When I run the numbers to compare this product to others ranked by the NRDC report, this looks like a solid C (but could be higher if more information were available). This puts it behind six other papers graded A and two with a B grade. I will say that this is a company that has great potential. They’re great marketers. Their product seems to be well-liked. I like that they are a B Corporation, and they seem to be funding good things in the developing world. If they would clean up their act on transparency and truly demonstrating how green their product is, as does their competition, then I’ll be a believer. Reply gift wrap (our Christmas presents will look epic this year and Grandma will be wondering why there are sayings like “please do more ones and twos” and “give yourself a pat on the bum” on her gifts) Long story short, we have to wrap our toilet paper and paper towels in something to keep them moisture-free and hygienic.

Zero-waste living, remember, aims use only that which can be reused or composted, rather than sent to landfills or incinerated. it was graded an almost perfect sustainability score on the NRDC’s “The Issue with Tissue Scorecard 2021” report!!! I’ll be honest I’m always a little wary when I’m told that something is more expensive because I get more, especially when it comes to toilet roll; because who’s going to count each sheet? But the comparison photo below, I think, clearly shows that the top two toilet rolls have more sheets than the one at the bottom.As for softness, no scratching or cringing going on here, we would never have known it was recycled in a blind feel test. Truthfully, after having used them for many months I actually like the feel of Who Give’s A Crap’s toilet paper so much more. Price of Who Gives A Crap toilet papers So, through a crowdfunding campaign, Who Gives A Crap was started with the goal that 50% of their profits are to be donated to build toilets and improve sanitation where it’s needed. I suppose a lot of this is down to personal preference and I think it’s hard to figure out which is the most eco-friendly. I went into more detail about eco-friendly toilet paper here and discuss alternatives to toilet paper as well. Forest Friendly Tissues Pricier than the other 2 options and you also can’t buy just 24 rolls, however these are the ‘fun’ loo rolls. Definitely a good option if you have children or if you spend a little bit of time on the loo. The wrappers are all puzzles where you have to find a toilet. Think Where’s Wally but instead of searching for a stripy jumper you’re looking for a loo. The box the rolls come in is also nice, including the inside of it which you could give to your children to use for colouring in the fun designs. Where’s The Loo Edition – Bamboo Toilet Paper Bamboo or Recycled Toilet Paper?

However, while Alexander says Who Gives A Crap’s toilet paper is on par if not better than many of its competitors that use virgin pulp, he knows there is still a section of the market that is used to the most premium toilet paper and won’t want to give that up. “What we’ve done to account for that consumer is look for an alternative fiber that was better for the environment but also has the same quality that they were used to,” he says. The result of that search: bamboo. Who gives a crap are an Australian owned company but they chosen to produce in China as they wanted to provide jobs for the still developing country rather than use machines in Australia. They frequently visit these production facilities to ensure that product quality, environmental and ethical due diligence is upheld to high standards.I’m super into the idea of bulk shopping made simple, so I love that the giant box of Who Gives A Crap came straight to my door. No more late night Target runs. I’m also 8 months pregnant and anything that can make my life a little easier, and reduce heavy lifting, is much appreciated.” a b c Macdonald, Anthony; Redrup, Yolanda (24 August 2021). "Who Gives A Crap scores first big funding injection". Australian Financial Review . Retrieved 2 March 2022. If you haven’t noticed in the pictures in this post, the paper wrappers that each toilet paper roll is wrapped have some really awesome designs. Here are some ways to get more use out of your paper wrappers so they don’t have to go straight into the recycling or compost:

They’re also a B Corp certified company (see their B Impact score here). The toilet paper options: recycled and bamboo Currently, they offer wholesale in Australia, the UK, and the USA so you may be able to find it in stores in those countries.

I can’t give a personal opinion on this particular product but I can tell you what they are. Basically they’re a reusable sponge / cloth. Touted as an alternative to paper towels, these can be washed and reused numerous times to mop up spills. If going totally zero-waste is a little too much for your toosh, then switching to Who Gives a Craprecycled toilet paper is the next best thing. Which is to say the Who Gives a Crap Review went pretty swell. WGAC toilet paper is created from recycled paper, and each roll is also individually wrapped in recycled paper. Since 2016, WGAC also sell toilet paper created from bamboo. [10] [11] Its toilet paper products are manufactured in China. [12] Charitable donations [ edit ] In 2012, three Aussie friends, Simon Griffiths, Jehan Ratnatunga, and Danny Alexander, learned that “ 2.4 billion people don’t have access to a toilet.” On a mission to improve the ever-present issue of sanitation—and the lives of hundreds of thousands of people—the triple-threat team decided to set Who Gives a Crap in motion. The premium Who Gives a Crap bamboo toilet paperis definitely softer, although the difference to us was not enough to switch to bamboo. Worth knowing that Who Gives a Crapethicallysources their bamboo from localized family farms in the Sichuan Province.

If you’re trying to be more eco-friendly, finding more sustainable solutions to products you use every day is an easy way to lower your impact. Stasher bags and reusable totes might have helped you cut down on your single-use plastic waste, but the paper products you throw away and flush down your toilet every day also have a devastating impact on the environment. It’s alsofree of dyes and perfumesso if you (like us) have adjusted to a less fragranced world, this will suit you just fine… honestly, who needs toilet paper that smells sort of like roses? The great thing is theydon’t sacrifice softness for flushabilitylike many luxury-soft traditional TPs.Because they pulp clean the fibers at high temperatures, their rolls areentirelybiodegradable and septic safe. Not only do they donate a huge amount of their profits compared to almost every other company in the world, when they launched they wanted to be sustainable too. And they seem to be doing pretty well in that regard.Writing an ode to toilet paper is not something I ever imagined doing, but here we are. For me, it’s been a real game changer in many ways, and not only because of its sustainability credentials. I first came across it while setting myself the Plastic Free July challenge in 2018. It is as it sounds, where you avoid single-use plastic for an entire month. it works great! It’s strong enough for the job. We’ve had barely any issues with “bits on the bum”, “poking” through or leaking through. Next, we tried Cascades Pro Perform, which is also 2-ply and also wasn’t a success. It was better than the Sustainable Earth by Staples and I definitely could have kept using it, but we hadn’t yet reached a consensus as a household. Believe it or not, you can apply these principles to the toilet; in fact, there’s such a thing as zero waste toilet paper(bidet, anyone?).