Sachs Covered Bridge; Adams County, PA

Sachs Covered Bridge; Adams County, PA
Sachs Covered Bridge; Adams County, PA

Sunday, May 05, 2019

Buying toilet paper made from recycled paper

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) issued a report earlier this year--"The Issue With Tissue: How Americans Are Flushing Our Forests Down the Toilet"--calling on us to buy more environmentally friendly toilet paper and to tell the major manufacturers to switch to recycled paper. The report says that among the advantages of toilet paper made from recycled paper instead of virgin wood are that its production uses much less water and produces a lot less greenhouse gases. This also protects forests and the wildlife inhabiting them.
Grocery store shelf in Madison, Wisconsin

NRDC article discussing the report: "A Shopper’s Guide to Home Tissue Products" March 12, 2019
https://www.nrdc.org/stories/shoppers-guide-home-tissue-products (The image with grades is from this article.)


Link to NRDC report:
https://www.nrdc.org/sites/default/files/issue-tissue-how-americans-are-flushing-forests-down-toilet-report.pdf

I should have taken this more into consideration and promoted it long ago. The next time I'm in Gettysburg, I'll see how well the stores stock more environmentally friendly toilet paper.

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