Additionally, manufacturing toilet paper is energy-intensive and releases tons of harmful carbon pollution into the atmosphere, contributing to the overheating our planet.

Bidets are gentle and hygienic. In fact, a 2022 study found that the hands of people who use bidets have profoundly fewer microbes than those who wipe. Researchers asked 32 nursing students in Japan ...

Many people wipe their bowel movements with toilet paper after defecating. However, you should keep in mind that this can ...

While toilet paper use is ubiquitous in China, North America, parts of the EU and Australia, its environmental impact is rarely discussed. Environmentalists recently began urging people to be more ...

A growing debate questions toilet paper's effectiveness against jet sprays for hygiene. While paper is convenient, water-based cleaning offers superior residue removal and gentler care, especially for ...

Talk about a green thumb. Environmental activist Robin Greenfield, 36, has been wiping with leaves instead of toilet paper for a decade now — and he has no plans to stop. Greenfield first began his ...

Using toilet paper alternatives, like bidets and paper not made from trees, can help us go easy on the planet. But the answers aren't always simple.