Eco-friendly toilet papers are trendy, but their actual environmental impacts vary

By ISABELLA O’MALLEY

Toilet paper, a product that is used for a few seconds before being disposed of forever, is typically made with trees, energy-intensive manufacturing processes and chemicals that can pollute the environment.

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