In North America, researchers estimated that toilet paper contributed just 3.7% of the 6:2 diPAP found in sewage sludge. The percentages were higher in Sweden (35%) and France (89%).

They make the case for never tossing anything other than toilet paper in there.The mechanisms that allow your toilet to flush are probably high on the list of things you don’t think about very often.

Scientists have identified a surprising new source of “forever chemicals” awash in global wastewater: the ubiquitous paper product dangling next to most of the planet’s toilets. Toilet paper ...

Roughly 99% of toilet paper Americans use is made in the United States. Kimberly-Clark, Proctor & Gamble and Georgia-Pacific make a majority of the toilet paper in the United States.

They calculated that toilet paper contributed about 4% of the 6:2 diPAP in sewage in the U.S. and Canada, 35% in Sweden and up to 89% in France.

Toilet paper is so common in some countries it’s only noticed when it’s not there, as exemplified by the panic buying that prompted shortages when the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020. Thought ...