Toilet Paper

Halloween? Bah, Humbug!

Michael DeJong | Posted 10.29.2009 | Green


Michael DeJong

Now don't get me wrong, I enjoy festive holidays as much as the next person, but we eco-freaks can't help ourselves from sucking the fun out of things, particularly when it comes to harming children.

The 10 Neatest New York Inventions Ever

Alex Santoso | Posted 10.26.2009 | New York


Alex Santoso

New York, as my friends and family who live there like to say, is the center of the universe and the source of everything important in life. Like Christmas.

Colbert: The Toilet Paper Battle Escalates To "World War 3-Ply" (VIDEO)

Posted 10.01.2009 | Green


Wednesday night on The Colbert Report, Colbert joked about rectal splinters and using the next softest thing - a spotted owl - if environmentalists wi...

The Battle Over Plush Toilet Paper

washingtonpost.com | David A. Fahrenthold | Posted 11.25.2009 | Green


Plush U.S. toilet paper is usually made by chopping down and grinding up trees that were decades or even a century old. They want Americans, like Euro...

Do Toilets Gross You Out?

Kiri Westby | Posted 09.19.2009 | Living


Kiri Westby

Regardless of the antibacterial soap and the special seat liners, public bathrooms can bring out the inner hypochondriac in all of us, myself included.

Square Toilet Paper Begs You Not To Waste It

treehugger.com | Posted 06.26.2009 | Green


Ban reduced the amount of paper that rolls off the tube by making it square instead of round, so that what you take is what you really need. According...

WATCH: The Death of the Planet May Be Caused by Ass Wiping

Lee Camp | Posted 06.11.2009 | Comedy


Lee Camp

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Carbon Footprint Labeling Coming To TP In UK

Mother Nature Network | Posted 06.08.2009 | Green


Want to know exact amount of greenhouse gas emissions generated in the production of a single roll of toilet paper? If you're a shopper at Tesco, the ...

How To Live On $0 A Day: Finding Relief In Public Restrooms

Lesley Stern | Posted 05.26.2009 | Comedy


Lesley Stern

The bright side of living in an restroom attendant-free society is that stocking up on the basic staples (ie: TP, light bulbs) is a breeze.

Recycled Toilet Paper Passes The Fox News Blind Test (VIDEO)

Fox News | Posted 04.04.2009 | Green


Can you tell the difference in feel between recycled toilet paper and virgin forest toilet paper? Fox News can't, but forests can. America's Newsroom...

Will Recycled Fiber Toilet Paper Become the Next Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb?

Laurie David and Allen Hershkowitz, Ph.D | Posted 03.30.2009 | Green


Laurie David and Allen Hershkowitz, Ph.D

Toilet paper may not be the sexiest environmental issue, but it really is one of the most important.

Green Moral Debates: Eat Less? Tax More?

nytimes.com | The Editors | Posted 03.29.2009 | Green


But looking beyond the choice of toilet paper, what are the simplest -- or the biggest bang for the lowest cost -- changes that Americans can adopt th...

Toilet Paper From Virgin Wood "Worse Than Driving Hummers"

guardian.co.uk | Suzanne Goldenberg | Posted 03.29.2009 | Green


The tenderness of the delicate American buttock is causing more environmental devastation than the country's love of gas-guzzling cars, fast food or M...

Times Are Tough, Can We Take Our Toilet Paper Rough?

Graham Hill | Posted 04.15.2009 | Green


Graham Hill

From recycled paper fibers you can only make the rougher toilet paper, which means ever more trees (including some old-growth Canadian forests) are being cut to - softly - wipe our butts.

Toilet Poem Causes 20% Less Toilet Paper Use, Says Study

Metro.co.uk | Posted 03.01.2009 | Green


Poetry in the loo can cut down on paper use too, says a Japanese group campaigning to save toilet paper as part of the country's battle against global...

Life Cycle: Shit Happens

Simran Sethi | Posted 07.21.2008 | Green


Simran Sethi

Despite being chemically treated, sewage water is still rife with birth-control, anti-depressants and other pharmaceuticals we once ingested.