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Why Switch to Eco Friendly Tissues Whether it's a facial tissue to catch a sneeze or a toilet roll you get through every week without thinking, most conventional tissue products share the same problems. They're made from virgin wood pulp, bleached white with chlorine, and packaged in materials that can't go in your recycling bin. The demand for that pulp is also a major contributor to global deforestation. Environmentally friendly alternatives work differently. Rapidly renewable bamboo matures in a fraction of the time it takes to grow a hardwood tree and requires no pesticides to do it. Recycled materials give reclaimed paper fibre a second life rather than sending it to landfill. Both result in unbleached or low-chemical tissue products that are easier on sensitive skin, and packaged without the plastic film that makes conventional boxes so hard to dispose of responsibly. Did you know that tissues cannot be recycled in the UK? The fibres are too short to be reprocessed, which means every single one goes to general waste. - Source: Recycle Now How Eco Friendly Tissues Are Made Sustainable bamboo is one of the most practical raw materials available for tissue products. It grows quickly, regenerates naturally from its root system, and produces silky-soft fibres without the same level of chemical processing as conventional tissue manufacturing. Bamboo facial tissue and bamboo toilet roll are both made from 100% bamboo pulp, and are typically unbleached, plastic-free, and free from inks and synthetic dyes. Recycled tissues are made from post-consumer waste paper: material that has already served its original purpose and would otherwise be sent to landfill. When produced without added fragrances, dyes, or chlorine bleach, they're gentle enough for everyday use. Look out for FSC-certified products, which confirm that the bamboo or wood fibre has been sourced from responsibly managed forests. Used tissues are compostable at home, provided they're free from chemical additi