“Just chuck it into the recycle bin. “Problem” solved with minimal R&D costs. How many carbon credits did that earn me?”
I’m no fan of greenies, but if a change works, I won’t reject it out of hand. My guess is that treating the inner portion is quicker, easier, and less costly than making the tubes. If you treat the inner 6 sheets, those likely wouldn’t be used by a consumer, but could go straight into the toilet. Only Sheryl Crowe would be upset by that.
Again, speculation on my part, but it seems 6 sheets in the crapper on the way to the poopie plant is more efficent in terms of recycling, than a roll in the recycle bin.
The word “efficiency” has never been in the enviro lexicon. If it had been, paper recycling would never have been proposed, much less subsidized. But, as I originally pointed out, this is all for show.