I LOVE my Swiffer mop

[Horse with no Name]

BUT...it is a very wasteful luxury.
So....I have been toying around and came up with a unique solution.
I took some of the prefolded cloth baby diapers that I picked up at a thrift store...I folded the sides into the thickest part. I then sewed a seam down each side and then again where the wings came into the middle.
I sewed a piece of velcro from side to side horizontally.
I made 6 of these. They attach easily to the Swiffer and then when I am done, I can toss them in the washing machine for next time.
The entire project cost about $6.
My camera isn't working or else I would post pics...but it is very easy to do and helps on cost as well as keeps the crap out of the landfills.

[NMDemDist2]

1. i used old bar towels the same way

i could gt 3 doz in the automotive section of Costco for about $13 and they fit into the pokeyhole of both Swiffer and the Clorox mop heads

[Warpy]

3. You can turn them into Swiffer like shmutz magnets

with a light spray of Endust.

[TygrBright]

2. blink-blink... See, this is why I spend so much time on DU.

DUH, I have a HUGE pile of flannely rags that would be great swiffer covers. And washable. And free. And...

well.

Again, DUH!

I love you guys...

bemusedly,
Bright

[youthere]

4. What a great idea!

I also love my swiffer, but I use it "sparingly" because the covers cost so much (plus I hate the idea of more landfill fodder)
My husband has plenty of worn flannel shirts I keep to tear up for rags...I don't have any cloth diapers anymore. Thanks for the idea!

[madmunchie]

5. I bought a mop like that several years ago

the handle was like a "swiffer" but the bottom is a microfiber with velcro. It can be used wet or dry. I love using this, it is easy and clean and economical.

[Summer93]

6. Swiffer luxury

I just recently ordered Floor Wipes from Wipex. These are scented with floral Rosemary and basically use vinegar for cleaning hardwood floors. Now I am thinking of reuseable wipes with my own formulation of vinegar and rosemary.

[Melissa G]

9. Is vinegar the best thing for cleaning hardwood floors?

I've got about 3,000 square feet of them at the office that I need to clean. Effective, economical tips welcome. I have a bit of tile as well.

[kestrel91316]

7. I have never bought a Swiffer, though my sister swears by hers.

Thing is, my only non-carpeted flooring is in my moderately-sized bathroom, my tiny kitchen, and my tiny entry hall. So it really is no big deal for me to run a sinkful of hot water with a little dish soap and ammonia and get down on the floor with a good thick cloth and wipe the floors clean (after sweeping first). And because it's just me and my one remaining cat, my home doesn't really get dirty (that coco mat outside the front door is a BIG help) enough to be cleaning floors real often. I do try not to spill in the kitchen!

So in the interests of frugality and independence from manufactured single-purpose goods and burning a few more calories than I have in recent years, I am opting for the homemade labor-intensive version. No more sponge mops, and no Swiffer.

In light of our energy costs and environmental concerns, I would rather see truckers drive food and medical supplies and true essentials across the country rather than plastic stuff that will break too soon......was it Thoreau who admonished us to ".....simplify, simplify!......"?

[zuzu98]

8. Method sells biodegradeable refills for the O Mop

that would fit Swiffer mops, as well as a washable/reusable pad that sticks on (to their mop) with Velcro. I've been cutting down on the refills and using cloth diapers and old T-shirts cut up into reactangles as no-sew options.

[Summer93]

10. Wood floors

I use water VERY sparingly. The Wipex papers that go on the Swiffer are the same size as the swiffer so the amount of fluid is very small. Sort of like damp mopping. To remove the dust bunnies.