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A new report by the NRDC found that many major toilet paper brands, including Charmin, Quilted Northern, and Cottonelle, are getting an F grade for their environmental impact.

INFORMATION COMES IN ON THE STORY THIS AFTERNOON. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MARK. HERE'S SOMETHING YOU MAY NOT HAVE EVER THOUGHT ABOUT HOW SUSTAINABLE IS YOUR TOILET PAPER MEAN SOMETHING THAT'S USED ONCE AND YOU THROW AWAY, RIGHT? HOPEFULLY AS WRAL'S. LIZ MCLAUGHLIN REPORTS MANY MAJOR BRANDS ARE SOURCING THOSE PAPER PRODUCTS THROUGH THE FOREST IS ASIAN. >> THE 5TH ANNUAL ISSUE WITH TISSUE REPORT ANALYZES MAJOR TOILET PAPER BRANDS BASED ON THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT. THE GOOD NEWS THERE ARE MORE CLIMATE FRIENDLY OPTIONS THAN EVER BEFORE. THE BAD. MANY MAJOR BRANDS ARE GETTING A FAILING GRADE NATIONAL RESOURCES. DEFENSE COUNCIL, AN ENVIRONMENTAL NONPROFIT ANALYZED DOZENS OF BRANDS AND GAVE THEM A GRADE A THROUGH F YOU YOU CAN SEE HERE WHOLE FOODS 3.65 BRAND TRADER JOE'S AND 7TH GENERATION FOR ALL THE TOP CATEGORY. ALL MADE FROM RECYCLED MATERIALS, RECYCLED CONTENT ACTUALLY HAS JUST ONE 3RD OF THE CARBON EMISSIONS AND USE AS HALF AS MUCH WATER COMPARED TO FORCE FIBER. >> SO THAT MAKES AT THE ALL AROUND ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERRED OPTION FOR CREATING THESE TISSUE PRODUCTS. >> SOME OF THE MOST POPULAR BRANDS RANKED THE LOWEST, INCLUDING SHARMAN ANGEL, SOFT COTTON NOW AND KIRKLAND BRANDT. THESE RELY ON FOREST FIBER AND MUCH OF THAT FIBER IS SOURCED FROM CANADIAN BOREAL FOREST HOME TO MORE THAN 600 INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES. HABITAT FOR A VARIETY OF THREATENED SPECIES. AND THE MOST CARBON DENSE FOREST MAKING IT AN IMPORTANT ECOSYSTEM FOR THE FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE. ABOUT A MILLION ACRES ARE CLEAR. CUT FROM THIS FOREST EACH YEAR FOR INDUSTRIAL LOGGING, PROCTER AND GAMBLE. THE PRODUCER THAT MAKE SHARMAN IS ONE OF THE ONLY MANUFACTURERS TO EARN F GRADES FOR ITS BRANDS. ACROSS ALL 5 ISSUE WITH TISSUE REPORTS. I REACHED OUT TO PNG AND A SPOKESPERSON SAID THAT FOR EVERY TREE THAT IS CHOPPED DOWN. 2 MORE ARE PLANTED. THEY DID NOT RESPOND TO REQUESTS FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT PROGRAM OR TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT OF THOSE NEWLY PLANTED TREES WOULD BE USED IN

'Issue with Tissue' report ranks eco-friendly toilet paper

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A single roll of toilet paper unrolled on a blue background

The award-winning Paw Patrol Ultimate Rescue Fire Truck with Extendable 2 Foot Tall Ladder is only $39.82 (reg. $59.99) at Walmart right now! They are also having a big toy sale right now with great buys on scooters, KidKraft play houses, board games, L.O.L. Surprise, LeapFrog, dolls, ride-ons and more!

Paw Patrol Ultimate Rescue Fire Truck with 2 Foot Tall Ladder only $39.82 (reg. $59.99)

PAW Patrol Ultimate Rescue Fire Truck with Extendable 2 ft. Tall Ladder (photo courtesy Walmart)

Cottonelle, Charmin, Scott, Angel Soft toilet paper and more are in stock and available to order online for delivery from Amazon and Walmart right now!

Top toilet paper brands in stock and available to order online for delivery

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Updated: Quilted Northern, Angel Soft, Cottonelle toilet paper and more are in stock available to order online for delivery from Amazon and Walmart right now!

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With shelves empty and toilet paper still not easy to find, flushable wipes are in demand, however, municipalities warn: Do not flush them.

TP shortage has some flushing wipes and clogging pipes

Flushable wipes

As a statement on the world dealing with COVID-19, artist Robin Cole's latest painting depicts a single roll of toilet paper.

