Best UK Eco-Friendly Toilet Paper: Recycled & Bamboo

WE SHOULDN'T BE CUTTING DOWN TREES TO WIPE OUR BUMS

The sad truth is most toilet rolls are still made from virgin trees. National Geographic reported in 2010 that the equivalent of almost 270,000 trees are either flushed or dumped in landfills  every day  worldwide, and roughly 10% of that total is attributable to toilet paper.

BAMBOO OR RECYCLED TOILET PAPER SAVES EMISSIONS

 Carbon emissions from producing bamboo rolls are 30% lower than recycled and 65% lower than regular toilet roll. Bamboo absorbs more carbon dioxide, produces more oxygen, and grows 5 times faster than trees. Although if recycled is made in the UK that saves on transport.

AVOID UNNECESSARY PLASTIC WASTE & PACKAGING

 Approximately 83 million toilet rolls are produced per day worldwide, and the average UK person uses about 127 rolls per year. So for a family of 4 thats an extra 56 unnecessary pieces of plastic if they were to be bought in packs of 9.

Bazoo Bamboo Toilet Paper

from £27.50 for 24 rolls

Free shipping

1. Bazoo

Best for protecting endangered habitat + animals

Every time you buy Bazoo toilet paper they protect 100m2 of endangered habitat via their partnership with the Rainforest Trust UK. Their work helps preserve land, oceanic eco-systems and animals affected by deforestation and climate change. So far Bazoo has protected over 2,000,000 m2 of endangered habitat. You can choose from Protected Species (wrapped), Naked (unbleached) or Unwrapped (white) in 24 or 48 roll packs. Their paper is FSC certified ensuring fair wages, safe working conditions and disability/ethnic discrimination checks.

Packaging: Individually wrapped (paper) or unwrapped, cardboard box for shipping. All packaging is recycled FSC sources.

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Naked Sprout Unbleached Bamboo Paper

from £21.15 for 24 rolls

Free next day delivery

2. Naked Sprout

Naked Sprout are the world's highest rated Ⓑ Corp tissue factory. They manufacture their tissue in a factory run entirely on renewable energy in Spain powered by hydro, wind, biomass and 8000+ onsite solar panels (bamboo comes in sea-freight from China). 2% of total revenue to charitable partners plus every purchase from Naked Sprout provides a child in Kenya safe water at school via partnership with Just a Drop. 24, 48 and 96 roll options, and as little as 22p / 100 sheets if you buy 96 rolls on subscription.

Packaging: Unwrapped rolls in a recycled FSC certified cardboard box for shipping with recycled FSC inner tubes.

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Honest Supplies Recycled Toilet Paper

from £23.28 for 24 rolls

Free shipping

3. Honest Supplies

Honest Supplies are a small family-run business that make 100% recycled toilet paper. They are currently the only carbon negative, UK made, recycled toilet paper, offsetting 200% of their CO2 emissions. They also plant 250 trees for every tonne of recycled pulp sold (in addition to being carbon negative) and support 2 carbon reduction projects every month. These have included the world's first 100% solar powered metro, a new facility to use waste biomass to create electricity, and the first ever wind power farm in Honduras.

They provide the option of 2 or 3-ply rolls in boxes of 24 as a one time purchase or on subscription. They also offer Natural 'Blue Roll' Centrefeeds (which can also be used as kitchen roll 😉) and bulk orders for businesses.

Packaging: Unwrapped rolls in a recycled cardboard box for shipping

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Serious Tissues Recycled Toilet Paper

from £31.05 for 36 rolls

Free shipping

4. Serious Tissues

36 rolls = 36 trees planted! Made from 100% post consumer use recycled paper, reusing magazines, newspapers, packaging boxes and office documents. Emission per roll: 388g CO2e. Tree planting is in addition to being carbon neutral.

