The Hidden Danger in Recycled Toilet Paper
12 years ago

The Hidden Danger in Recycled Toilet Paper

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Would you guess that the product recommendation I struggle with most in my consulting practice is toilet paper? It's impossible to know, of course, what the actual health implications are of rubbing toilet paper with traces of BPA on our nether parts. My husband was secretly happy when I stopped buying the "scratchy" toilet paper and went back to the fluffy new stuff. Of course, buying un-recycled paper, the production of which contributes to pollution and climate change, didn't really settle well with either of us, and I needed a better option for my clients. Wipe With Sugar A byproduct of the sugar-making process that would otherwise be disposed, bagasse can be used to make toilet paper, paper towels, plates, and napkins.

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3 years, 10 months ago

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The Independent  

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Wiped out of toilet paper? Here’s why
4 years, 11 months ago

Wiped out of toilet paper? Here’s why

Associated Press  

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Want To Know Why People Stockpile Toilet Paper? I'm A Hoarder And I Have A Few Ideas.
5 years ago

Want To Know Why People Stockpile Toilet Paper? I'm A Hoarder And I Have A Few Ideas.

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LOADING ERROR LOADING As soon as reports of a toilet paper shortage fueled by coronavirus panic-buying surfaced, social media mockery followed. “Accumulating objects, whether it’s useful ones like paper clips or pens or fun ones like stuffed animals, makes me feel like I’m prepared. Accumulating objects, whether it’s useful ones like paper clips or pens or fun ones like stuffed …

Stop flushing disinfecting wipes and toilet paper ‘alternatives’ - the sewers are clogging up, authorities say
5 years ago

Stop flushing disinfecting wipes and toilet paper ‘alternatives’ - the sewers are clogging up, authorities say

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy As if we needed another problem: Cleaning wipes and makeshift toilet paper ‘alternatives’, like shredded …

Toilet paper makers: ‘What we are dealing with here is uncharted’
5 years ago

Toilet paper makers: ‘What we are dealing with here is uncharted’

CNN  

New York CNN Business — As the coronavirus pandemic spreads, households across the country are hunkering down and emptying out store shelves. “If you ask me why everyone is grabbing toilet paper, I can’t really explain it,” said Tom Sellars, CEO of Sellars Absorbent Materials in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. “We purchase large rolls from mills and our equipment cuts and packages …

The fundamentals of our toilet paper pipeline remain strong
5 years ago

The fundamentals of our toilet paper pipeline remain strong

LA Times  

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Banks: To assuage coronavirus fears, we need softness and strength. In other words: Toilet paper
5 years ago

Banks: To assuage coronavirus fears, we need softness and strength. In other words: Toilet paper

LA Times  

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Why toilet paper has become the latest coronavirus panic buy
5 years ago

Why toilet paper has become the latest coronavirus panic buy

CNN  

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Reusable 'family cloth' horrifies internet as eco-friendly alternative to toilet paper
7 years ago

Reusable 'family cloth' horrifies internet as eco-friendly alternative to toilet paper

The Independent  

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Stop using toilet paper and use wet wipes instead, say doctors
7 years, 3 months ago

Stop using toilet paper and use wet wipes instead, say doctors

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Paper towels, toilet tissue latest uses for wheat straw
9 years, 11 months ago

Paper towels, toilet tissue latest uses for wheat straw

Associated Press  

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