{"id":8667,"date":"2012-03-20T02:27:25","date_gmt":"2012-03-20T09:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145696.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=8667"},"modified":"2012-03-20T02:27:25","modified_gmt":"2012-03-20T09:27:25","slug":"reasons-to-switch-to-recycled-toilet-paper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/reasons-to-switch-to-recycled-toilet-paper\/","title":{"rendered":"Reasons to Switch to Recycled Toilet Paper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/2012\/03\/20\/reasons-to-switch-to-recycled-toilet-paper\/tp1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8668\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8668\" src=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/TP1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"443\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/TP1.jpg 443w, https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/TP1-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/><\/a>Happy St. Paddy&#8217;s Day! We celebrated in the studio by talking about green beer . . . not the color silly, sustainably brewed beer! We had fun with our Sleeping Naked is Green segment talking about good reasons to use recycled toilet paper and paper towels. Our first Getting Local with the Green Divas segment with the\u00a0<a title=\"daily record grassroots section web page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyrecord.com\/section\/GRASSROOTS\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Daily Record&#8217;s<\/em>\u00a0Grassroots<\/a>\u00a0editor Meghan Van Dyke was a nice discussion about local food systems.<\/p>\n<p>Our feature interview was with our favorite green car dude, John Voelcker, Sr. editor of\u00a0<a title=\"green car reports website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.greencarreports.com\" target=\"_blank\">GreenCarReports.com<\/a>. He answered a listener&#8217;s question about what to buy for best value and efficiency if you had $15k to spend on a car. Also, talked about another question\u00a0regarding RVs. Always discussion on latest in electric vehicles and biodiesel.<\/p>\n<h3>The Sleeping Naked is Green<\/h3>\n<p><strong><em><strong><em><a title=\"green divas sleeping naked is green segment on recycled toilet paper\" href=\"http:\/\/TheGreenDivas.buzzsprout.com\/2640\/43955-green-divas-sleeping-naked-is-green-segment-23-buy-only-recycled-tp-pt\" target=\"_blank\">Buy Only Recycled Toilet Paper &amp; Paper Towels<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/greenlivingideas.com\/wp-includes\/js\/tinymce\/plugins\/wordpress\/img\/trans.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Environmental Impact of Paper Towels<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Generally one-time use<\/li>\n<li>Aside from trees being used, most brands use bleach in the process, which releases dioxins into the environment \u2013 dioxins are bad, causing birth defects and cancer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>The Environmental Impact of Toilet Paper<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/02\/26\/science\/earth\/26charmin.html?_r=2\"><em>New York Times<\/em>\u00a0article about toilet paper and its impact on the environment<\/a>, RISI an independent market analysis firm in Bedford, Mass., the pulp from one eucalyptus tree, a commonly used tree, produces as many as 1,000 rolls of toilet tissue. Americans use an average of 23.6 rolls per capita a year.<\/li>\n<li>Our obsession w\/ fluffy soft TP is costing our forests: According the same New York Times article,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>. . . fluffiness comes at a price: millions of trees harvested in North America and in Latin American countries, including some percentage of trees from rare old-growth forests in Canada. Although toilet tissue can be made at similar cost from recycled material, it is the fiber taken from standing trees that help give it that plush feel, and most large manufacturers rely on them.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Good Ideas<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Suck it up and use recycled TP!<\/li>\n<li>Get recycled paper towels \u2013 use less natural resources and energy to produce<\/li>\n<li>Use washable dish towels instead of paper towels<\/li>\n<li>Paper Towel v. electric hand dryer \u2013 use the hand dryer. it actually uses more energy to produce the towel(s) and people tend to use several at a time\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/envimpact.org\/paper_towel_vs_hand_dryer\">Here\u2019s one detailed analysis<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Get some\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.peopletowels.com\/\">People Towels<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Personal re-usable hand towels. made from 100% organic, fair trade cotton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Listen this\u00a0<a title=\"green divas sleeping naked is green segment about recycled toilet paper and paper towels\" href=\"http:\/\/TheGreenDivas.buzzsprout.com\/2640\/43955-green-divas-sleeping-naked-is-green-segment-23-buy-only-recycled-tp-pt\" target=\"_blank\">Sleeping Naked is Green 5-minute segment<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Why We Should Care<\/h3>\n<p>[youtube http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8zrQMwZpmu8]<\/p>\n<p><em>Please join us in being part of the solution! Visit our\u00a0<strong><a title=\"green divas why we should care campaign on we did it website\" href=\"http:\/\/wediditfundraising.com\/campaigns\/17-the-green-divas-why-should-we-care-campaign\" target=\"_blank\">Why Should We Care Campaign page<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and enjoy our silly short video, donate and share (and get some awesome goodies when you do)!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, we are busy lining up some interesting high-profile folks, who are passionate about a variety of causes that help to make this a better world, for this ongoing feature on the radio show. Look forward to hearing from\u00a0<a title=\"fran drescher imdb web page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000376\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fran Drescher<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"frederique website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.frederique.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Frederique<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"carol alt imbd web page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000745\/\" target=\"_blank\">Carol Alt<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; all beautiful, passionate women using their power of celebrity and success for good\u00a0&#8211; in the coming few weeks! More fun surprise guests for this segment soon to be announced!<\/p>\n<h3>Gettin Local with the Green Divas: Wherever You Are!<\/h3>\n<p>We launched this new segment about living local, which is sponsored by the\u00a0<a title=\"daily record grassroots section web page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyrecord.com\/section\/GRASSROOTS\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Daily Record&#8217;s<\/em>\u00a0Grassroots<\/a>\u00a0section. While we talk about what&#8217;s going on in our local region, our goal is to highlight ideas that can be shared in any and all communities. This week&#8217;s topic was\u00a0<a title=\"gettin local with the green divas segment on local food systems\" href=\"http:\/\/TheGreenDivas.buzzsprout.com\/2640\/43954-gettin-local-with-the-green-divas-segment-1-local-food-systems\" target=\"_blank\">local food systems<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>You can listen to the entire show or download the podcast from\u00a0<strong><a title=\"green divas radio show podcast for 3 17 12 \" href=\"http:\/\/TheGreenDivas.buzzsprout.com\/2640\/43957-green-divas-radio-show-3-17-12-sustainable-brew-green-cars\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/h3>\n<p>Please visit\u00a0<a title=\"links and resources related to the green divas radio show 3.17.12\" href=\"http:\/\/thegreendivas.com\/2012\/03\/17\/green-divas-radio-show-links-resources-for-the-3-17-12-show\/\" target=\"_blank\">Green Divas website<\/a>\u00a0for LOTS of relevant links &amp; resources from the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy St. Paddy&#8217;s Day! We celebrated in the studio by talking about green beer . . . not the color silly, sustainably brewed beer! We had fun with our Sleeping Naked is Green segment talking about good reasons to use recycled toilet paper and paper towels. 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