Packaging: Unwrapped rolls in a recycled cardboard box for shipping

Who Gives a Crap Bamboo Toilet Paper

from £30 for 24 rolls

Free carbon neutral shipping £20+

5. Who Gives a Crap (Bamboo)

WGAC donate 50% of their profits to ensure everyone has access to clean water and a toilet within our lifetime. They work with partners around the world to build toilets and provide proper sanitation that is sustainable and scalable. All shipping is carbon neutral.

Packaging: Individually wrapped in a recycled cardboard box

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Who Gives a Crap Recycled Toilet Paper

from £28 for 24 rolls

Free carbon neutral shipping £20+

6. Who Gives a Crap (Recycled)

WGAC donate 50% of their profits to ensure everyone has access to clean water and a toilet within our lifetime. They work with partners around the world to build toilets and provide proper sanitation that is sustainable and scalable. All shipping is carbon neutral.

Packaging: Individually wrapped in a recycled cardboard box

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Bamboo Soft Toilet Paper

£27.49 for 48 rolls

Free shipping £50+

7. Bamboo Soft

At Bamboo Soft, their goal is to provide toilet paper that is not only better for the environment, but has the luxury feel of high quality mainstream brands. To achieve this they rigorously tested numerous samples from different factories, but none met their standards. Finally, they discovered a promising manufacturer and meticulously fine-tuned their process to create a strong and plush, bamboo toilet paper. They've kept things nice and simple with an offering of 48 super soft, white, 3ply rolls in a box.

Packaging: Unwrapped rolls in a cardboard box

Bumboo Bamboo Toilet Paper

from £23 for 24 rolls

Free shipping £20+

8. Bumboo

Bumboo plants a tree for every box purchased, through their charity partner Eden Reforestation Projects along with carbon neutral delivery. They offer a choice of bamboo toilet paper that is whitened or un-whitened. They are certified PFA free, and they have just started a new initiative with The Hygiene Bank, whereby you can donate your extra loo rolls to one of their 1,500 drop off points and Bumboo will they will send you a 50p voucher for every roll dontated.

Packaging: Individually wrapped (FSC certified paper) or unwrapped, Recycled cardboard box for shipping. Soybean based inks.

Cheeky Panda Bamboo Toilet Paper

£39.99 for 48 rolls

Free shipping £30+

9. Cheeky Panda

Carbon balanced by offsetting with donations to the World Land Trust. They offer bamboo toilet rolls in packs of 4, 9, 24 or 48 rolls.

Packaging: Unwrapped roll in cardboard box for shipping.

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Feel Good Eco Recycled Toilet Paper

£5.45 for 9 rolls

Free - £6.99 depending on delivery slot

10. Feel Good

Feel Good eco toilet paper is made from 100% high-quality recycled paper. Bright white, naturally soft & strong, kind to the planet & gentle on your bottom. You can currently buy it in packs of 9 from Waitrose and Ocado.

Packaging: 100% recyclable paper

Ecoleaf by Suma Recycled Toilet Paper

£6.35 for 9 rolls

Free shipping £50+

11. Ecoleaf

Made from 100% recycled paper. Free from dioxins and organochlorines. No additional inks, dyes, or chemical residues. Bleach free. Available in packs of 4 or 9.

Packaging: 30% post-consumer recycled plastic wrap recyclable with bags at supermarkets (it used to be paper but it was breaking too easily)

Panda Soft Bamboo Toilet Paper

£28.80 for 48 rolls

Free next day delivery

12. Panda Soft

This eco-friendly toilet paper is made from 100% bamboo from FSC certified sustainable bamboo forests grown without fertilisers or pesticides. You can purchase a box of 48 for personal use at home or in bulk for your business or place of work with a discount the more you purchase. We love that the embossing on the paper is a panda face 🐼 too.

Packaging: 100% recyclable cardboard

Essential Trading Recycled Toilet Paper

£1.99 for 4 rolls

Free shipping £50+

13. Essential Trading

Made from 100% washed recycled paper from office waste, unbleached and un-dyed with the ink removed through an oxygen bleaching process using soap and air. 

Packaging: Home compostable film made from GM free potato starch.