Comments on: Great Deals on Recycled Toilet Paper & Why TP Shouldn’t Be at the Bottom of Your Green List http://organicmania.com/2009/03/02/great-deals-on-recycled-toilet-paper-why-tp-shouldn%e2%80%99t-be-at-the-bottom-of-your-green-list/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:35:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Lynn http://organicmania.com/2009/03/02/great-deals-on-recycled-toilet-paper-why-tp-shouldn%e2%80%99t-be-at-the-bottom-of-your-green-list/comment-page-1/#comment-69530 Lynn Sun, 30 May 2010 14:09:14 +0000 http://organicmania.com/?p=665#comment-69530 Sonja, I checked out your website and it looks like your company is very new. Great to see you are a signer of the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. Best wishes with your launch! Always great to see new eco-entrepreneurs! - Lynn Sonja, I checked out your website and it looks like your company is very new. Great to see you are a signer of the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. Best wishes with your launch! Always great to see new eco-entrepreneurs! – Lynn

]]> By: Sonja http://organicmania.com/2009/03/02/great-deals-on-recycled-toilet-paper-why-tp-shouldn%e2%80%99t-be-at-the-bottom-of-your-green-list/comment-page-1/#comment-68169 Sonja Thu, 27 May 2010 23:12:03 +0000 http://organicmania.com/?p=665#comment-68169 Unfortunately recycled content bathroom tissue contains BPAs. Why? Because when paper is recycled, thermal paper is also thrown in. Thermal paper is paper coated with plastic, as in credit card receipts. This is only a problem when you consider recycled content bathroom tissue is being flushed down the toilet, eventually contaminating ground water with build up of small amounts of plastic. I have one possible solution. I developed a new bathroom tisse made from (renewable and sustainable and grows sooo fast it does not need to be recycled)bamboo non woven fibers. Please check it out. It is soft, smooth, breaks down quickly, bpa free, elemental chlorine free, and is packaged in a 100% recycled cardboard box. http://www.bumboosa.com We also plant a tree for every product sold and we are committed to alleviating the burden on trees, whether those trees are from ancient forests or managed tree farms. If you sign up on our website, you will be notified of great discounts and free shipping. Unfortunately recycled content bathroom tissue contains BPAs. Why? Because when paper is recycled, thermal paper is also thrown in. Thermal paper is paper coated with plastic, as in credit card receipts.
This is only a problem when you consider recycled content bathroom tissue is being flushed down the toilet, eventually contaminating ground water with build up of small amounts of plastic.

I have one possible solution. I developed a new bathroom tisse made from (renewable and sustainable and grows sooo fast it does not need to be recycled)bamboo non woven fibers. Please check it out. It is soft, smooth, breaks down quickly, bpa free, elemental chlorine free, and is packaged in a 100% recycled cardboard box. http://www.bumboosa.com We also plant a tree for every product sold and we are committed to alleviating the burden on trees, whether those trees are from ancient forests or managed tree farms.

If you sign up on our website, you will be notified of great discounts and free shipping.

]]> By: Lynn http://organicmania.com/2009/03/02/great-deals-on-recycled-toilet-paper-why-tp-shouldn%e2%80%99t-be-at-the-bottom-of-your-green-list/comment-page-1/#comment-45000 Lynn Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:42:52 +0000 http://organicmania.com/?p=665#comment-45000 Hi Margaret, Thanks for stopping by and for your comment. I'm not quite sure where you got this info. I checked the Greenpeace guide you sent, and it gives TJ's a "green" rating with 80% post consumer content. I also checked NRDC and they similarly give TJ's a good rating. http://www.nrdc.org/land/forests/tissueguide/ratings.aspx Obviously, I love Seventh Generation as a company but I know even they would say, whatever you do, buy recycled. I don't think TJ's stocks Seventh Generation, so if you're shopping there, the TP they sell is still a good deal and good quality recycled TP. Lynn Hi Margaret,

Thanks for stopping by and for your comment.

