Comments on: It Takes 90 Years To Grow A Box Of Kleenex http://lifegoggles.com/1474/it-takes-90-years-to-grow-a-box-of-kleenex/ Green reviews, news and interviews Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Uncle B http://lifegoggles.com/1474/it-takes-90-years-to-grow-a-box-of-kleenex/comment-page-1/#comment-55001 Uncle B Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:24:57 +0000 http://lifegoggles.com/?p=1474#comment-55001 Canada has legalized Hemp farming! Annual or better crop makes good paper fibers in one year without fertilizers, care! SEE: http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/highlights/2008/0803hemp_e.html for confirmation! Great country moving ahead, openly sells seeds, oil in local farmer's markets to all! and the seeds go great on cerials in the morning! Canada has legalized Hemp farming! Annual or better crop makes good paper fibers in one year without fertilizers, care! SEE: http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/highlights/2008/0803hemp_e.html for confirmation! Great country moving ahead, openly sells seeds, oil in local farmer’s markets to all! and the seeds go great on cerials in the morning!

]]> By: karen mcguire http://lifegoggles.com/1474/it-takes-90-years-to-grow-a-box-of-kleenex/comment-page-1/#comment-53237 karen mcguire Wed, 21 May 2008 09:09:15 +0000 http://lifegoggles.com/?p=1474#comment-53237 After reading this I will never use kleenex prouducts ever again I dont buy them personaly there tissues ,and have always used a tissue thats made from recycled paper,but alas up till now I was using the cottenelle toilet paper :( now that im enlightened never again ! After reading this I will never use kleenex prouducts ever again
I dont buy them personaly there tissues ,and have always used a tissue thats made from recycled paper,but alas up till now I was using the cottenelle toilet paper :( now that im enlightened never again !

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]]> By: 12Tiggeroo http://lifegoggles.com/1474/it-takes-90-years-to-grow-a-box-of-kleenex/comment-page-1/#comment-52798 12Tiggeroo Fri, 02 May 2008 07:13:07 +0000 http://lifegoggles.com/?p=1474#comment-52798 This is a very interesting serious debate. I would agree with Bill. Businesses are cost-conscious and image conscious....perhaps Kleenex and the like could come clean about their source... Hype gets us Green headlines, noticed and discussed but it can also be counter-productive- use it wisely... I prefer humour so Regarding the use of tissue paper generally I try to keep this in mind..Jerry Hall I believe when asked what " eco-law "she would introduce was to limit everyone to one square of toilet tissue per day..." It made me laugh....It is ludicrous but it does make me think twice about the amount of tissue i unravel from the roll...pull from the box...etc. This is a very interesting serious debate.
I would agree with Bill. Businesses are cost-conscious and image conscious….perhaps Kleenex and the like could come clean about their source…
Hype gets us Green headlines, noticed and discussed but it can also be counter-productive- use it wisely…
I prefer humour so
Regarding the use of tissue paper generally I try to keep this in mind..Jerry Hall I believe when asked what ” eco-law “she would introduce was to limit everyone to one square of toilet tissue per day…” It made me laugh….It is ludicrous but it does make me think twice about the amount of tissue i unravel from the roll…pull from the box…etc.

]]> By: Joel http://lifegoggles.com/1474/it-takes-90-years-to-grow-a-box-of-kleenex/comment-page-1/#comment-52683 Joel Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:20:54 +0000 http://lifegoggles.com/?p=1474#comment-52683 In the interest of being fair, I think they mean to switch brands - there are other tissue brands besides Kleenex! If it's from managed sustainable forests then that's not a problem. In the interest of being fair, I think they mean to switch brands – there are other tissue brands besides Kleenex! If it’s from managed sustainable forests then that’s not a problem.

]]> By: John http://lifegoggles.com/1474/it-takes-90-years-to-grow-a-box-of-kleenex/comment-page-1/#comment-52658 John Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:46:33 +0000 http://lifegoggles.com/?p=1474#comment-52658 Yes - per their site - "Kleenex Free Classrooms: We need your help!" sounds like such a wonderful idea. Let's have our children wiping their nose and snot on their arms and getting each other sick rather than using some sawdust to make a piece of paper cloth that costs less than a penny. Brilliant! Yes – per their site – “Kleenex Free Classrooms: We need your help!” sounds like such a wonderful idea. Let’s have our children wiping their nose and snot on their arms and getting each other sick rather than using some sawdust to make a piece of paper cloth that costs less than a penny. Brilliant!

