Metsä Tissue investigated the carbon footprint of toilet paper: high-quality and soft tissue paper is also environmentally friendly
In cooperation with AFRY, Metsä Tissue, a part of Metsä Group, has calculated the carbon footprint of toilet paper in its eight European mills, and explored also the differences in the footprints of toilet papers made of fresh and recycled fibres. The results for the products analysed by the company indicate that a roll of toilet paper made of fresh fibre has a carbon footprint that is approximately one fifth smaller than a roll made of recycled fibre.Metsä Tissue is one of Europe’s largest tissue paper producers, having production in five countries at eight tissue paper mills, producing