I’m not quite sure where you got this info. I checked the Greenpeace guide you sent, and it gives TJ’s a “green” rating with 80% post consumer content. I also checked NRDC and they similarly give TJ’s a good rating. http://www.nrdc.org/land/forests/tissueguide/ratings.aspx

Obviously, I love Seventh Generation as a company but I know even they would say, whatever you do, buy recycled. I don’t think TJ’s stocks Seventh Generation, so if you’re shopping there, the TP they sell is still a good deal and good quality recycled TP.

Lynn

]]> By: Margaret http://organicmania.com/2009/03/02/great-deals-on-recycled-toilet-paper-why-tp-shouldn%e2%80%99t-be-at-the-bottom-of-your-green-list/comment-page-1/#comment-44743 Margaret Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:50:02 +0000 http://organicmania.com/?p=665#comment-44743 Avoid the TJ toilet paper. it's more greenwashing than green at only 10% post-consumer content. Also Seventh Generation has made a 352-ct. roll that is softer than their other rolls but still 80% post-consumer recycled. Check out the Greenpeace guide at http://www.greenpeace.org/raw/content/usa/press-center/reports4/tissueguide.pdf I buy the 7th generation 500-ct. double ply in bulk (48 rolls/carton) and pay about $1.00 per roll incl. shipping on Amazon. The price has fluctuated over the past year. and check out this piece American taste for soft toilet roll 'worse than driving Hummers' http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/feb/26/toilet-roll-america Avoid the TJ toilet paper. it’s more greenwashing than green at only 10% post-consumer content. Also Seventh Generation has made a 352-ct. roll that is softer than their other rolls but still 80% post-consumer recycled. Check out the Greenpeace guide at http://www.greenpeace.org/raw/content/usa/press-center/reports4/tissueguide.pdf
I buy the 7th generation 500-ct. double ply in bulk (48 rolls/carton) and pay about $1.00 per roll incl. shipping on Amazon. The price has fluctuated over the past year.
and check out this piece
American taste for soft toilet roll ‘worse than driving Hummers’
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/feb/26/toilet-roll-america

]]> By: Lynn http://organicmania.com/2009/03/02/great-deals-on-recycled-toilet-paper-why-tp-shouldn%e2%80%99t-be-at-the-bottom-of-your-green-list/comment-page-1/#comment-16522 Lynn Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:24:00 +0000 http://organicmania.com/?p=665#comment-16522 Thanks for sharing your tips, Leslie. You can't win - I have a TJ's near me, but not a Jewel or a SuperTarget! What I see consistently is that there's such momentum for new recycled and sustainable products, that there is constantly more choice at a lower price point. When I started this blog, many more of these products were simply unattainable. Now I sometimes see organic and "green" products at comparable or even cheaper prices than traditional products. So it really makes sense to get out and check around once in a while! -- Lynn Thanks for sharing your tips, Leslie. You can’t win – I have a TJ’s near me, but not a Jewel or a SuperTarget!

What I see consistently is that there’s such momentum for new recycled and sustainable products, that there is constantly more choice at a lower price point. When I started this blog, many more of these products were simply unattainable. Now I sometimes see organic and “green” products at comparable or even cheaper prices than traditional products. So it really makes sense to get out and check around once in a while!
– Lynn

