I've never been fond of buying Kleenex. It started as more on due to the fact that being the cheapskate that I am, I always look for - and always find - much cheaper tissues that works just as well as Kleenex does. Well now, it turns out that being a pinch-penny does at times serve a greater purpose - it helps save the environment.
In this video, kids from upstate New York are SAYING NO TO KLEENEX because Kleenex's parent company, Kimberly-Clark, is clearing ancient forests just to make disposable products that are just used once and then immediately thrown away. Ancient forests are of course very important in fighting climate change and providing a home to wildlife like wolves, eagles, bears and caribou.
Eight-year old Robert was "upset when he learned that trees were cut down to become Kleenex boxes", while nine-year old Jared said "Kleenex is unfair" and he would be "mad if [he] were an old growth tree going into a tissue box". These kids said that they are using eco-friendly tissue brands like Seventh Generation which consists of recycled products.
So what does it take for facial tissues, paper towels, toilet papers and paper napkins to be eco-friendly?
To do so, they must meet the three important Environmental Benchmarks:
1. They must be made from 100% recycled content;
2. That recycled content must have a minimum of 50% post-consumer recycled content;
3. They must not be bleached with chlorine or toxic chlorine compounds.
Greenpeace is providing a very helpful credit card-sized shopping guide, the Recycled Tissue and Toilet Paper Guide, that assists consumers in finding eco-friendly household paper products such as Seventh Generation, Natural Value and Green Forest. It also includes companies whose products we should avoid for being non eco-friendly, like those made from Charmin, Angel Soft and Kimberly-Clark, the latter being the manufacturer of the Kleenex brand.
This guide and Kimberly-Clark's business practices were recently the subject of front page story in New York Times.
For more enlightening information, please visit Kleercut and Greenpeace's Kleenex Free Classroom web sites.
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ang alam ko lang dito rin sa lupang buhangin malakas sa tissue.saka ang tawag nila sa lahat ng tissue ay kleenex!.:)
@Everlito (ever) Villacruz: Haha, katuwa naman iyan. Parang dito sa atin na ang tawag sa toothpaste e Colgate! :D Ay, bakit kaya malakas ang tissue diyan? I wonder bakit... :D
Didn't know that about Kleenex. Will also look into it. Although I have always made sure to buy tissue and other paper products that say made from recycled paper on it.
@Karmi: Oh, that's so nice, Karmi - buying tissue and papers products from recycled paper, I mean. The sites I mentioned above are helpful in providing information about tissue and other paper products.:D
Thanks for the info--it's good to know.
Ito naman, at saan naman ako sisinga ano. Feeling ko nga sosyal ako pag nakabili ako ng bathroom tissue. E paano na 'to.? lol
I also never use Kleenex... especially since I read an actress telling that men are like Kleenex...to be thrown away after use... ;-)
Talaga DEE??!! mas magaling pa rin etong mga Pilipino o, tubig lang ang ginagamit. lol.
oops...dalawa na utang ko sa yo ha, the award and the tag. thanks anyway. im already starting my blog on it. ill update you when its done. wow...napatagal ata. sorry ha, busy world. di naman kasi ako naka upo lang sa harap ng laptop.
but i promise to try my best to be a doctor and a blogger ehek! you know, they dont blog much. or should i say, they dont even know what blogging means...hay naku, anyway,i can tell them about this interesting post of yours.
hi tita dee, buti na lang at di ako masyado gumagamit ng tissue lalo na kung kleenex..bakit kase kailangan pa nila kalikutin ang kagubatan para lang makagawa ng ganun tissue...?
tita salamat nga pala sa mga dalaw at mensahe na nakakagaan ng loob pag nababasako..ingat po at slamat..
hay naku..oo nga nauubos ang mga puno. Dapat mag isisp isip sila! Pano na ang mga hayop sa kagubatan pag naubos ang mga puno.
malakas ako sa tissue. bawat kibot ko kase punas lalo na ngayong summer na sobrang init at alikabok pati tuloy anak ko nahawa na yata. I'm not buying kleenex coz they cost much compared to other brands but what i'm buying ay iyong 100% virgin pulp (daw). does it mean they are not recycled? from now on Dee, i'll look for tissues made from 100% recycled content.
Dito naman sa Japan,washlet ang ginagamit.After you do your stuff, you just press a button which releases a squirt of water (warm or cold you choose) 'right where you need it' kaya hinde masyadong aksaya sa tissue.
Thanks for the visits,Dee!!^_^Have a nice day to you!
Yeah, i've also concerned on this tissue thing.
You've got good information, Dee.
And it's amazing to know that kids like Robert and Jared really care about this matter.
But it's still so difficult not to use tissue like Kleenex, like in Indonesia, i never found recycled tissue.
So, just like Oprah used to say, "if u use 10 tissue per day, try to reduce it to 9 per day."
hi dee, this topic is difficult for me. first, you know i am an environmentalist but ironically my job right now is sales and one product i am selling is tissue. here are a few points:
1. its really better to use tissue with recycled content. the darker the color, the more recycled paper used in production. the downside: its too rough and other people are allergic to it
2. nearly 90% of tissue we use/buy from the supermarket has bleach. it is necessary for them to bleach it if they use recycled paper. believe it or not, if they don't use bleach, we will be using black tissue paper
3. virgin pulp is a raw material of tissue. our previous manufacturer sca-tork has tree plantations to get the raw materials. they say they don't cut trees in the forest to get the pulp they need for production.
4. kleenex-which is manufactured by kimberly clark has their manufacturing plant in laguna. they get the raw materials from china or recycled paper produced here in novaliches and bataan province.
5. since using tissue has been a practice for most of us, the least we could do is lessen our use and try to recycle paper as much as we can, send the used papers to recycling collectors and companies
@Asianmommy: You're very welcome.:D
@Jan: Hahaha, well at least there are recycled ones available nowadays.:D
@Sidney: Oh, that was awful of the actress. Awful thing for her to say. She's a man-hater or something? :D
@Petit: Haha, you're right! Tubig works best. You have a point there, Petit.
Oh, about the awards, make that three because I think I just gave you another new one. It's in the post full with awards. Just check it out if you have time.
Oh, I know how busy you are, so it's really all right. You are doing a really important work, Petit and I admire that.:D
@Payatot: Oo nga, tama, hindi naman talaga kailangan na sirain ang kalikasan para lang sa tissue.
You're always welcome, Payatot. I pray na ok na lahat. Salamat din for always visiting. I really appreciate it. Ingat din and God bless to you and your family. :D
@Anney: Oo nga, sana marami pang tao ang makaka-realize niyan. Thanks, Anney.:D
@Rossel: Yeah, me too, I don't buy Kleenex because it's really more expensive than other brands. Thanks, Rossel.
@Clarissa: Oh, that's really nice. Washlet is a really great concept.
Thanks too, Clarissa. Have a beautiful day!:D
@Sera Melinda: I am amazed and proud of those kids too. It's nice to see kids who, early in life, are concerned about something important.
Oh, what Oprah said is reasonable. Yes, reduction would be a good thing to do.
Thanks, Sera.:D
@Lemuel: Thanks for sharing this. I'll look into it. Please check the links I provided above; they're really helpful. I will try to see into the points you raised here. :D
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