One more plastic problem solved.
Toilet paper not wrapped in plastic.
If you also want to avoid the plastic contained in the actual toilet paper it becomes a little more difficult.
I have since switched to a different brand of toilet paper.
It s not a huge issue that toilet paper is wrapped in polythene because we can recycle it along with carrier bags at our local supermarket but we still like to reduce plastic use as much as possible.
100 recycled toilet paper.
If you already buy recycled toilet paper and simply want to avoid plastic packaging there are easy alternatives.
Look for toilet paper at an office supply store or order from amazon.
If you also want to avoid the plastic contained in the actual toilet paper it becomes a little more difficult.
What doesn t sit well with me is the fact that each roll of toilet paper is individually wrapped.
Paper whilst plastic free isn t environmentally neutral.
It all depends on your level of commitment to the cause and on weighing up the pros and cons.
This is an old post.
A year ago i started hearing about an aussie toilet paper brand called who gives a crap that came wrapped in paper.
Americans use 8 million.
You can find a location here.
As with seventh generation toilet paper the rolls come individually wrapped in thin paper.
Marcal toilet paper another eco friendly option for toilet paper without plastic packaging is 100 recycled with 504 2 ply sheets per roll and 48 rolls per case in a roll out package useful in storage and dispensing.
Whitened without chemicals containing chlorine bleach dyes or fragrances marcal is lint free and septic safe.
Opt for toilet paper wrapped in paper instead of plastic.
I ve been leaning towards seventh generation individually wrapped 2 ply rolls of toilet paper because they are not only plastic free but they also contain the highest percentage of post consumer recycled content i ve been able to find.
As you might remember we ve been on the search for plastic free toilet paper for a long time.
That s a lot of unnecessary paper from one box of 48 toilet rolls.
I do deeply admire the charitable giving nature of who gives a crap and of course the plastic free element.
Make sure to compost the cardboard tube and the paper wrapped around the toilet paper.
If you can t store an entire case of toilet paper how many of the boxes wrapped in paper come buy 100 post consumer recycled tp and recycle the plastic film at the front of the grocery store.
If you already buy recycled toilet paper and simply want to avoid plastic packaging there are easy alternatives.
What these rolls have that seventh gen s don t is the statement 50 of our profits are donated to build toilets.