Is Earth Friendly Products Bamboo Sustainably Sourced?

• The bamboo that Earth Friendly Products uses in their paper products is cut within 2 years of first sprouting.
• Following every cut, the bamboo shoot that is cut does not grow back, rather, a new sprout grows beside it.
• Cutting down the bamboo can actually prolong the survival of bamboo growing nearby.
• Because their root system is connected, if none of the bamboo shoots are cut down, eventually the entire network cannot support its own survival and will die.  In nature, there are varieties of Rats and other animals that take on this job by consuming the bamboo shoots in large quantity.
• Bamboo is an incredibly renewable crop that can actually benefit by being harvested by animals, including us!  Scheduled harvesting of bamboo can actually promote increased growth (similar to other grasses). Trees, on the other hand, don’t tell us the same story in most situations.
• Any Bamboo "waste" is actually not waste at all.  Instead, it is burned to assist in power generation for the factory during a process called “Bio-Gasification”.
• Also, NaOH (which is required during the boiling process) is recovered from the fumes during the burning process.
• While some other manufacturers use harsh chemicals such as the auxiliary agent anthraquinone, known to be associated with health risks, Earth Friendly Product's source manufacturing facility considers environmental & health accountability during this process and opts for a slightly more expensive but responsible approach, instead using Sodium Hydroxide (caustic soda) to assist in the softening process & Hydrogen Peroxide for the whitening process.
• Due to the source manufacturer's high production capacity, they are carefully regulated for waste-water management. State law enforces 70% of their water to be recycled regardless of their production volume. Because of this, they are constantly upgrading their water management infrastructure to keep up with the strict regulations.

Is Earth Friendly Products Sugar Cane Sustainably Sourced?

• Being a by-product of the sugar manufacturing industry, the Sugar Cane that Earth Friendly Products sources for their "Paperless" Toilet Paper & Paper Towel Products, meets national food industry requirements for consumption.
• Earth Friendly Product's Sugarcane is also a non-GMO product.
• Lastly, the sugarcane grown for Earth Friendly Products "Treeless" Toilet Paper & Paper Towels is grown organically, however... they are not certified organic under any 3rd party organization at this time.