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Toilet paper going tubeless in push to reduce waste
news.com.au ^
Posted on 10/27/2010 8:11:40 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Toilet paper going tubeless in push to reduce waste
AN American toiletries company is trialling tubeless toilet paper in an effort to make the world's most most relied upon bathroom product greener.
Manufacturer Kimberly-Clark will introduce Scott Naturals Tube-Free toilet paper at certain Walmart and Sam's Club stores throughout the Northeast of America., USA Today reported.
If the product, which will be rolled out in stores next Monday, is well-received by consumers, the company may sell it nationally and globally, according to the report.
The company has said the tissue will be just the same but will only be missing the cardboard tube typically inserted inside the roll. The new toilet paper rolls will still fit over bathroom spindles.
Nearly 17 billion toilet paper tubes are produced annually in the US alone, according to to Kimberly-Clark with most consumers throwing out used tubes.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: paper; toilet; toiletpaper; tubeless
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Makes me feel better already..........
To: Sub-Driver
The first question that needs to be asked is what is the reason for the tube in the first place?
Then its a short hop to spotting the potential problem.
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posted on
10/27/2010 8:14:30 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
To: Sub-Driver
Now kids will never the joys of taping two tubes together and making “binoculars?” How sad.
To: Sub-Driver
Pretty soon, it ain't gonna be fun to be a kid anymore.
I made many a (not so) high-flying rocket from TP and PT tubes back in my younger years.
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posted on
10/27/2010 8:15:21 AM PDT
by
ComputerGuy
(HM2/USN M/3/3 Marines RVN 66-67)
To: Sub-Driver
Next up on the greenies wish list - reusable toilet paper.
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posted on
10/27/2010 8:15:27 AM PDT
by
reagan_fanatic
(Today, Congress. Tomorrow, the White House!)
To: Sub-Driver
Makes you wonder how much more this feature, or lack of will cost us?
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posted on
10/27/2010 8:16:06 AM PDT
by
Big Mack
(I didn't claw my way to the top of the food chain to eat VEGETABLES!)
To: Sub-Driver
This is the kind of innovation I can get behind!
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posted on
10/27/2010 8:16:06 AM PDT
by
brownsfan
(D - swift death of the republic, R - lingering death for the republic.)
To: Sub-Driver
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posted on
10/27/2010 8:17:21 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This post is not a statement of fact. It is merely a personal opinion -- or humor -- or both.)
To: Sub-Driver
They will remove the tube and double the price of the toilet paper. It’s now a green product.
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posted on
10/27/2010 8:17:24 AM PDT
by
Patrioticdale
(" I regret that I have only one life to give for my country" ---- Nathan Hale)
To: Sub-Driver
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posted on
10/27/2010 8:18:59 AM PDT
by
Russ
(Repeal the 17th amendment)
To: Sub-Driver
Honestly, the phrase reduce waste shouldn’t follow toilet paper.
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posted on
10/27/2010 8:18:59 AM PDT
by
sayuncledave
(A cruce salus)
To: Sub-Driver
Nearly 17 billion toilet paper tubes are produced annually in the US alone, according to to Kimberly-Clark with
most consumers throwing out used tubes. ____________________________________________
Say that again?
I'm drawing a blank here. Just exactly what can you do with a used toilet paper tube? Why save them?
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posted on
10/27/2010 8:19:43 AM PDT
by
Responsibility2nd
(Yes, as a matter of fact, what you do in your bedroom IS my business.)
To: Sub-Driver
Well, green ain't the color your fingers will be when you try to use it.
I would imagine - like Haynes T-shirts getting rid of their shirt labels - that dumping (no pun intended) the "tube" will result in a considerable savings to KC, which equates to higher profits, which - in the end (another no pun intended) is what the green movement (still, no pun intended) is all about.
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posted on
10/27/2010 8:19:49 AM PDT
by
FrankR
(November 2nd is NOT an election - it's a RESTRAINING ORDER.....VOTE!)
To: BenLurkin
They’ll wipe out the competition!
Seriously though, it could work. What’s the tube made of? Paper. What is toilet paper? Paper. So, if the inner part of the roll is treated, it could firm it up enough to keep the roll from catching and shredding on the spindle.
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posted on
10/27/2010 8:20:25 AM PDT
by
brownsfan
(D - swift death of the republic, R - lingering death for the republic.)
To: Sub-Driver
...with most consumers throwing out used tubes
Is this a surprise? I can't imagine that the list of things to do with used toilet paper tubes is very long...
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posted on
10/27/2010 8:21:10 AM PDT
by
BWDog
To: Sub-Driver
Oh, no! What will my cats play with?
To: Patrioticdale
” double the price”
I only buy the generic brands anyway. Why pay extra for Scott?
To: McKayopectate
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posted on
10/27/2010 8:22:28 AM PDT
by
fml
To: Sub-Driver
lol, I have been tossing those roll cores into the recycle forever already. it is like a cardboard box or the core from wrapping paper or paper towels
To: Sub-Driver
They have been using these in europe for years. The one thing I observed is the rolls flatten easily, especially when getting near the end of the roll. And then there is the tissue quality which is a half-step up from sandpaper.
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posted on
10/27/2010 8:23:37 AM PDT
by
rawhide
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