While it is easy to become intimidated by the prospect of global warming, following that path is unlikely to bear any fruit. There are many areas of your life in which small changes will make a dramatic difference. You can help stop global warming and be a part of the solution - start by informing yourself about those small changes. Two Basic Paper Recycling Facts If you want to help prevent global warming, then you should become aware of where your paper comes from. Think about the paper towels in your kitchen, the Kleenex on your table or the toilet paper in your bathroom. Reports Laurie David in Stop Global Warming: The Solution Is You!, many of the everyday tissue paper products we use, like toilet paper, come from 100 to 150 year old virgin forests in Northern Canada.[1] When virgin forests are cut down to supply our paper needs, they can no longer help process the gases which are warming our planet. Don't despair though! Saving these trees is easier than you think. As David notes, "If every household in the United States replaced just one roll of virgin toilet paper with one recycled post-consumer waste roll, 424,000 trees would still be standing." The problem is that most brand name tissue papers Kleenex, Scott, Angel Soft, Cottonelle, Bounty, Brawny, Puffs, Charmin have zero recycled fibers in their products.[2] Use Your Buying Power to Stop Prevent Global Warming This means that it is your duty to make the change and actively seek out products which use recycled material. Because non-name-brand tissues don't carry the high overhead expense of multi-million dollar ad campaigns, these tissues will likely save you money as they help you fight global warming. At present, the US government does not mandate any policy regarding the fiber content of tissue papers. Furthermore, a mandate which would require producers to include recycled or post-consumer materials in their products is unlikely to occur in the near future. This means that if you want major brands to stop wasting trees then you must hit them in their pocket books and buy your toilet paper elsewhere. The following is a list of toilet paper brands which you can buy for your home which will reduce the number of virgin trees that are cut down and help prevent global warming. These brands are made out of either 100% recycled material or a high percentage of post-consumer material: 365 Everyday Value, April Soft, Best Value, Cascades, Colortex, Doucelle, Earth Friendly Products, Fiesta, Green Forest, Marcal, Mr. Jumbo, Natural Value, Pert, Planet, Seventh Generation Recylced Bathroom Tissue Papericon, Soft'N' Fluffy, Trader Joe's, Ultra Val-U and Velvet.[3] Once you've successfully upgraded your toilet tissues don't stop there! There exists a myriad of recycled products, waiting to be discovered by you. Remember, you as the consumer hold the power to change the way paper products are used. The future comes with every new day. The world seems bright tomorrow; let's do what it takes now to make sure it stays that way for a long time to come. [1]Stop Global Warming: The Solution Is You! [2] www.conservatree.com [3] ibid
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