5 Things to Think About: Tissue Paper

1) Although there is a high percentage of recycled content in commercial tissue papers, the luxury tissue paper market is made up of virtually all virgin papers. The average recycled content in commercial tissue products is around 60%, however virtually all luxury tissue products feature 100% virgin content. 2) Consumers tend to feel that recycled tissue products have inferior quality to virgin tissue products. Although it can be argued that this is mainly due to good marketing by the major tissue... 

Written by tomderi on January 19, 2011
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BPA Contamination Linked to Recycled Toilet Paper?

BPA, or Bisphenol-A, has received a lot of media attention as of late, and has been linked to disturbing environmental and health effects. BPA is an endocrine disruptor which mimics estrogen. It has been linked to brain, behavioral or reproductive problems in fetal studies of animals, and is why several states have moved to ban the substance in baby bottles. BPA has also been linked to ecological havoc in marine ecosystems because it can actually cause sex change in certain fish species (think an... 

Written by tomderi on January 10, 2011
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Why does Bagasse make eco friendly paper?

Doesn’t use trees and therefore doesn’t contribute to deforestation. Requires no additional land conversion from wild lands to agricultural land because Bagasse is a waste product. Reduces pressure on farmers to convert wild lands to agricultural lands because it increases the value of their current crop production. More rapidly renewable than tree based paper because sugar cane grows to maturity within 12 months compared to at least 20 years for most trees. Avoids the negative environmental... 

Written by admin on January 3, 2011
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