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So, basically that means trees are being cut down just for the purpose of wiping our bums. They call this the tree-to-toilet pipeline.
Who Gives A Crap certainly offers a lot when it comes to sustainable and ethical paper products, and I for one am super happy I switched over to their subscription in 2019. I had no idea about the chaos that was coming, but I did know I wanted to minimize plastic waste and spend my money with a company that actually cared about the world. Definitely a win win! According to their own reporting, in 2011 Kimberly-Clark used 29.7% recycled fibre whereas in 2021 it used only 19.3%; So, in a market dominated by virgin wood fibre, we think bamboo is a good ethical option. There are risks, however, as discussed above, so it’s important to hold bamboo toilet paper companies to account for their sourcing and production.
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Most paper is now bleached with chlorine dioxide in a process known as Elemental Chlorine Free (ECF). This still emits chlorine but in much smaller amounts than when elemental chlorine is used. However, while Alexander says Who Gives A Crap’s toilet paper is on par if not better than many of its competitors that use virgin pulp, he knows there is still a section of the market that is used to the most premium toilet paper and won’t want to give that up. “What we’ve done to account for that consumer is look for an alternative fiber that was better for the environment but also has the same quality that they were used to,” he says. The result of that search: bamboo. When we last published this guide, we reported on research by US environmental organisation, the Natural Resource Defense Council (NRDC), which showed the harmful impacts of tissue paper production on the boreal forest – the vast woodland which stretches across Alaska, Canada, northern Europe, and Russia. During the early days of Covid-19 I was probably one of the few not stressing about toilet roll shortages." Options Considering the UK alone uses 1.3 tonnesof tissue each year, that is a LOT of waste and a lot of trees being cut down to meet the demand.
They have access to a large pool of local, raw materials– both post-consumer waste paper and bamboo (neither of which is readily available in the majority of their markets). By using China’s local materials, they avoid importing from overseas. The table below lists the type of material used, and which brands currently sell it. What is it made of? After having done a bunch more reading, I now know that not using virgin tree pulp is one of the most important qualities of the toilet paper. Definitely, much more than the softness (or even the plastic-free bit). But just for simplicity’s sake, recycled toilet paperis currently best for the environment overall as it repurposeswaste rather than making a whole brand-new product. Remember the R’s of sustainability! Just like the recycled toilet paper, these are also individually wrapped, shipped carbon neutral and plastic-free, plus help build toilets for those in need. They came in a big cardboard box, and there was zero plastic film.
Research published earlier this year concluded that toilet paper was potentially a major source of PFAs entering wastewater treatment systems. If you want to go full on zero waste there are some options for that, such as family cloth and a bidet, but we’re not ready for that switch yet, and that’s where Who Gives A Crap toilet paper comes in. Why is toilet paper bad for the environment? In our honest opinions, we think Who Gives A Crap’s toilet paper (both the 100% recycled and bamboo) are on par with the quality of the toilet paper made by the leading “traditional” toilet paper brands. There are alternatives, but they won’t suit everyones: a cloth that is washed and reused, and a bidet attachment for the toilet. The more realistic alternative for most of us is recycled toilet paper, and bamboo toilet roll. But which more eco-friendly toilet paper is best? Sainsbury’s Super Soft Recycled Toilet Tissue
Truthfully, after having used them for many months I actually like the feel of Who Give’s A Crap’s toilet paper so much more. Price of Who Gives A Crap toilet papers So these toilet paper rolls are made out of, you guessed it, recycled paper. They use recycled office paper, not used toilet paper, to make this product.Yes, Who Gives a Crap really builds toilets. And they do more than that! You can find a full list of their charity partners here to learn about the good they’re doing. Besides sustainability, Alexander says the other big problem Who Gives A Crap wants to help solve is the fact that billions of people worldwide don’t have access to adequate water and sanitation facilities. “The toilet, the world’s most life-saving invention, is out of reach for billions of people around the world,” says Alexander. “Our big, airy, audacious goal as a business is to ensure that every single human on Earth has access to clean water and a toilet by the year 2050.” Across the world, forests are being cut down to feed this market, with ruinous consequences for the environment, people, and wildlife.
This example shows that it’s not possible to generalise about the carbon impact of a particular material and that the specifics of production matter. To add to the complexity, some argue that the collection of waste paper shouldn’t be included in the calculation of recycled paper’s carbon footprint as it would be collected and taken to landfill anyway. Note: The only reason this didn’t get a full 10/10 score was because of the price increase! That’s it! Who Gives A Crap was started when they learned that over 2.3 billion people in the world don’t have access to a toilet. This is a serious health issue, as “289,000 children under five die every year from diarrheal diseases caused by poor water and sanitation.” So, first we tried Sustainable Earth by Staples Bathroom Tissue, and it wasn’t a success. It wasn’t at the quality of public washroom toilet paper but it was close. It’s 2-ply, whereas both of Who Gives A Crap’s toilet papers are 3-ply, and you can really tell the difference.Where the product is made also has an impact — a lot of bamboo is grown in China and some bamboo toilet paper is subsequently manufactured in China. This can impact the eco-credentials depending on how the the product is then transported, as air-freighted items have a high carbon footprint compared to other methods of transport.
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