess. We use cloths for normal cleaning and napkins for napkins

I use clean but read newspaper or rags for most things.
Newspaper goes in the compost bin, rags get washed.

We buy 6 rolls of that industrial blue roll that pubs use for cat related purposes, it works out much cheaper, and 6 rolls last about 2 years

less than 1 a year in this house.

I only use them for gross things like vomit and dog poo (we dont have a dog)

I have loads of washable cloths which I use (and wash) daily.

Barely any. Cat is sick only very occasionally. DH prefers them to cloth napkins for greasy or highly staining food like fajitas. Wiping out fat from pans after burgers etc. Struggling to think of anything else… I’m sure I bought a two pack at Christmas and just started on the second roll last week.

Any water based cleaning or mopping up is done with a pile of old tea towels - we know they are old ones because the are black and our dish ones are white. I shock.horror! just put them in with other darks on a 40-60 cycle. Builds the immune system up is my excuse. Never was phased by washing reusable nappies or sanpro either to be honest.

I also begrudge the cost of them nowadays too! Those using 4 rolls must be the fictional 6 figure mumsnetters.

None. We don't buy it or use it.

About 1 every 2 months.

I had a baby with reflux - I used bibs? 🤷🏻‍♀️

Again, one did, I thought that’s what bibs were for?

We just don’t have the storage space for that. It’s good stuff but it would rather ruin the aesthetic of our kitchen as it has to be kept out.

A standard bib doesn’t have the absorption power for full on reflux. I can’t speak for other parents here but a bib would have been no more use than a tissue. We aren’t talking about a bit of posset here - full on volcanos where you use the muslin as a part shield against being showered.

Tbh we use loads. I find the washable cloths don't pick up the dirt as well.

It would be better for the planet

None, use cloths and tea towels that can be repeatedly washed