On AlterNet: toilet paper

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "toilet paper"

Here's How to Stop Using Toilet Paper and Save Water, Trees and Energy

Lloyd Alter, TreeHugger. October 7, 2009.

Making a roll of toilet paper uses 1.5 pounds of wood, 37 gallons of water and 1.3 KWh of electricity.

The Green, Clean Art of Keeping Our "Rear Ends" Hygienic: What Are We Afraid Of?

Liz Langley, AlterNet. September 26, 2009.

We use enough deodorizers to ensure that we don't smell remotely organic, and yet we can't even keep our own heinies clean? What's a first-world country to do?

America's Love Affair with Really Soft Toilet Paper Is Causing an Environmental Catastrophe

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. February 27, 2009.

Why the best use of 300-year-old trees might not be in the bathroom.