How Can We Help Stop Global Warming Article: Using Recycled Paper Instead of Virgin Paper

There are literally hundreds of ways in which we can help stop global warming, the hard part is committing yourself to making the change. The good news is that many of the changes that can be made are pretty easy; it just involves changing some small details in your daily routine.

Using Recycled Paper Helps Stop Global Warming By Saving Trees

If we want to help stop global warming, then we should become aware of where our paper comes from. Think about the paper towels in your kitchen, the Kleenex on your table or the toilet paper in your bathroom. According to Laurie David in her book Stop Global Warming: The Solution Is You!, many of the everyday tissue paper products we use, like toilet paper, come from 100 to 150 year old virgin forests in Northern Canada.[1] When virgin forests are cut down to supply our paper needs, they can no longer help process the gases which are warming our planet.

Don’t despair though! Saving these trees is easier than you think. As David notes, “If every household in the United States replaced just one roll of virgin toilet paper with one recycled post-consumer waste roll, 424,000 trees would still be standing.” The problem is that most brand name tissue papers – Kleenex, Scott, Angel Soft, Cottonelle, Bounty, Brawny, Puffs, Charmin – have zero recycled fibers in their products.[2]

Use Your Buying Power to Help Stop Global Warming

This means that it is your duty to make the change and actively seek out products which use recycled material.; Adding to the fact that you’ll help stop global warming, you will also save money, as value tissues are often less expensive, not because their products have less quality, but because value brands do not spend millions of dollars on advertisements, such as Charmin’s 2007 Super Bowl ad.

Currently, there are no government policies which dictate the composition of tissue papers in the United States. Furthermore, a mandate which would require producers to include recycled or post-consumer materials in their products is unlikely to occur in the near future. This means that if you want major brands to stop wasting trees then you must hit them in their pocket books and buy your toilet paper elsewhere.

The following is a list of toilet paper brands which you can buy for your home which will reduce the number of virgin trees that are cut down and help stop global warming. These brands are made out of either 100% recycled material or a high percentage of post-consumer material:

365 Everyday Value, April Soft, Best Value, Cascades, Colortex, Doucelle, Earth Friendly Products, Fiesta, Green Forest, Marcal, Mr. Jumbo, Natural Value, Pert, Planet, Seventh Generation Recylced Bathroom Tissue Paper, Soft’N’ Fluffy, Trader Joe’s, Ultra Val-U and Velvet.[3]

Once you’ve successfully upgraded your toilet tissues don’t stop there! Strive to broaden your awareness of recycled and post-consumer products. Remember, you as the consumer hold the power to change the way paper products are used.

The future comes with every new day. The world seems bright tomorrow; let’s do what it takes now to make sure it stays that way for a long time to come.

[3] ibid

Comments	Date
By Bob the builder	2008-05-21 08:52:13
this is a crapy site global warming is a load of crap
By Heidi	2008-02-13 20:20:56
This helped me with my school project. Thanks!
By Emily	2008-02-05 18:12:34
Well i'm tottlay against global warming it needs to be stopped! but by the way these are good reasons.
By kathy	2007-12-06 13:57:58
Well its confuseing to understand how to stop it.....Cause in order to stop it.. We need to use all of the things that we mostly. So reply And help me out!

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