A better alternative to traditional toilet paper
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What do all of these items have in common?
stones
sea shells
animal furs
moss
leaves
pieces of ceramic
cloth
corncob
Sears Roebuck catalog
According to an article on History.com, these items were precursors to modern-day toilet paper.
Most of us take toilet paper for granted until we run out. Remember when toilet paper was one of the first things to disappear from store shelves during the pandemic? People were calling it “Buttcoin.” Lack of toilet paper wasn’t a problem for people in countries where a bidet is more common, such as France, Italy, and Japan. A bidet uses water jets to give the undercarriage a bit of the old “How’s your father?” I’ve explored buying a bidet but don’t have one yet. Since most of us are still using toilet paper, let’s take a look at where it comes from and why you might want to consider a better option for your bum and the planet.
The US leads the world in toilet paper consumption with an average of 141 rolls used by each person per year.1
Where does toilet paper come from?
Most toilet paper sold in the U.S. and Canada contains a significant percentage of pulp derived from old-growth virgin trees found in the Canadian Boreal Forest. Approximately 27,000 trees are cut down each day to make toilet paper2. One roll of toilet paper requires over 37 gallons of water and a gallon of additives like chlorine bleach, formaldehyde, and other carcinogens to make it white, soft, and fluffy. We absorb anything that comes into contact with the skin. For people who have endured unexplained urinary tract infections, vulvar irritation, and hemorrhoids, could toilet paper be the culprit?
What about recycled toilet paper? It’s a better option than non-recycled, but recycled paper may contain some bisphenol-A (BPA) and bisphenol-S (BPS), likely from thermal receipts.
Bamboo toilet paper—a better option for you and the planet
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