Not into Flushing Trees? Choose Recycled TP!
Published by Anne Altor on Jul 26th 2017
Small everyday choices have big impacts on real ecosystems.
The National Resources Defense Council reports that 10 to 15% of deforestation is done for toilet paper production. We highly recommend reading this short report for a solid understanding of this issue. Virgin boreal forests and other woods continue to be destroyed to produce TP. This impacts all the creatures living in the forest, Indigenous communities, the climate and health of the planet as a whole. As always, OUR CHOICES MATTER! One simple thing we can do to stand up for forests is to use recycled paper for our sit-down jobs.
As we discussed in this post, it's important to know the percentage of post-consumer content in recycled paper products. Many products say "100% Recycled" on the label but actually contain low percentages of post-consumer content.
Recycled toilet paper is much cheaper by the case than by the roll. Here are some TP options with a higher percentage post-consumer content:
Green Forest: Minimum of 90% post-consumer content
Natural Value: Minimum of 80% post-consumer content
Seventh Generation Unbleached 2-ply: Minimum of 80% post-consumer content
Cascades Moca unbleached single-ply: 80% post-consumer content (made from recovered corrugated boxes)
