Greenpeace Releases Latest Recycled Tissue and Toilet Paper Guide

February 25, 2009

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Greenpeace has released its latest Recycled Tissue and Toilet Paper Guide, recommending brands like Green Forest, Seventh Generation and 365.

The group says the recommended brands aren’t eliminating ancient forests and don’t use toxic chlorine compounds. Whereas Kimberly-Clark products ranked low on the guide because the company is “literally wiping away ancient forests to make their disposable products,” writes mikeg on Greenpeace’s blog.

Seventh Generation uses 100 percent recycled and 80 percent post-consumer content to produce its products. The company also uses chlorine-free manufacturing processes that prevent the release of toxic dioxins.

Some retailers have come under fire for promoting dubious toilet paper products as environmentally friendly. Australia’s Woolworths was criticized for its Select brand of toilet paper, which it claimed to be certified environmentally, socially and economically responsible.

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Environmentalists have suggested that Americans use rough recycled paper for toilet purposes.
I agree, Americans have too long been pampered with softness.
The rougher paper will save a tree, and we can surely
endure a bit less softness.
The more I think about it, the environmentalists are so correct.
In fact we can go back in time and use dried fluffed corn cobs like my great grand father did. Of course the kernels were removed. This would be more environmentally correct, as no trees would be sacrificed.
But, somehow I think Americans can do even better than that. Why hurt the soil by growing corn just to wipe the nasty excrement.
How about leaves of weeds which are not much use tfor anything….but no, that would surely disturb some nearly extinct mouse or toad.
No….after deep and sincire thought, I figure it would be best for the environmentalist to serve the movement ,
the economy and their fellow man to simply use their tongues and lick my ass.
No muss no fuss, soft , clean and environmentally correct…..NO….?

Dick | February 26th, 2009

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