Very soft toilet paper: Becoming scarce?

upi ^ | April 22

[JoeProBono]

WASHINGTON, - An American Chemical Society report says a growing shortage of high-quality paper for recycling is threatening the supply of soft toilet paper.

The article by Melody Voith, senior editor of the ACS journal Chemical & Engineering News, explains the decline of newspapers and magazines and the growth of electronic communications have combined to reduce the availability of good white office paper, newsprint and other traditional recyclable paper that has been used to make soft bathroom tissue.

Voith explains recycled office paper itself is containing increasing amounts of recycled paper and that, in turn, decreases its usefulness for making high-quality personal paper that is soft enough to satisfy many consumers.

She says chemists are responding to the paper crunch by searching for new coatings, resins and other additives to improve the softness, strength and performance of today's recycled paper.

[Junior_G]

Isn’t this how it started with Soviet Russia?

I went to Red China in 1994 on a student program and their toilet paper was the worst. It was dyed pink, and was so low-grade and coarse that you could occasionally find pieces of wood in it.

[JoeProBono]

[a fool in paradise]

Don’t blame me.

I ALWAYS put my used toilet paper in the paper recycling bins at my local grocery store.

[a fool in paradise]

Eco-Nuts wanted to ban soft TP anyways

Now available in a wonderful bathroom decor coordinating assortment pack...

[JoeProBono]

[a fool in paradise]

Git er done

[a fool in paradise]

My father grew up using the Sears catalogue in the old two holer.

That doesn't work so well with the internet.

[green pastures]

In the end, the results seem to be pretty much the same...

[a fool in paradise]

Charmin bought White Cloud, made it a Charmin Ultra product then changed the design.

I switched brands and even that isn’t what it was 3 years ago now.

[a fool in paradise]

What’s with scented toilet paper anyway? When are you supposed to smell it?

[mlocher]

In the end,

I think you just made your choice.

[Lurker]

“And when toilet paper is a luxury good, you have achieved Communism.”

[JoeProBono]

[green pastures]

Though my name is Patty, so does that make it a wash?

/just kidding

[OB1kNOb]

No big deal - I use coarse sandpaper.

I heard you were a real hard@$$. ;-)

[ConorMacNessa]

LOL

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[OB1kNOb]

And we need more like you. Thank you for your service.

[Jonah Hex]

"I'm looking for a man with true grit.">

"Pilgrim, he's in that outhouse over there."

[Slings and Arrows]

So use a MAN'S toilet paper!

[Danae]

Baby wipes...FTW.