The paper towel decorating trick goes back at least a half century. This makes sense, since the kitchen paper towel was introduced in 1931 and really took the United States by storm in the 1950s.

In 2018, Americans used so many paper towels and tissues that the EPA estimated it led to 3.8 million tons of waste. That’s a whole lot of garbage going into our already packed landfills, not to ...

So that’s not much to complain about. I’m definitely using paper towels less than I was before, and I feel good about that dent. But when my cat pukes from eating too fast (ugh, ROGER) or when ...