To use cloth?

[MakeHayAndSneeze]

I already use cloth nappies, cloth wipes for dd and ds, cloth San-pro, so the next logical step is cloth toilet paper as loo paper just somehow seems wrong if I'm trying to be a bit more Eco conscious. But is this really really grim? I probably wouldn't use it for poo, and suspect that DH would not be interested so it's only me ATM, and would just chuck it into the nappy bin...

AIBU to even contemplate this?

Most toilet paper is recycled and is biodegradable. So it don't feel bad using it lol.

Really? I thought thousands of trees were being cut down per day just for toilet roll.... I do try to get the recycled brands though, but find them really scratchy on my delicate nethers . Expensive, too

use leaves. then just drop them into your compost heap.

Well if you were going completely eco I suppose you could cut up any clothing that just gets too worn/damaged to give to charity and erm... use it, and chuck it. Or towels?

You can make your own paper can't you, maybe collect all the junk mail and pulp them and be self-sufficiant or something!

For me, I'm all for recycling, eco everything but bog roll seems a step too far. If you're buying recyled anyway, wouldn't the cost to the environment be more if you are laundering/bleaching cloths everyday? You couldn't leave them too long! And what abpout when your DCs are out of nappies, would you do special loads just for your own 'loo roll' cloths?

Google 'family cloth'.

And then wish you hadn't

Seriously???

YABU. and what happens when you have guests? would you hand them a cloth?

What do you DO with it afterwards?

Squeaky perhaps keep one roll of loo paper for guests?

"Psst...get the guest bog roll out! Aunty Mimi's here!"

i use reusable nappies and wipes but just for me loo roll is going a bit to far but then again my best friend thinks me using a mooncup was so demented she was concerned i was about to start kissing trees and the such like.

this sort of thing is very much a personal choice perhaps you could be super eco yourself by using it but not expect dh to

another concideration what if you have visitors?

Go shit in the garden and scrawp your arse along the grass like a dog.

I totally don't expect DH to - he would have a fit if I chucked out the loo roll! I'd def keep it for guests too, I suppose (seeing the reactions here ) it's not something I'd shout about either. (and I think using cloth for poo would be too much although I do for the dc's - is that a double standard?). I guess I'd just chuck them in with the nappies so no extra hot water needed, and cross the bridge of potty training when we (finally) get there.

MyRoyal - i think the neighbour might object to that, our fence is quite low...!

Get one of these and a towel for drying yourself off: voices.yahoo.com/how-bum-gun-toilet-hose-thailand-the-3667987.html

I'm going to chuckle all night at bum gun now.

If it's all about the Eco thing surely, the extra electricity & detergent used will cancel out any positive impact?

Yes, it is really really grim. Why would you want to put yourself through that?

Shake it dry and your good to go

Waitrose own in recycled and not scratchy or expensive.

Why would I put mysaelf through it? I guess I sometimes feel like I'm up to my elbows in waste anyway, with 2 DCs in nappies so getting a bit more personal with my own wee isn't going to hurt. Nappy wash done anyway so no extra detergent/electricity. Maybe it is a bit off the wall though, still thinking about a trial period. Feel free to call me a weirdo though!

Even number 2 waste?

Really?

Number one waste and I maybe persuaded that you have a point, but number two waste - eewwww!

The thing is though, is what people don't really recognise or understand from my perspective is that forestry is environmentally friendly and is actually a good thing.

Think of it this way, when a tree is cut down, effectively it becomes a carbon store. So, until it is burnt or returned to the atmosphere it is storing carbon. Generally, as once a plantation is felled, it is replanted for the next generation of trees.

If you thought about it, you wouldn't put paper and cardboard into the recycling bin, you would send it off to land fill. That way the carbon gets stored...

Now, for loo paper... good luck, as think this would not be as green as you think it is... why use anything if you really want to be green.. :) Just wash your hand afterwards..

Outraged - no, I think I do draw the line at poo.

Minibar - never google anything suggested by a MNetter, isn't that the rule?! FWIW, I think the term Family Cloth is a horrible one.

Bum Gun - lovely!!!

Sorry, Minniebar - spelt you wrong earlier.

Auschopper - I could never contemplate not washing my hands - yuck!

what about no flushing until a poo is done? Saving water, but wiping butt on paper?

MakeHayAndSneeze - You would definitely want to wash your hands, especially if you used nothing but your hands..

Slowestwildebeast - we do that overnight anyway; not sure dh would agree during the day time. I also have my suspicions that he uses a daft amount of loo roll to wipe a few drops anyway so I reckon we would have blockage issues...

Auschopper yes, I can see how personal hygeine would suddenly become fairly important if I was just to use my hands....