Toilet paper, the new green battle: pros and cons of recycled rolls
The environmentalists they also targeted the toilet paper, the invitation is to stop using it. “The toilet paper production process has strong impacts on the environment”, the president of the company explains to Libero Yes but (Italian Society of Environmental Medicine), Alessandro Mianiand “to make a single roll it takes approximately 680 grams of woodwith direct consequences on the phenomenon of deforestation. Large quantities of water and oil are then needed enormous use of electricity“. The alternative could be recycled paper which helps reduce waste and decrease the need for new trees. It is often cheaper than virgin paper, as it uses less energy and emits fewer greenhouse gases than virgin paper, making it a more sustainable option.
The pros are that it helps the environment, but there are also cons: rougher and less absorbent. The Italians – continues Libero – use them approximately 70 rolls per year. In the inevitable international comparison we are the most economical, given that the Germans need 134 each, the English 127, while each American makes them go even 141 rolls in twelve months. But despite our moderation, Sima informs us, almost every year 3 million trees end up in the toilet. If we unrolled and lined up all the rolls of toilet paper consumed in Italy every year, adds Sima, we would be able to to cover the distance between Earth and Marsequal to approximately 228 million kilometres.
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