]]> By: Leslie http://organicmania.com/2009/03/02/great-deals-on-recycled-toilet-paper-why-tp-shouldn%e2%80%99t-be-at-the-bottom-of-your-green-list/comment-page-1/#comment-16517 Leslie Mon, 08 Jun 2009 03:57:19 +0000 http://organicmania.com/?p=665#comment-16517 I just decided to retry recycled TP (did it years ago and it was awful). I tried Seventh Gen and Earth Friendly - both were close in price at Jewel Food Stores for the four pack. Both ended up being very similar in softness with Earth Friendly having a slightly softer feel. I think Earth Friendly was on sale at Jewel for $7.99 for 12 rolls, but that's certainly not as cheap at Trader Joe's brand. I'll have to try that. Wish there was a TJ closer to me, but my friend was just yesterday regaling me with the cheap prices at TJs, so I guess I'll have to make the trip. I have shopped at a Target Supercenter as well and wasn't overly impressed with the quality of their organic fruits/veggies (apples were mealy) or the prices, but I'll have to go again and check out TP this time. I just decided to retry recycled TP (did it years ago and it was awful). I tried Seventh Gen and Earth Friendly – both were close in price at Jewel Food Stores for the four pack. Both ended up being very similar in softness with Earth Friendly having a slightly softer feel. I think Earth Friendly was on sale at Jewel for $7.99 for 12 rolls, but that’s certainly not as cheap at Trader Joe’s brand. I’ll have to try that. Wish there was a TJ closer to me, but my friend was just yesterday regaling me with the cheap prices at TJs, so I guess I’ll have to make the trip. I have shopped at a Target Supercenter as well and wasn’t overly impressed with the quality of their organic fruits/veggies (apples were mealy) or the prices, but I’ll have to go again and check out TP this time.

]]> By: Sadie from allnaturalme.com http://organicmania.com/2009/03/02/great-deals-on-recycled-toilet-paper-why-tp-shouldn%e2%80%99t-be-at-the-bottom-of-your-green-list/comment-page-1/#comment-12690 Sadie from allnaturalme.com Fri, 20 Mar 2009 05:20:05 +0000 http://organicmania.com/?p=665#comment-12690 I use reusable cloth wipes! For the numbers ones, and for the poo, I reach for the recycled paper t.p. I like seventh gen and the cvs stuff's pretty good too. I know a lot of green folks who only use cloth, but - or should I be corny and say butt - I deal with enough crap every day that I don't feel like rinsing my own too. So if I'm lucky, with 3 busy kids and a stress-out bowel system, I'm using the paper t.p. once and cloth for all the rest of the bathroom trips which saves me a TON of money AND I earn major tree hugging points. And cloth wipes never wimp out, disintegrate or feel rough on the bits. And for just a few drops of pee, save a tree! Such a forward girl am I - Much love! I use reusable cloth wipes! For the numbers ones, and for the poo, I reach for the recycled paper t.p. I like seventh gen and the cvs stuff’s pretty good too.

I know a lot of green folks who only use cloth, but – or should I be corny and say butt – I deal with enough crap every day that I don’t feel like rinsing my own too.

So if I’m lucky, with 3 busy kids and a stress-out bowel system, I’m using the paper t.p. once and cloth for all the rest of the bathroom trips which saves me a TON of money AND I earn major tree hugging points.

And cloth wipes never wimp out, disintegrate or feel rough on the bits. And for just a few drops of pee, save a tree!

Such a forward girl am I -
Much love!

]]> By: Kate Strassel http://organicmania.com/2009/03/02/great-deals-on-recycled-toilet-paper-why-tp-shouldn%e2%80%99t-be-at-the-bottom-of-your-green-list/comment-page-1/#comment-12685 Kate Strassel Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:10:02 +0000 http://organicmania.com/?p=665#comment-12685 I just came across your website, and it's great! The best value I've found for recycled toilet paper is the Trader Joe's brand: 12 rolls for $3.99! And it is not at all scratchy (believe me, my son would have told me). I can't wait to read more of your blog! Kate Thanks, Kate, what a nice comment! I need to stop Twittering so much and start blogging a bit more, I think! :) Appreciate the tip about TJs. Wow. That's just .33 per roll - I think that does win the recycled TP prize! -- Lynn I just came across your website, and it’s great! The best value I’ve found for recycled toilet paper is the Trader Joe’s brand: 12 rolls for $3.99! And it is not at all scratchy (believe me, my son would have told me).

