【2022-06-07 BOE】Is Bamboo Toilet Paper All It's Cracked Up to Be

                          Is Bamboo Toilet Paper All It's Cracked Up to Be?

竹厕纸被一些人吹捧为一种追求环保的生活方式。它是由竹子而不是树木制成的，而且原料竹子的生长、加工和生产所需要消耗的资源更少。而相比起传统厕纸，它用起来依旧是十分舒适的。

Bamboo toilet paper has been touted by some as an eco-friendly option that's still cushy enough to use comfortably. It's made from bamboo instead of trees, and it requires fewer resources to grow, process, and produce. Where you once might have worried about TP scarcity, you may be worrying about TP sustainability. Here's what you need to know.

Is bamboo TP more environmentally friendly?

In general, yes. A single roll of conventional toilet paper is said to require 1.5 pounds of wood and 37 gallons of water to make, while a single roll of bamboo toilet paper uses no wood and less than a gallon of water. It's also highly renewable: Bamboo grows like a weed—three feet or more in a day—and reaches maturity much faster than trees, so it doesn't require us to cut down forests to wipe our butts.

据说，一卷传统卫生纸需要1.5磅的木材和37加仑的水才能制成，而一卷竹制卫生纸不需要木材，只需要不到一加仑的水。同时，竹子也是高度可再生的：它们一天至少能够成长三英尺，成熟速度比树木快得多。

Is bamboo TP soft?

Toilet paper texture is a very personal preference. While you may not need thick and pillowy TP, you probably don't want to be wiping with something that feels like sandpaper, either. One way of comparing is by looking at the ply, or the number of layers per sheet. 1-ply paper has one layer, while 3-ply has three. Thicker isn't always softer—but it is sturdier, and it may require you to use fewer sheets.

Is bamboo TP more expensive?

Regular toilet paper is probably going to be cheaper than bamboo TP or other recycled options. For comparison, a 24-roll box of 3-ply Reel bamboo toilet paper, which has 300 sheets per roll, costs $39.99 on Amazon. A 24-pack of 3-ply "mega rolls" from Quilted Northern—255 sheets per roll—costs $27.55 as of this writing.

A more direct look: the Reel paper is $0.55 per 100 sheets, while the Quilted Northern is $0.45 per 100 sheets.

Yes, bamboo toilet paper is a bit pricier. However, if its sturdiness means you use fewer sheets per wipe, it may be a wash.