Are We Flushing Away Our Forests? Could Bamboo be the Answer?

Most people are familiar with the idea of Pandas chomping down on Bamboo, but the world’s fastest growing plant has so much more to offer than food for our furry friends!  Bamboo can be transformed into beautifully soft hypoallergenic fabrics, strong and hygienic alternatives to wooden kitchen utensils, and is also an environmentally friendly, biodegradable alternative to paper tissue and wipes.

Every single day 270,000 trees are flushed down the toilet or end up as rubbish all around the globe, causing massive environmental damage to the planet, not just in terms of deforestation, but also in the loss of biodiversity and in carbon emissions.   Bamboo is a grass which grows up to a metre a day, a massive 30 times faster than trees! It harvests every year, as opposed to trees, which can take up to 30 years to grow.  Bamboo also produces 30% more oxygen and absorbs 35 times more carbon than trees!  

Bamboo tissue is just as luxuriously soft as the premium paper tissue brands. In addition, it also has the benefit of being antibacterial, antifungal, odour resistant and super absorbent as well as being 100% biodegradable.  

‘What about the Pandas?’ I hear you cry!  Don’t worry, the bamboo used to produce tissue is not the same species as Pandas like to munch and grows many miles from the Pandas natural habitat.

If you’re looking to try bamboo tissue alternatives, then look no further than The Cheeky Panda brand.  Cheeky Panda provides ethical, sustainable, plastic free, affordable alternatives to toilet and facial tissues, kitchen rolls and baby wipes for both retail and business.  You can buy Cheeky Panda for your home from Amazon, Boots, Ocado, Morrisons and many more retailers.  For businesses, you can contact Skelmersdale based online business supplies company, Direct365, to find out more.

Written by Lynn Roberts

Holistic Practitioner & Tree Hugger