And then she screamed for Abner when she saw this guy, but he was gone when he came over.
Posted on 03/02/2019 6:03:07 PM PST by blueplum
We’re all becoming more aware about the damage single-use plastics and fast fashion has on the environment. Yet there is one product we all throw away every single day that, so far, has not been a major part of conversations about sustainability: toilet paper.
But America’s heavy use of toilet paper – particularly the pillowy soft kind – is worsening climate change and taking “a dramatic and irreversible toll” on forests, especially the Canadian boreal forest...
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
Venezuela is doing their part.
Uhhh. Trees are a crop. Thousands of acres of forest are planted with the intention of clear-cutting it and replanting it again, just like any other crop.
More than you may have ever wanted to know about toilet paper....
History
Before paper was widely available, a variety of materials were employed. The Romans used an L-shaped stick (like a hockey stick) made of wood or precious metal; at public toilets people used sponges on sticks that were kept in saltwater between uses. In arid climates, sand, powdered brick, or earth was used. Until the late nineteenth century, Muslims were advised to use three stones to clean up. One favorite tool was a mussel shell, used for centuries. Until the early twentieth century, corn cobs were used.
In the late fifteenth century, when paper became widely available, it began to replace other traditional materials. Sometimes old correspondence was pressed into service, as were pages from old books, magazines, newspapers, and catalogs. People also used old paper bags, envelopes, and other bits of scrap paper, which were cut into pieces and threaded onto a string that was kept in the privy.
Toilet paper is a fairly modern invention, making its debut around 1880 when it was developed by the British Perforated Paper Company. Made of a coarser paper than its modern incarnation, it was sold in boxes of individual squares. In America, the Scott Paper Company made its Waldorf brand toilet paper in rolls as early as 1890. The first rolls were not perforated, and lavatory dispensers had serrated teeth to cut the paper as needed. It was a nearly “unmentionable” product for years, and consumers were often embarrassed to ask for it by name or even be seen buying it. Timid shoppers simply asked for “Two, please,” and the clerk presumably knew what they wanted. To keep things discreet, toilet paper was packaged and sold in brown paper wrappers.
During the 120 years since its introduction, toilet paper has changed little, although it’s now perforated, and may be scented, embossed, or colored. Recently, toilet paper manufacturers increased the number of sheets on a roll, allowing consumers to replace the roll less frequently.
Read more: http://www.madehow.com/Volume-6/Toilet-Paper.html#ixzz5h4cAe9a6
Most of this paper is coming from the South of the United States using pine commercial farms that take only 10-20 years to yield this product. They are so captivated by Canada they don’t realize most of what Canada produces outside of wood chips goes to new housing construction.
I tried that for a while. I went from being a smartass to a dumbass.
Third worlders don’t need toilet paper. Or indoor plumbing. Or vaccinations. Or running water. Or electricity. Thus, the leftists want more around.
Our grain elevator buys both the corn and the cobs, there is a market for them.
When my grandma still had a facility in the back yard, the Sears catalogues could be found there. The catalogues are gone forever. I'm going down to Home Depot and get a power washer.
“the commie leftists want to create an artificial TP shortage to inflict on the rest of us”
During Carter’s term, Johnny Carson made some joke about “next thing you know there will be a toilet paper shortage .” Enough people half way heard it that the rumor spread and the next day the headline in the newspaper called it “the great wipeout” after store shelves were emptied.
Saw the lede, saw “Guardian” and knew, just knew “climate change” would be mentioned in the first few sentences.
Bingo.
These propagandists are more trustworthy than the sun.
The street bums in San Francisco are doing their best to tamp down global warming and the destruction of forests by using the sidewalks as toilets and not using any toilet paper.
Do you realize that toilet paper has not changed in my lifetime? It’s just paper on a cardboard roll, that’s it. And in ten thousand years, it will still be exactly the same because really, what else can they do?
Charmin is definitely a quantum step up from Jeyes ISAL - british wax paper tp
As as alternative you can use DIM/LIB campaign literature or artiles written by the LIB media..
“We’re all becoming more aware about the damage single-use plastics and fast fashion has on the environment. Yet there is one product we all throw away every single day that, so far, has not been a major part of conversations about sustainability: toilet paper.”
don’t tell me ... we proles are going to be mandated to use reusable toilet paper ...
That, I would like to see.
LIBs have a fixation on the anus. I wonder why that is?
If it really bothers the Left, they can live their lives with smelly butts (their women already have hairy armpits, so it’s much of a stretch). As to me and my family, we’ll continue to wipe our butts clean.
All this talk about TP and not a word to indicate that TP is not exactly clean.
If you ever go on an extended climbing trip and your partner is packing oodles of TP, you will soon wish you brought your bivy bag and not share a tent.
Snowballs are the best of all the outdoor options.
When not out on the crags, most people shower every day to stay clean.
Do you simply wipe your hands off after changing baby diapers? Didn’t think so. Yes, soap and water.
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