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I just realized the 100% recycled toilet paper I bought also says, 'Minimum 50% post
consumer recycled paper" on it.
That does not make sense to me. Unless they recycle paper that has not been to the consumer yet?
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I just realized the 100% recycled toilet paper I bought also says, 'Minimum 50% post (Original Post)
Maraya1969
Sep 2022
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OAITW r.2.0
(28,711 posts)1. Maybe 50% is recycled industrial paper waste?
Maraya1969
(23,025 posts)3. Oh yea, could be that too.
ret5hd
(21,320 posts)2. It's got what asses crave!
Electrolytes!
Hugh_Lebowski
(33,643 posts)4. Okay, but do you even know what electrolytes ARE? (nt)
zipplewrath
(16,692 posts)5. There's waste inside the factory
Paper gets damaged or doesn't meet requirements, it gets recycled. It's a lot more than you might think. The post consumer claim was created because manufacturers were claiming "made with recycled paper" when the only recycled paper was from the factory.
You don't want to discourage factory waste from being recycled. You just want a healthy portion to also be post consumer.
keithbvadu2
(40,531 posts)6. Mash this week.
Mash this week.
They are running out of supplies like toilet paper and it is cold.
Radar: We're out of paper (to write on).
Col Blake: They're burning that too?
Radar: Well, not at first.