Scott Rolls Out Tube-Free Toilet Paper To Reduce Waste

By October 27, 2010

The toilet paper business is going down the drain — literally. Starting this week, Kimberly-Clark has begun selling Scott Naturals Tube-Free toilet paper that won’t have you throwing out or recycling anything when the roll is finished.

According to the company, even the last piece of toilet paper on each roll will be usable and won’t have glue on it.

For now, the product is only on sale at Walmart and Sam’s Club, but could expand to other stores is sales are good.

Kimberly-Clark is also considering using the tube-free design on its paper towel brands if the toilet paper test is positive.

From USA Today:

The 17 billion toilet paper tubes produced annually in the USA account for 160 million pounds of trash, according to Kimberly-Clark estimates, and could stretch more than a million miles placed end-to-end. That’s from here to the moon and back — twice. Most consumers toss, rather than recycle, used tubes, says Doug Daniels, brand manager at Kimberly-Clark. “We found a way to bring innovation to a category as mature as bath tissue,” he says.

Kimberly-Clark rolls out tube-free Scott toilet paper [USA Today]

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  1. kennedar says:
    October 27, 2010 at 5:20 pm

    We will switch to this from the Kirkland that we have been buying. I like Scott anyways so this is just an added reason to change! Hopefully they start to carry it at Costco.

  2. thelauhingsun says:
    October 27, 2010 at 10:13 pm

    What is this? C’mon, Scott, think of the gerbils! What will they chew now?

  3. suburbancowboy says:
    October 27, 2010 at 10:52 pm

    I’ve seen rolls of toilet paper that have no hole in the center. They are paper all the way to the middle, but just before the center, the paper gets progressively narrower forming two inverted cones, which enable it to be held in place by the holder.

  4. nocturnaljames says:
    October 28, 2010 at 11:38 am

    Interesting. Too bad this sort of waste wasn’t a problem that needed fixing. Cardboard is easily recyclable and biodegradable. On the other hand there are 1000′s of disposable plastic products which aren’t.

    It’s good business as people will buy it thinking they are do-gooders. Toilet paper is always 100% waste.

  5. massageon says:
    October 28, 2010 at 11:40 am

    But my kid LOVES that toilet paper tube. He pretends it’s a telescope or a mega-phone! The possibilites are endless.

    Also, I know of a non-profit that uses those toilet paper tubes to make nifty fire starters for your fireplace or camping fire. This could be a huge dis-service to them…

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