" Widespread Occurrence of Bisphenol A in Paper and Paper Products: Implications for Human Exposure." American Chemical Society, vol. Liao, Chunyang and Kannan, Kurunthachalam. " Handling of Thermal Paper: Implications for Dermal Exposure to Bisphenol A and Its Alternatives." PLOS ONE, vol.
" The Issue with Tissue: How Americans are Flushing Forests Down the Toilet." Natural Resource Defense Council.īernier, Meghan and Vandenberg, Laura. While the FSC does have a bamboo-centric certification meant to ensure sustainable practices, the legitimacy and effectiveness of said certification has received criticism because bamboo is a grass rather than a tree. That's because bamboo - wonderfully resilient, self-growing, and low-maintenance as it is - is too often planted on deforested land, because it doesn't promote biodiversity in the way hardwood does, and because it's most often imported from China, the bamboo capital of the world. Which Is Better?Īlthough bamboo is said to be softer and healthier for skin, the NRDC says recycled toilet paper currently has a lower environmental impact. When shopping for toilet paper of any kind, look for the PCF (processed chlorine-free) label - meaning it's been bleached using less toxic methods - or, better yet, the TCF (totally chlorine-free) label. The use of elemental chlorine has been mostly phased out, the NRDC says, but toilet papers labeled ECF (elemental chlorine-free) still release elemental chlorine gas into air and water.
This highly toxic, cancer-causing compound can compromise human immune and reproductive systems and is largely responsible for the catastrophic, global collapse of various bird species. Historically, the prevailing bleaching method has involved elemental chlorine, a chemical agent that creates dioxin as a byproduct. Toilet paper is bleached not just to make it sparkling white but also to make it softer.
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