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By: abdi ali

abdi ali — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:08:48 +0000

How do I get contact information..I need to replace and buy more brown paper

By: Jenny

Jenny — Mon, 11 May 2009 20:26:42 +0000

I heard of you somehow through the internet, when I’m netting it up. But, anyhow…here’s an idea, or maybe just something I do to be greenified. I live in an appt. and there really isn’t much I can do about the building and such, but I do recycle, even though I know for sure the other people living here DO NOT. I saw an entire couch in the trash bin the other day!! Anywho, this one goes out to the laundry doers everywhere. I wash my cloths on cold to preserve energy on heating water, and then I bring them directly back up to my room. AT this point I unfold all of them and hang them on hangers in my closet to dry. This saves probably an hour in the dryer and makes my room smell good, along with adding much needed humidity into my appt. It’s a great way to preserve even when you don’t own your own place. Hope this inspires someone!
Jenny

By: Daisy

Daisy — Sun, 10 May 2009 18:12:40 +0000

I live in an area of the US where paper is a major industry. Many of our mills have gone to all-recycled pulp, too. The big issue is whether the recycled matter is post consumer. It looks like Cascades does it right!

By: Martin

Martin — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:59:03 +0000

We don’t keep paper towels in the house either. I would probably use them if I still had a car, although rags are a better choice for most jobs.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:07:34 +0000

I use rags for everything. There have been just a couple instances while working on my house where paper has been “safer” or more friendly for the environment… mostly when working with environmentally unfriendly things like caulk. Well… caulk is GREAT because it keeps drafts out and energy bills down, but I’m sure it’s full of chemicals and such.

Anyway, when you apply it properly to brick, you have to use your FINGER to wipe/tool it (at least at my house- no metal or rubber tool would have worked all of those mortar joints). The caulk needs wiped off. I COULD have wiped it on a cloth, which then would NOT wash off (come see my work pants with caulk all over them) and then been useless, but I chose to use toilet paper in little bits as I think it’s better to throw paper away than cloth?

There have been other situations where paper felt less wasteful, too. Not many… but enough to have a roll lying around to use up over a year or two.

By: Beth Terry, aka Fake Plastic Fish

Beth Terry, aka Fake Plastic Fish — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 22:44:01 +0000

“While it’s obviously best not to use any paper whatsoever…”

So, I’m trying to figure out what we would need paper towels for in the first place. We don’t use them at all in our house after discovering Skoy cloths, which 100% biodegradable and compostable, made from cotton and natural cellulose. One Skoy cloth can, supposedly, take the place of 15 rolls of paper towels.

Other people use plain old rags.

I do think that recycled paper towels are better than non-recycled. But zero paper towels would be what we should aim for, right?

(Of course my original reason for skipping the paper towels of any sort was the disposable plastic packaging. Can’t get around that one either.)

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 00:55:07 +0000

OMG, one of my first eco-changes was buying cascades BROWN paper towel too! I love their products and their toilet paper. Interesting to know that their claims are backed up with certification and that they let you into their factory. I lived in Montreal for two years and had no clue their factory was “local”
Also interesting that 7th Gen is made by them as well. As a Canadian I’ll probably just stick to cascade products as they would be considered “local”.

Go Brown Paper Towel!!!

By: Meghan at Making Love In The Kitchen

Meghan at Making Love In The Kitchen — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 22:57:48 +0000

I love that you wrote an expose that was full of love on toilet paper. What I can’t believe is how busy we both are that I had no idea you went to Montreal and back and I didn’t even know. Next thing you’re going to tell me is that you made two trips to Africa in the last month. See you in Ireland (I hope)!