Using toilet paper may be a dirty business, but what about where your TP came from?
A new report from World Wildlife Fund suggests that American consumers and businesses are "inadvertently contributing" to deforestation in Indonesia and destruction of Sumatran tiger habitats by purchasing paper products made using fibers from Asia Pulp & Paper (APP).
APP is currently the fifth largest tissue producer in the world, according to a WWF press release, and is "rapidly expanding" into U.S. markets with paper products under the Paseo and Livi brands.
According to World Wildlife Fund estimates, APP and its affiliates have used "nearly 5 million acres of tropical forest on the island of Sumatra," for paper pulp since 1984.
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Yes, I would like to know the products and the companies who still do business with the irresponsible persons who conduct this kind of business without any regards to the enviroment and it’s repercussions.