Toilet paper is an obvious end to the recycling chain, so why are so few toilet paper varieties made from recycled paper? At least with today's recycled paper, re-used fibers mean rougher stuff and Americans are fans of softness for their undersides.
Just how bad do Americans need to wipe with a virgin tissue? Up to 20 percent of toilet paper in Latin America and Europe is recycled. In the U.S., it's 2 percent.
It's not just the trees that suffer, but less waste is generated and fewer chemicals used in the processing of recycled tissue.
It's the Environment v. the American bum.
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