Main content

Eco-friendly toilet paper

Is eco-friendly toilet paper the best thing since sliced bread - or marketing BS? Are home delivery companies greener than the supermarket options - and what about the packaging?

How green can your loo roll be? Lots of companies have sprung up offering what they say are the most eco-friendly ways to wipe - and there's a lot to think about.

Listener Barbara buys recycled toilet paper - and wants to know if she's better off buying one of the bamboo options on the market. Jo already buys bamboo but is curious about the difference packaging and delivery options make.

To get them some answers, Greg Foot speaks to Shanta Bhavnani from Ethical Consumer magazine, who carried out its 2023 ethical toilet paper guide, and materials expert Dr Eral Bele of University College London, who's studied the properties of bamboo.

If you’ve seen an ad, trend or fad relating to another consumer product and wonder if there’s any evidence to back up a claim, then email us: sliced.bread@bbc.co.uk or you can send a voice note to our WhatsApp number: 07543 306807

PRESENTER: Greg Foot
PRODUCER: Tom Moseley

Available now

28 minutes

Last on

Thu 2 Nov 2023 12:32
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

More episodes

Previous

Smart Thermostats

Next

Ice Baths

See all episodes from Sliced Bread

Broadcast

  • Thu 2 Nov 2023 12:32
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

Podcast

  • Sliced Bread

    Greg Foot investigates the so-called wonder products making bold claims.