The Martha Stewart Show

Recycled Toilet Paper

The Martha Stewart Show

Martha talks about how using recycled toilet paper can help the environment, then answers questions from the audience.

Environmental Tip: Use Recycled Toilet Paper

With a focus on creating a greener environment, toilet-paper companies are increasingly offering recycled toilet paper. If every household in the United States bought just one four-pack of 260-sheet recycled bath tissue, it would prevent 60,600 pounds of chlorine pollution, preserve 356 million gallons of fresh water, and save 988,000 trees. Using recycled paper products saves manufacturers a trip into the forest and doesn't require the energy needed to extract pulp from trees. Some brands are comparable in price to conventional toilet paper, and others cost a little more.

When you're choosing toilet paper, select brands that are unbleached or non-chlorine-bleached, which may mean choosing a product that isn't so bright. This will help keep dangerous toxins such as PCB and dioxin out of the environment.

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Recycled Toilet Paper

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