Help Me Choose: Sustainable Loo Roll

Bazoo is a UK based company that is the only loo roll company that is carbon negative. Bazoo offset 200% of all of their carbon emissions produced from the bamboo harvest all the way until it’s delivered to their customer’s door. Their loo roll is made from soft 100% FSC certified bamboo, which is individually wrapped in recycled wrappers which detail facts about how climate change is affecting specific habitats of protected species, as well as some fun facts too! The rolls are biodegradable and profits are donated to UK based charities: Just One Ocean and Rainforest Trust UK.

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Wrapped individually - but can opt out
Packaging is Plastic free, fully recyclable and compostable.

A newly launched UK company called Bazoo is the ultra-sustainable toilet paper. The rolls are made from 100% FSC certified bamboo, and are completely unbleached, meaning no harmful chemicals or dyes enter any waterways. The naked rolls are a luxurious 3-ply, with many more sheets per roll. Most importantly, Bazoo offset 200% of the carbon that is emitted from the bamboo growth until it’s delivered to their customers’ door. Therefore, every Bazoo roll purchased is responsibly removing carbon from the earth’s atmosphere! Rolls are available to purchase in either 24 or 48 boxes.

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Wrapped individually - but can opt out
Packaging is Plastic free, fully recyclable and compostable.

Cheeky Panda’s incredibly soft loo rolls are made from 100% FSC certified materials rather than an FSC mix which is typical for other toilet paper brands. Bamboo produces 35% more oxygen and absorbs 35% more carbon dioxide than trees, making it more environmentally-friendly. Bit’s also naturally anti-fungal, anti-bacterial and hypo-allergenic so it is great for sensitive skin. As further evidence of their commitment to sustainability, the company uses waste bamboo to make their luxury toilet tissue, giving farmers in China extra income and creating job opportunities for local workers. The packaging is 100% recyclable but will also degrade easily in landfill.

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Wrapped individually - but can opt out
Packaging is Plastic free, fully recyclable and compostable.

Bumboo produces luxury ‘tree-free' sustainable loo roll from bamboo. They offer 24 and 48-pack boxes, with an option of wrapped or unwrapped rolls. The company works with the Eden Reforestation Project, which employs people in areas impacted directly by the effects of deforestation. Bumboo pledges to plant one tree for every box purchased. The benefits of bamboo are being harnessed across a number of industries, and in the loo roll there are clear benefits in terms of superior fibre quality when compared with traditional recycled paper loo rolls, translating into a softer paper.

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Wrapped individually - but can opt out
Packaging is Plastic free, fully recyclable and compostable.

This UK company offer either 24 or 48 pack box sizes of 100% organic bamboo loo roll. The packaging is 100% plastic free. Naked Sprout do not use bleach, or indeed any other chemicals in their manufacturing process, thereby ensuring no harm to local waterways as can happen in the production of many traditional toilet papers. The company supports the ‘Just a Drop; charity which ensures fresh drinking water at school for children in Kenya. Each box purchased promises to provide water for one child for one year.

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Wrapped individually - but can opt out
Packaging is Plastic free, fully recyclable and compostable.

One of the more well-known sustainable loo roll companies. Founded in 2012, this company prides itself in donating 50% of its profits to help build toilets in the developing world. Their premium 3-ply sustainable loo roll option is manufactured from bamboo and ships in plastic free packaging. If you subscribe to their regular delivery service, you can save 20% on your purchase. These loo rolls are fully biodegradable, come wrapped in only paper and are septic tank friendly. WGAC are now a B Corp Certified Company.

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Wrapped individually - but can opt out
Packaging is Plastic free, fully recyclable and compostable.

Who Gives a Crap Recycled Loo Rolls are made from 100% recycled paper. Containing no inks, dyes or scents, these eco-friendly loo rolls are made from recycled books and office paper. Shipped plastic free in either boxes of 24 or 48 rolls, this bulk buy approach can certainly be deemed a more eco-friendly way of shopping, providing you have the storage. Donating 50% of their profits to help build toilets in the developing world, you can feel you are doing your bit to support these communities.

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Wrapped individually - but can opt out
Packaging is Plastic free, fully recyclable and compostable.

A New Zealand based company, manufacturing in China and selling in 6 countries around the globe. Green Cane sustainable loo roll is composed of sugarcane, and bamboo; fast-growing tropical crops which are grown in rural Southern China. Their manufacturing facility is monitored to ensure compliance with ethical and environmental standards. No fertilisers or pesticides are used in the manufacturing process. The company ships via sea-freight to keep environmental impact to a minimum. Their loo roll offering is plastic free, with home-compostable packaging. The 2-ply toilet paper itself is available in packs of 48 rolls and cost-saving is available for multiple purchases or subscription sign-ups.

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Wrapped individually - but can opt out
Packaging is Plastic free, fully recyclable and compostable.