I use Kleenex (tissues) to fix my makeup when something runs when it shouldn’t or anything needs to be adjusted. I use them to clean my glasses, clean my fingertips when no napkin is available. I keep some in the console box in the car to help swiftly clean up any accidental spills or possibly to hold sticky foods when no napkin is available.
Now, paper towels are used frequently as a potholder-like device when cooking in the microwave. They have saved many a burned finger while removing a cup of soup out of the microwave. They make effective coasters to put under a damp glass or sweaty cup. When I don’t feel like washing dishes, they will also double as a paper plate to protect my sandwich when/if I have to sit it down immediately. Paper towels also double as a towel or cleaning cloth when needed and the regular towel/cloth is in the washer. Although I don’t waste them as bad as I used to, there are millions of different ways to use a paper towel