Why are cloth napkins better for the environment than paper napkins?

Why are cloth napkins better for the environment than paper napkins?

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Cloth napkins are better for the environment than paper napkins because paper napkins, in order to make them, you need to cut down trees. You need water and energy to make them, package, and ship them. So this is the whole process going into that whereas cloth napkins, once they are made, they can be washed and used over and over again, so it's less energy. Also, paper napkins will go into the landfill whereas cloth napkins can be used over and over and don't take up landfill space.