I find a lot of uses for these tubes, so I am stocking up.
Will Scott pass any of the cost saving to the customer? HAH! That will be the day. Companies only do what will help THEM!
TOM
Tube-free toilet paper could eliminate 160 million pounds of waste
July 19, 2011 | Length: 00:01:32
What's made of cardboard, found in virtually every household and recyclable, but often ends up in the trash? Find out as SmartPlanet's Sumi Das looks into less wasteful way to wipe.
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21st Jul 2011
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If we will be getting less 'paper' for our Buck, they should add extra sheets of TP to make up the difference.
Posted by Don Dewiel
21st Jul 2011
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They may be recyclable, but only if someone accepts cardboard. Our city's curbside recyling program does not. I would have to search for a program that does and drive there, using more energy in driving than is saved by recycling.
I have several here saved up (TP rolls are almost 3.5 in OD) to use as cord sequestering, but haven't powered down everything to do it yet. Same goes for paper towels why not detube them as well? Of course if the rools of either get squished, they are unseable in most dispensers, A lot of things could be changed, cellophane tape could onlly come in rolls for a desktop dispenser instead of the convenient hand-held dispensers and th ecenter core should be of recyclable plastic, too. Maybe we should have homemade facial tissue dispensers and have the tissues be sold in bulk and we refill our home dispensers fro the bulk sale packaging. All kinds of things could be done, but I am not convinced this is a good idea.
I have several here saved up (TP rolls are almost 3.5 in OD) to use as cord sequestering, but haven't powered down everything to do it yet. Same goes for paper towels why not detube them as well? Of course if the rools of either get squished, they are unseable in most dispensers, A lot of things could be changed, cellophane tape could onlly come in rolls for a desktop dispenser instead of the convenient hand-held dispensers and th ecenter core should be of recyclable plastic, too. Maybe we should have homemade facial tissue dispensers and have the tissues be sold in bulk and we refill our home dispensers fro the bulk sale packaging. All kinds of things could be done, but I am not convinced this is a good idea.
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29th Jul 2011
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This Stinks!
OK, great - Scott is saving trees by eliminating TP tubes. These can be manufactured using recycled paper. What they're NOT telling you is that the 'better', 'softer' toilet paper they are now promoting cannot use recycled material - they have to cut down actual trees, by the millions. It seems that that older stiffer paper that they are phasing out was actually far more environmentally friendly. The softer toilet paper requires longer fibers that can only be produced by cutting trees.
What they are doing amounts to smoke and mirrors style advertising. A clever ploy designed to make the consumers feel better about themselves while they are actually 'consuming' more trees without knowing the truth!
And that's the TRUE POOP!!
What they are doing amounts to smoke and mirrors style advertising. A clever ploy designed to make the consumers feel better about themselves while they are actually 'consuming' more trees without knowing the truth!
And that's the TRUE POOP!!
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16th Aug 2011
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Tube Free TP
I'm sticking with TUBE'd TP. My small dog helps me recycle them. He likes to chew them up into small pieces all over my carpet. When he's finished, I pick up the pieces and place them in my Recyclables Trash Bin.
I think the Tubes should be made from the same stuff Dog Biscuits are made of!!!
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I think the Tubes should be made from the same stuff Dog Biscuits are made of!!!
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16th Aug 2011
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>> Sumi Das: Hello, and welcome to Sumi's Smart Picks. I'm Sumi Das, and each week I'll tell you about a clever product that in one way or another, helps us live cleaner, greener lives. My pick this week, Scott Naturals Tube-Free Toilet Paper. The name of the product pretty much sums it up. It's toilet paper minus the tube. Here's traditional toilet paper; here's the new product. This is pretty much the same in every other way. You can put it onto the toilet paper holder with no problem. Now, before you shake your head and dismiss this as a marketing gimmick, consider this. Everyone uses toilet paper, not just in the U.S., all over the world -- practically everyone. And each roll has one of these cardboard tubes. According to the manufacturer, Kimberly-Clark, 17 billion rolls of toilet paper are used in U.S. households every year, and that amounts to 160 million pounds of these cardboard tubes. And a survey they conducted found that 85 percent of people are throwing these in the trash. They don't realize they can be recycled, so they essentially end up in landfill. It all adds up. One drawback to the product. It's currently being tested, so it's not available everywhere. Currently you can only find it in the Northeast U.S. So consider this a sneak peak. That's what I pick for this week, Scott Naturals Tube-Free Toilet Paper. Check back next week for more.
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