I can’t wait to read more of your blog!

Kate

Thanks, Kate, what a nice comment! I need to stop Twittering so much and start blogging a bit more, I think! :) Appreciate the tip about TJs. Wow. That’s just .33 per roll – I think that does win the recycled TP prize! — Lynn

]]> By: julie power http://organicmania.com/2009/03/02/great-deals-on-recycled-toilet-paper-why-tp-shouldn%e2%80%99t-be-at-the-bottom-of-your-green-list/comment-page-1/#comment-12672 julie power Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:05:16 +0000 http://organicmania.com/?p=665#comment-12672 were you punning? Recycled toilet paper at the "bottom" of your list? And I think they need to rebrand it, like prunes became preserved plums. Recycled toilet paper conjures up toilet paper that's been recycled (gross) instead of other paper that's being reused. Mind you, growing up in Australia there were many outhouses ... outside loos ... where the only toilet paper was an old phone book on a hook or bits of torn up old newspaper. Nothing like wearing that day's news . .. TMI? Yes, my dear, it was my attempt at a pun and it figures YOU were the only one to call me on it! You being one of the most clever and witty women I know! I'm with you on the rebranding initiative. Hmm...maybe I should pitch that? And no, not TMI...very interesting for conversation with Ozzies late at night! :) -- Lynn were you punning?
Recycled toilet paper at the “bottom” of your list?
And I think they need to rebrand it, like prunes became preserved plums. Recycled toilet paper conjures up toilet paper that’s been recycled (gross) instead of other paper that’s being reused.

Mind you, growing up in Australia there were many outhouses … outside loos … where the only toilet paper was an old phone book on a hook or bits of torn up old newspaper. Nothing like wearing that day’s news . ..

TMI?

Yes, my dear, it was my attempt at a pun and it figures YOU were the only one to call me on it! You being one of the most clever and witty women I know! I’m with you on the rebranding initiative. Hmm…maybe I should pitch that? And no, not TMI…very interesting for conversation with Ozzies late at night! :) — Lynn

]]> By: Anna (Green Talk) http://organicmania.com/2009/03/02/great-deals-on-recycled-toilet-paper-why-tp-shouldn%e2%80%99t-be-at-the-bottom-of-your-green-list/comment-page-1/#comment-12380 Anna (Green Talk) Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:36:28 +0000 http://organicmania.com/?p=665#comment-12380 Marcal, is NJ company, sells recycled content toliet paper as well. It may be available in your area. Many grocery stores sell it so it is convenient to purchase. I am having a hard time finding the 2 ply version of their toliet paper in the stores. The Company told me that it is online. There is actually a poop report that rates the different toliet papers. I kid you not. They rated "Sh*t be gone" as a better reycled content TP over 7th generation. (I am not pulling your leg about the name of this TP company.) I was so fascinated by TP that I did a whole article on recycled content TP and their percentage of post consumer paper used. This is how I found the poop report. (I know, Anna get a life...Now I know why boys laugh about bathroom humor.) No, Anna, now I know why you get along so well with boys! Just kidding, but boy you do have a funny side to complement all that great research you do! -- Lynn Marcal, is NJ company, sells recycled content toliet paper as well. It may be available in your area. Many grocery stores sell it so it is convenient to purchase. I am having a hard time finding the 2 ply version of their toliet paper in the stores. The Company told me that it is online.

There is actually a poop report that rates the different toliet papers. I kid you not. They rated “Sh*t be gone” as a better reycled content TP over 7th generation. (I am not pulling your leg about the name of this TP company.) I was so fascinated by TP that I did a whole article on recycled content TP and their percentage of post consumer paper used. This is how I found the poop report. (I know, Anna get a life…Now I know why boys laugh about bathroom humor.)

No, Anna, now I know why you get along so well with boys! Just kidding, but boy you do have a funny side to complement all that great research you do! — Lynn

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