A new report suggests many paper towel brands Canadians use are cut from the boreal forest.
Which is stupid because these can be made from recycled fibers and lumber yard leftovers.
It’s the white, textured roll kind of paper towels.
I was thinking of those brown paper towels to wipe your hands with… e.g.:
https://www.pro.cascades.com/en/products/h105-roll-paper-towel-1000-2/
There’s a big smelly plant in Scarborough at Midland and Progress that recycles cardboard and paper to make boxes and paper towels like the above. It’s not pretty but it’s great for sustainability I figure.
boreal that can’t be real
The top three major American tissue makers—P&G, Kimberly-Clark, and Georgia-Pacific—earned “F” scores across each of their flagship brands like Charmin, Cottonelle, and Quilted Northern across all five editions of NRDC’s Issue with Tissue scorecard.
Basically, it’s the best brands in terms of functionality and comfort.
Where do people think that non recycled paper comes from?
