With consumers clamoring for toilet paper because of a panic caused by the port workers' strike along the East and Gulf coasts, it's important to remember – toilet paper is made in the United States.

Toilet paper, a product that is used for a few seconds before being disposed of forever, is typically made with trees, energy ...

Early in the pandemic, toilet paper shortages — pushed weary Americans to the fringes. Out of necessity, millions tried rolls made from recycled paper or bamboo. And what they found surprised them.

Additionally, manufacturing toilet paper is energy-intensive and releases tons of harmful carbon pollution into the atmosphere, contributing to the overheating our planet.

While toilet paper use is ubiquitous in China, North America, parts of the EU and Australia, its environmental impact is rarely discussed. Environmentalists recently began urging people to be more ...

Update: US port workers and operators reach a deal to end East Coast strike immediately on Oct. 3. Read more. Shoppers who have an urge to jolt out of their homes to buy dozens of rolls of toilet ...