Cloth Versus Paper Napkins

  Environmental Factors Paper products accounted for over 28% of all trash sent to the landfills–textiles was less than 1%. The US uses over 160 billion paper napkins annually! This adds up to 4 billion pounds of paper waste The EPA recommends that restaurants utilize “reusable utensils, dinnerware, napkins and placemats” as a key tactic for Source Reduction. Signature napkins …