Going Tree Free with Reel Toilet Paper
I’ve been on the hunt for a sustainable swap for toilet paper, and after watching several review videos on tree free toilet paper options, the Hammond house has switched over to Reel’s tree free bamboo toilet paper! 🧻🧻🧻🧻
Bamboo grows 3ft in 24 hours, can be harvested once a year, doesn’t need to be replanted and uses 30% less water than hardwood trees to produce toilet paper. Bamboo fibers are softer than recycled paper and wood fiber - it’s also super strong!
It was very easy to place a one-time order online - subscription service available as well!
Get your first subscription box for 25% off with code FIRST25!
Reel is made from tree-free, 100% bamboo paper - no inks, dyes, or BPA. More info here.
24 mega rolls in each box.
300 sheets per roll.
Conveniently delivered to your door - in plastic-free packaging (including the packing tape)
Free Shipping on subscription orders in the Contiguous United States.
Hassle-Free subscription. Cancel anytime.
It’s a Black-owned business as well!
Overall thoughts on using Reel:
It’s obviously pricier for the amount of TP rolls that you get in comparison to regular TP on the market. I was using 7th generation before this which is made of 100% recycled paper and the plastic packaging is recyclable. The 24 rolls equal 240 sheets per roll for $28.99, versus Reel’s 24 rolls equaling 300 sheets per roll for $34.99 + $6.99 shipping (pricing has gone up since I first used and originally shared about Reel for one time orders). It’s not that soft, but I can live with that; my husband on the other hand likes to use the plushiest tp so he wasn’t the biggest fan. I can continue to use Reel, but I think if you are a textures person and don’t want to give up plushy/soft toilet paper, 7th generation was a little plushier (but not that much better) in my opinion.
Every day, 2.4 billion people are forced to defecate outside — meaning lost dignity, exposure to deadly pathogens, increased risk of contaminated water, and loss of life. Each purchase contributes to Reel’s mission to provide access to clean toilets to those in need around the world.
“Not only is toilet paper itself a waste product, ending up in sewers and landfills, but the process used to make it is also incredibly wasteful, consuming 37 gallons of water, 1.5 pounds of wood, and 1/3kWh of electricity to produce ONE ROLL...we use chlorinated bleach to whiten the paper, using 253,000 tons per year.
...America alone, according to Better Planet, uses 12 billion rolls of toilet paper per year! One tree only produces about 1,000 rolls, so a single American will use 384 trees in their lifetime, just by wiping their bum.” (SustainableJungle.com)
