Toilet paper -- probably not something we think much about in terms of how it may relate to sustainability but we use it every time we visit the bathroom -- the consumer tissue products we demand: Kleenex, Puffs, Charmin, Scott, Bounty, etc. and the "3-ply quilted super ultra soft and strong" comes at a price.
Perhaps it's time to shift our values -- do we really need to wipe our nose and bottoms with forests? And is it necessary to use toxic chlorine to make tissues white? It's what we are used to, and what is readily available, but honestly, our butts don't care.
_my goal
To promote the use of agricultural by-products in paper production specifically sugarcane. Other crops includes hemp, kenaf, banana trees, wheat, corn...which all yield high levels of fiber that can be harvested into reusable paper materials, products or building supplies. In the U.S. on average, about 250 million tons of agricultural waste is burned each year. What if all that natural material got a second chance before getting burned? a second harvest...
_more info
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/26/science/earth/26charmin.html
http://www.nrdc.org/land/forests/gtissue.asp
http://www.sustainable-future.org/futurefibers/index.html
Thanks for reading! Please feel free to comment or make any suggestions.
Jenny
GR.699 // Graphic Design & Sustainability
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