Compost paper towels, napkins

Paper towels, napkins, and tissues cannot be recycled because their fibers are too short. Instead, compost them.


Papermaking fibers can typically be recycled five to seven times before they become too short to be recycled again. Paper towels and napkins are the last stop in the recycling chain. Also, only clean recovered paper that is free of food, trash, and other contaminants can be recycled at all.

Read more at StanfordMag.org

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