Question: What type of toilet paper do you use and why

[So Far From Heaven]

49. I wouldn't worry too much about ecological problems or global warming using pulp wood trees.

Southern pulp wood trees have been hybridized (not GMO but natural) to be extremely fast growing. Since the original trees were cut down ages ago, there isn't any real net ecological damage, and since the carbon is already in the system it is generally considered to be carbon neutral. That is why virtually all biofuels are also considered carbon neutral.

What is environmentally detrimental are the processes used in converting the cellulite material to fibres necessary to make paper. I'm not sure which is worse, wood or plant.

As far as global warming goes, the concern is the industrial energy source for the manufacture and transportation. Products made in China contribute substantially more carbon pollution than products made in every other industrialized country. Transportation is one of the 'hidden' global warming problems being totally ignored by both consumers and the IPCC. An example is the US. Our transportation contribution to our total carbon output is only slightly smaller than our energy production contribution. This is one reason why a large number of us consider the Paris agreement to be a total failure.

I agree wholeheartedly that a US manufactured paper that uses the basic ingredients you prefer would be much more desirable. Unfortunately, this probably falls into the category of why capitalism isn't going to mitigate global warming.