CONSERVATION
Trees and DISPOSABLE PAPER GOODS By S. MICHAL BENNETT
I n Kootenai County, Idaho, where I live, there are at least six com - munity and non-profit gardens, some independent and some associ- ated with food banks and community kitchens. I was saddened by the recent announcement that one of those kitch- ens would be closing and the property would be developed for housing. Paper products are constantly pres- ent in our everyday lives. This fact be- came glaringly obvious with the 2020
toilet paper shortage when people be- gan panic buying and hoarding toi- let paper during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. For years, we had used bulk toilet paper from Costco in our house, but in 2019, we happened to switch to a subscription service through Reel Paper, an up- and-coming bamboo paper goods com- pany at the time. We never ran out or experienced a break in deliveries. To - day, Reel is one of the top bamboo pa-
per companies in the U.S. with toilet paper and paper towels that are tree- free, plastic-free, fragrance-free and lint-free. I also find the biodegradable rolls to be comfy, although they aren’t “ultra soft,” if that’s what you prefer. Aside from toilet paper and paper towels, you might be surprised by how many paper products you handle in a day: facial tissues, books, maga- zines, envelopes, notepads, cardboard boxes, shipping fillers, coffee filters,
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