你最喜欢的厕纸是由古代森林制成的吗?
你最喜欢的厕纸是由古代森林制成的吗?
The toilet paper you choose has an impact on climate change, a new report by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) says. The 2020 edition of the "The Issue With Tissue" report was released on June 24, and it reveals a deep divide between the winners, whose toilet paper contains high percentages of recycled content, and the losers, who continue to use virgin wood pulp exclusively.
美国自然资源保护委员会(NRDC)的一份新报告称，厕纸对气候变化有影响。《卫生纸问题》2020年版报告于6月24日发布，报告显示，卫生纸回收利用率高的优胜者和只使用原始木浆的失败者之间存在着巨大差异。
The big problem with virgin wood pulp is that it drives deforestation in Canada's boreal forest, which the NRDC's report describes as one of the most ecologically important forests in the world.
原始木浆的最大问题是，它推动了加拿大北方森林的滥伐，NRDC的报告将其描述为世界上最重要的生态森林之一。
Aerial view of selective logging in Canada.Christopher Morris - Corbis / Getty Images
People need toilet paper; the report does not dispute that, though it does encourage the use of bidets, which use less water than the toilet paper manufacturing process does. But it argues that there are less harmful ways of producing toilet paper that consumers would do well to understand in order to make better informed decisions when shopping.
人们需要卫生纸;尽管报告鼓励使用坐浴盆，但并没有对这一点提出异议，因为坐浴盆比卫生纸的生产过程用水量更少。但它认为，消费者最好了解生产卫生纸的一些危害较小的方式，以便在购物时做出更明智的决定。
So what is a shopper to do with this information? The report has several suggestions.
那么购物者该如何处理这些信息呢?报告提出了几点建议。
1. Buy toilet paper made with recycled content.
购买回收材料制成的卫生纸。
This is a crucial first step that will make you realize how little you need the virgin material. Big companies may say that it's consumer demand driving their inability to use recycled content, but many smaller companies with far tinier R&D budgets have managed to prove that fully-recycled TP works perfectly well. Commit to this basic requirement when buying toilet paper forevermore.
这是至关重要的第一步，它会让你意识到你对原始材料的需求是多么的少。大公司可能会说，消费者的需求导致他们无法使用回收材料，但许多研发预算更小的小公司已经成功证明，完全回收的TP效果很好。在购买厕纸时，永远坚持这个基本要求。
2. Ask store managers to stock sustainable alternatives.
要求商店经理储备可持续的替代品。
If no recycled options are available at your local store, speak out! Ask for cleaner, greener toilet paper and explain why it matters to you. "This informs managers of the demand for more sustainable products and sends a message up the chain to retailer corporate headquarters about consumer preferences."
如果在你当地的商店没有可回收的选择，大声说出来!要求更干净、更环保的厕纸，并解释为什么它对你很重要。“这让经理们了解到对更可持续的产品的需求，并向供应链上游的零售商总部传递消费者偏好的信息。”
3. Urge corporations to change.
敦促企业做出改变。
Go beyond the retailer to the producer, and speak out about your TP preferences. Companies do listen to the general public and are swayed by it; even in the past year, since the release of the first Issue with Tissue report, there's been far more talk about recycled content than ever before. The report authors say, "Do not underestimate the power of social media. Often a tweet or some other form of public communication with a company can create more accountability, inform them of market demand, and increase the likelihood that the company will change."
从零售商到生产者，说出你的TP喜好。公司确实会听取公众的意见，并受其左右;甚至在去年，自从《组织报告》第一期发布以来，关于回收材料的讨论比以往任何时候都多。该报告的作者说:“不要低估社交媒体的力量。通常，一条推特或其他形式的与公司的公开交流可以让公司更具责任感，让他们了解市场需求，增加公司变革的可能性。”
4. Use less toilet paper.
少用卫生纸。
You could be like my mother and designate specific numbers of squares allowed, according to the severity of the bathroom visit. (Yes, she actually did this, pre-ripping and stacking into neat little piles.) I thought it crazy at the time, but now with a bunch of TP-happy little boys in my own home, I suddenly understand.
你可以像我妈妈一样，根据你去洗手间的严重程度，指定特定的方格数。(是的，她确实这么做了，把它们预先拆下来，整齐地堆放在一起。)当时我觉得这很疯狂，但现在有一群tp快乐的小男孩在我自己家里，我突然明白了。
But seriously, do try to minimize usage. Teach kids not to use entire handfuls of toilet paper. Embrace reusables in place of tissue paper and paper towels, which are also included in the report. And do consider that bidet; most people really love them, once they get used to them.
但说真的，尽量减少使用卫生纸。教孩子不要用整把的卫生纸。用可重复使用的东西代替纸巾和厕纸，这些也包括在报告中。一定要考虑坐浴盆;大多数人一旦习惯了它们，就会爱上它们。
