If you use a lot of paper towels – I’ll tell you which kind NOT to buy...

If you’re the environmentally conscious type – and buy “earth-friendly” paper towels – save your money...

Consumer reports put 23 types of paper towels to the test and found some of those pricey “earth-friendly” brands to be the wimpiest. What’s worse, their “green” claims don’t mean a lot. There are no governmental regulations for those products and in many cases they just add to the price and don’t help the clean up the environment one bit.

If you’d like to be more environmentally conscious – look for paper towels and other paper products that are labeled “recycled.” That claim does hold some merit. The best way to conserve money and the environment is to get out of the habit of using disposables for simple clean-ups. Save the paper towels for cutting boards, countertops and greasy or germy spills.