Going Green for God.
Numbers 35:34 "Do not
defile the land where you live", says the Lord.
This Earth that we call home, it is the only physical home we have. By honoring the earth, we honor God and all that he created. It is up to us, as stewards of the land, oceans and animals that God created for us, to protect and preserve it, not only for us, but for all future generations.
Every month, we will present a series of tips and information that will provide you with simple steps you can take to help you make changes in your daily routine, to help reduce your impact and conserve our natural resources.
SAVE THE FORESTS – STOP USING PLUSH TP!
Toilet paper is a staple of almost any household. There are ways, however, to green your TP use.
Tear from the top. Someone actually applied some science and found that toilet paper pulled from the top instead of under saves a few squares on every TP application.
Use TP made from recycled product. There's no point in using freshly killed trees. Seventh Generation is a good choice, but any paper made from mostly recycled content is favorable. Our insistence on using the softest paper possible is literally destroying some of the most important forests on earth. To get the soft, high quality so many of us crave, wood from old forests must be ground up to a pulp.
Use TP that has not been bleached with chlorine. Chlorine can react with paper to produce dioxins.
Switch to one-ply.
Opt for TP that does not come with each roll individually wrapped. Save on packaging waste.
Do we need scented TP?
It is probably a marketing strategy. Marketers can use sense memory to make us prefer their brand of toilet paper over a non-scented brand. Toilet papers of equal absorbency will often seem "more absorbent" when they are scented. Do not be fooled by the scent. The scent is there to confuse the reptile part of your brain. Scent is unnecessary and can affect allergies and air quality.
Buy TP in bulk. Another way to save packaging waste.
The more squares per roll the better. This also
saves packaging waste.
Recycle your old toilet paper tubes.
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/09/conserve_water.php
