Comments on: Are there any “good” paper towels?

By: Kelly Crawford

Kelly Crawford — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:18:47 +0000

I think, it is more convenient to use a bidet than toilet paper and paper towels. This way, you can also secure your personal hygiene. Been actually using one from http://products.mercola.com/toilet-bidet/ And I'm satisfied.

By: Diane MacEachern

Diane MacEachern — Fri, 08 May 2009 17:38:15 +0000

Hmmmm. Re soft toilet tissue: I use the CVS eco brand lately. I’m not sure if it’s soft enough for your husband. You could give it a try.

By: Green School Fundraising

Green School Fundraising — Wed, 06 May 2009 09:41:03 +0000

Yes, I heard about this contest also. I’m a bit torn. I think they have a good alternative to regular paper towels, but you still do throw them away.
Paper towels are a lot like disposable water bottles to me. I just don’t need ’em.
http://www.ecolabelfundraising.com

By: Deborah

Deborah — Tue, 05 May 2009 18:29:38 +0000

Hi Diane,
I am slowly giving up paper towels and using rags. Having a toddler makes giving up certain conveniences more of a challenge, but it just means an extra load of rags each week. Not too bad. I don’t like that paper towels are also wrapped in plastic. So, they have 2 strikes against them. I am looking for a toilet paper (other than the Scott tissues that comes wrapped in paper; single rolls) to switch to. Do you know of any other brand? Scott tissue is too thin. My husband is a former IBS sufferer of 20 years and will ONLY use something extremely soft 🙂

By: Diane MacEachern

Diane MacEachern — Tue, 05 May 2009 13:21:05 +0000

Good points. I don’t think they see the “forest” for the trees, if you catch my drift!

By: Dolly Bates

Dolly Bates — Tue, 05 May 2009 11:56:53 +0000

Looking for information on cosmetics.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sun, 03 May 2009 00:22:12 +0000

Save money and the Earth and be clean at the same time! Get serious and add Bathroom Bidet Sprayers to all your bathrooms. I think Dr. Oz on Oprah said it best: "if you had pee or poop on your hand, you wouldn't wipe it off with paper, would you? You'd wash it off” Available at http://www.bathroomsprayers.com with these you won't even need toilet paper any more, just a towel to dry off! Don’t worry, you can still leave some out for guests and can even make it the soft stuff without felling guilty. It's cheap and can be installed without a plumber; and runs off the same water line to your toilet. You'll probably pay for it in a few months of toilet paper savings. And after using one of these you won't know how you lasted all those years with wadded up handfuls of toilet paper. As for water use a drought is always a concern and must be dealt with prudently but please remember that in the big picture the industrial water users always far exceed the water use of household users and in the case of toilet paper manufacture it is huge. The pollution and significant power use from that manufacturing process also contributes to global warming so switching to a hand bidet sprayer and lowering your toilet paper use is very green in multiple ways. Blog; http://jeff9.livejournal.com/932.html

By: Janet

Janet — Sun, 03 May 2009 00:09:01 +0000

Campaigns like the Small Steps Save-a-Tree Design Contest make consumers feel good about using throwaway products.
By the way, what do you think the carbon footprint will be of the person they fly to California to hug that tree?
Two excellent points!