]]> By: Green Me http://lifegoggles.com/1474/it-takes-90-years-to-grow-a-box-of-kleenex/comment-page-1/#comment-52645 Green Me Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:22:57 +0000 http://lifegoggles.com/?p=1474#comment-52645 Personally, I think the issue is bigger than exactly what kind of "virgin" tree fiber is used. Kleenex, paper towels, etc. are symptomatic of our throw-away-culture. I don't think it hurts to get people to use recycled paper for paper products, as energy and water go into cutting and milling trees and making the paper! Reduce, recycle and reuse! Personally, I think the issue is bigger than exactly what kind of “virgin” tree fiber is used. Kleenex, paper towels, etc. are symptomatic of our throw-away-culture. I don’t think it hurts to get people to use recycled paper for paper products, as energy and water go into cutting and milling trees and making the paper! Reduce, recycle and reuse!

]]> By: Joel http://lifegoggles.com/1474/it-takes-90-years-to-grow-a-box-of-kleenex/comment-page-1/#comment-52504 Joel Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:41:04 +0000 http://lifegoggles.com/?p=1474#comment-52504 Thanks Bill, appreciate your knowledge in the wood/timber industry, it's a lot more than mine! Thanks Bill, appreciate your knowledge in the wood/timber industry, it’s a lot more than mine!

]]> By: Bill Vincent http://lifegoggles.com/1474/it-takes-90-years-to-grow-a-box-of-kleenex/comment-page-1/#comment-52482 Bill Vincent Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:37:55 +0000 http://lifegoggles.com/?p=1474#comment-52482 I'm highly dubious of the 'virgin timber' and '90 years' claims. As I said above, I've spent most of my life in the wood products industry here in Oregon. A stand of virgin timber is, conservation aside for the moment, highly valuable. Each log is worth hundreds or even thousands of dollars, depending on the species, quality, etc etc. Drop the value of that same log to a pocketfull of change if it's going to paper. No timber owner would sell good virgin timber to make paper. Even to Kleenex. No-how no-way ain't gonna happen in a million years. Having just looked at a box of Kleenex, it does say "100% virgin fiber". This means they're made from non-recycled sawdust bought from sawmills, not old-growth timber, fer chrissakes. This same sawdust that used to be burned or thrown away. They're just saying that you're not putting someones used paper in your nose, which is a good thing, I'd say. What we're looking at here is typical Greenpeace let's mislead the public to further our agenda fly-off-the-handle to hell with facts let's do it anyway propoganda, and sorry, but you, along with countless others, have fallen for it. No "ancient forests" are being "clearcut" for paper products. It's made-up, Joel. Made-up. I’m highly dubious of the ‘virgin timber’ and ‘90 years’ claims. As I said above, I’ve spent most of my life in the wood products industry here in Oregon. A stand of virgin timber is, conservation aside for the moment, highly valuable. Each log is worth hundreds or even thousands of dollars, depending on the species, quality, etc etc. Drop the value of that same log to a pocketfull of change if it’s going to paper. No timber owner would sell good virgin timber to make paper. Even to Kleenex. No-how no-way ain’t gonna happen in a million years.
Having just looked at a box of Kleenex, it does say “100% virgin fiber”. This means they’re made from non-recycled sawdust bought from sawmills, not old-growth timber, fer chrissakes. This same sawdust that used to be burned or thrown away. They’re just saying that you’re not putting someones used paper in your nose, which is a good thing, I’d say. What we’re looking at here is typical Greenpeace let’s mislead the public to further our agenda fly-off-the-handle to hell with facts let’s do it anyway propoganda, and sorry, but you, along with countless others, have fallen for it.

No “ancient forests” are being “clearcut” for paper products. It’s made-up, Joel. Made-up.

]]> By: Joel http://lifegoggles.com/1474/it-takes-90-years-to-grow-a-box-of-kleenex/comment-page-1/#comment-52472 Joel Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:40:40 +0000 http://lifegoggles.com/?p=1474#comment-52472 Hi Ned, thanks for your comment. I'm well aware of this, I'm not saying don't use tissues, far from it. If you read the article it's talking about a specific brand - Kleenex - which are using specific trees that are NOT grown for this purpose. There is no hype, we're talking about one company, not all paper products! I know in America the term "kleenex" is often used to describe all tissues, but we're talking Kleenex here. Hi Ned, thanks for your comment. I’m well aware of this, I’m not saying don’t use tissues, far from it. If you read the article it’s talking about a specific brand – Kleenex – which are using specific trees that are NOT grown for this purpose. There is no hype, we’re talking about one company, not all paper products! I know in America the term “kleenex” is often used to describe all tissues, but we’re talking Kleenex here.

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