Quitting the Paper Habit
Many of us make an effort to create a healthy environment; we reduce, reuse, and recycle and more, but we often overlook the paper products in our homes. Why does it matter: Toilet paper accounts for 15% of deforestation To make 1 ton of paper towels 17 trees are cut down and 22,000 gallons of water are used An individual can add 23 pounds of waste to landfills each year just from paper towels The average person uses 2300-2400 paper towels a year Even "compostable" paper plat