It was
with great fascination that I read this report by WWF about how American consumers are unwittingly
contributing to the destruction of endangered rainforests in Sumatra by
purchasing certain brands of toilet paper and in turn causing a decline of
tigers. The brands mentioned are Paseo and Livi. They source fibre from Asia Pulp &
Paper (APP), a paper products company criticized by environmentalists and
scientists for its destructive forestry
practices.
WWF estimates
that APP has destroyed nearly 5 million hectares of forest in Sumatra since it began operations in 1984.
The report titled “Don’t Flush Tiger Forests:
Toilet
Paper, U.S. Supermarkets, and the Destruction of Indonesia's Last Tiger
Habitats” is available HERE
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