Review: Sustainable Earth 100% Recycled Toilet Paper

I will begin by saying… Transitioning to recycled fiber toilet paper was not as easy as I expected it to be… Sure there is plenty of products available but 99% of them come in plastic packaging… Which as you know contradicts what I’m trying to do here.

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Sustainable Earth 100% Recycled Toilet Paper

Finally I was able to find Sustainable Earth by Staples available in a box and tissue paper. I did the math, and the price for this toilet paper is on par with other brands with the added bonuses of being made from 100% recycled fibers and at least 40% post consumer. Another added bonus that I wasn’t expecting was that it is made in Canada!

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Now for the dirty work… The reviewing process. I went in with a ton of optimism but also with the awareness that I have certain requirements for things that touch my derriere... To the hand it definitely is not as soft as the Costco sized toilet paper I’ve become used to, but the overall feel during use was the same for both products when comparing.

The edge sustainable earth has is that it’s nice and thick! No laser cut sheets like you’ll find in a shopping mall, this stuff is the real deal and will get the job done before it starts dissolving.

I do wish that the rolls were bigger.. Again used to my big Costco sized rolls, and it’s going to feel like we’re constantly changing the roll.

Aside from the smaller rolls and being a little rough this is a solid product, and I will continue to purchase it.

While I was researching recycled toilet paper options online, there was some concern brought up about traces of BPA being found in these types of recycled toilet papers, due to the fact that there is BPA in receipt paper that we get from retailers, which is then recycled into these sorts of products. The good news is that the general consensus is that there’s not enough BPA to do any harm to our bodies, so the benefits still outweigh the negative aspects of the product.

I’m hopeful this will become more popular and it will become available in stores, currently only available online.

Getting rid of plastic in your home (and keeping it out)

I knew the process of eliminating plastic in my life would be a slow one… Anxiously waiting for items to empty out so you can feel proud of the fact that you can see progress.

I received a real sense of accomplishment when I was cleaning out my spice cabinet, virtually all single use plastic items have been eliminated, never to return again! 4 bags of spices remain to get through along with some larger plastic containers (however these will never see a landfill or be shipped off to a poor developing country to be “recycled.”) The big ones have already come in handy for replenishing the cabinet and allowing this corner of the kitchen (that used to be filled with small single use plastic shakers or bags to be 90% waste free.

All that remains of single use plastic bags in my spice cabinet.

It’s a small accomplishment but overall still one to be proud of, now every time I refill a container I think about the fact that it’s one less container in a landfill or ocean, one less new container needed to be manufactured for my consumption.

Plastic containers which will continue to be refilled

A reused plastic container.

These little victories add up on a personal scale and even more so when I see people around me starting to do the same thing. Shortly after I switched from margarine in a big plastic tub to buying real butter wrapped in parchment paper, my mother did the same. I have people approaching me asking for advice for certain products, recipes or alternative items for the home. I’m hopeful that the momentum will continue in hopes that we will leave a healthier world behind.