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My brother married a hippie; I gave them a carton of recycled paper toilet paper for their engagement present. As soon as they had used it up, she went back to the ultra-cushy stuff.

Recycled all the way, if for no other reason than the stupid low flow toilet we have won't flush the thick stuff. As it is, it usually takes two flushes for a little bit of the thin stuff. Yes, a better toilet is on our "to do" list.

My sister uses the fancy stuff and honestly, I don't think it does a better job than recycled. It just seems wasteful to me.

I was all gung-ho on the idea but worried that my husband might not appreciate the less sensitive recycled brand. When I broached the idea, he said we should give it a try. Two weeks into using the recycled stuff, he asked me: when are we switching over to the recycled tp?

Success!

The recycled TP from Trader Joes is perfectly nice. Target's store brand is some percentage under 50% recycled, and is also just fine. I'm of the opinion that no one's ass is special enough for forests to be cut down over. My boyfriend still insists on the fancy 2-ply stuff though...

In other news, some brand is advertising 3-ply toilet paper now. I have never heard of something so offensively wasteful before.

If it wasn't for that fact that our old toilet plugs up on anything cushy, I'd have to battle my hubby over my desire to buy recycled. Our plumbers have said they beg people in old houses not to use plush 2-ply TP cause it gets caught up on old pipes and is usually the culprit for major clogs.

CVS pharmacy has a surprisingly good eco toilet paper.

I don't like that ultra cushy stuff.. it feels like I'm wiping my butt with lotion! I'd like a clean, dry feeling please! Not residue!

We only buy recycled toilet paper, recycled tissues and recycled napkins/paper towels.

We both don't think recycled paper is a big deal.
I actual hate the fluffy stuff because it always sticks to me.

I'm back on the wagon right now with the recycled t.p. I used it until my then-boyfriend started complaining about my "John Wayne toilet paper," so I started buying the Charmin again just so I wouldn't have to listen to him. I admit, I still miss the premium paper, which I used to rationalize as my one non-green luxury. I can't justify it any more, though.

I also don't like the ultra cushy stuff, it feels ineffective. I'll just leave it at that.

Can't we transition to using something easily grown and renewable to make tp?! Like bamboo or hemp? Using wood seems totally unnecessary. Especially old or medium growth forest wood. It's criminal.

"I'm of the opinion that no one's ass is special enough for forests to be cut down over. "

Couldn't agree more. Do people really think their arse is more important than a forest??

who is wiping so often that they have to worry about having super soft toilet paper? Soft bed sheets I can understand - you spend all night in those, but toilet paper? That's like 3 seconds.

Recycled all the way. Safeway carries the BrightGreen toilet tissue made from 100% recycled fiber and whitened without elemental chlorine and 80% post-consumer content. And its the cheaper than the other non-green toilet tissues. Bright Green toilet tissue is quite plush for something made from recycled fibre. It is must better than the recycled tissue that TraderJoe's has.

I buy my recycled-paper toilet tissue by the case, from a janitorial supply house. EcoSoft by Bay West of Wausau Paper: 96 rolls in a case, 500 sheets per roll, 2 ply. It is wonderful---just the right combination of soft and sturdy. Much cheaper by the case, too, though I know storing a whole case of t.t. is not possible for most reading here.

I've used recycled TP for years. I find it much more pleasant than the non-recycled sandpaper that passed as TP in the dorms when I was in college, and frankly, the really plush stuff is too linty. I honestly don't know how anyone can stand it.

I am conflicted about this. I always used to buy recycled, but now my sister has moved in and is in charge of teh shopping, and she just buys whatever is on sale. In theory I am all for recycled, but...

Have you considered that just as much water goes into paper recycling as into making new? And because of all the bleach that is in paper, it creates a horrible toxic sludge. Since I'm in Australia, in fact, in the dryest state in the dryest country, water use is a big deal. I just don't know how much more morally upstanding recyled paper is over new - of course, if it's old growth forests, then sure, but what about plantations?

Any thoughts? I still by recycled when it's my turn to shop because, frankly, I like it more - plus, having labradors dancing on my tp creeps me out :P

I like Marcal's recycled brand, it lasts a long time, is adequately soft without the residual fluff. A roll on average lasts my household (of 2) about 5 days, sometimes more...and it's cheap. I prefer it to the Seventh Generation TP.