Lately I've been doing a lot of foliage painting the author Oscar Wilde once said Quote Life imitates art This is a very very close friend and fellow painter Farm or than art imitates life That one is Ah blackberry bramble with the Berries partway through the ripening process capturing the world's essence through the eyes of artist Robin Cole You have an interesting moment with a wild animal You know something like that Those moments really really stand out to me and that sort of magical realism that happens It's something I'm really interested in representing my creative work  But throughout her career in color I've noticed that all of my painting has become a little less hard edged a little less over informative and a little more natural and expressive and brushy cold never painted anything like this  This ridiculous substance has achieved a pretty divine place in our society for this moment in time such that it's totally unattainable She calls it Art In the time of Corona it seems like this would make a lot of people happy and smile maybe if they hanging above their toilet on their bathrooms a tribute to the elusive item that left shoppers empty handed staring at empty shelves Which is why I decided to paint it with this bathed in holy light type of environment which is something I invented a little bit with the setup I had  It was just painting a role that I had my bathroom That beautiful Renaissance rest gold brown that you see in the background is is really actually a visual interpretation of particle board But out of all her work this situation in which we find ourselves I think everybody's going through their own process of trying to grapple with the bizarre new reality in so many ways Cole says This one is well received I've had a number of enquiries actually s so many that I'm thinking of maybe doing a limited edition run of prints which is not something I do very often with my pieces of art inspired by life I would prefer not to be remembered poor summing up the Corona virus with the toilet paper painting giving people something Cole believes I would just throw out there that a quarantine is a great time to learn to paint  Everyone seems to need people really like looking at beautiful things you know it's there's something very pleasing about that and they just get a laugh out of it Which was my ultimate goal

Painter brings levity to troubling times

Toilet paper painting

Panic buying isn't the only reason we're all dealing with a shortage of toilet paper.

MONICA LALIBERTE, WRAL NEWS. >> THAT PIZZA LOOKED AWESOME. >>> YOU KNOW YOU FAMILY I'LL FOR TOILET PAPER WHEN YOU SEE ALL OF THOSE EMPTY SHELVES IN THE SUPERMARKET. IT IS A PROBLEM MANY COUNTRIES HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH BUT IT TURNS OUT THAT PANICKED BUYERS MAY NOT BE THE ONLY REASON. IT IS SIMPLY THAT WE NEED MORE TOILET PAPER BECAUSE WE ARE USING THE RESTROOM AT HOME MORE

More use of toilet paper at home one big reason for current shortages

Experts warn against flushing rags, wipes or anything else out of the ordinary during the coronavirus-inspired toilet paper shortage.

It's a lot of John Carson job is making sure waste water comes in and clean water goes out he tells me it's a dirty job but someone has to do it I don't mind it but lately it's more hands on than usual Car says mounds of wipes and rags get stuck in the pumps and he has to pull them out to fix it You take 12 paper and flushable wipes and put him in a jar and spin him around and see what happens you know toilet paper Dissolve flushable wipe Nothing happened he says The wipes get through the pipes but won't break down in the sewage system causing pumps to tap out people  And they just wind up here make a mess for home Make sure experts say If you flush anything other than this down your toilet it can cost you later because it doesn't happen Just here at the treatment plant It can happen in people's homes as well Amanda Wagner is a spokesperson for the Madison Metropolitan Storage District She says Flushing wife's can call sewage backups could definitely clog up their pipes It could also clog up their sewer lateral which is that pipe that runs from the house out to the street where it connects to our system and it can cost you thousands Car says There's one easy Fix anything other than toilet paper on human and throw the other products in the garbage in Madison

Think before you flush: A look at the damage wipes can cause

An Indiana man is helping his fellow Hoosiers, one roll at a time.

David Carpenter is not your typical limo driver His 34 year old man from Richmond Indiana has a limo sized heart Very top paper You heard that right What did you get The paper I mean I bought myself And now I'm giving to the world to help people seeing the signs in the toilet paper all stacked on top of a limo does turn heads But it also has a way of stopping traffic I mean he got everybody Your brother going buying all the toilet paper Yes It's pretty bad My 62 year old dad had to come to my house is a gift You know Ken rolls up because you can't buy a store Great talk babe Are But you can find it here All you gotta do is find in your heart to give hashtag give not take place I don't need to tell the paper but you help me with my brush Therese 11 come back with our nation in just a little bit Some people stop out of curiosity Others out of need You go I'm giving this and try and help the world don't you I wanna have the world Thank you Yes A lot of people out there is hoarding this stuff But here's the problem with that If you take all of these supplies from people not just this So I saw another stuff and the people that do need is gonna get infected Actually Wal Mart was sold out and Family Dollar and Dollar General store detailed rules So this comes in help Yeah Actually you guys have a good one Thank you too Thank you so much If we work together not against each other we can overcome chronic Let's help the world by helping each other one rule at a time Enrichment Kevin Raydor Channel 13 Eyewitness News

Indiana man handing out free toilet paper

Free toilet paper

Michigan's Great Lakes Tissue Company has been bombarded with orders, as well as folks hoping to buy factory-direct amid the coronavirus driven toilet paper shortage. 

hard work a staple here at the Great Lakes tissue company in Sheboygan That hard work kicking up a notch amid the toilet paper shortage feel more urgency Putting product 16 to 80 new orders today up from the handful of orders the company says it usually gets in the day A lot of orders came in in the last couple of days A lot of phone calls people looking to see if they could come here directly We're the only tissue manufacturer in Michigan For now the company is working with the crew at hat reinforcements So are on the way An expansion will bring in new machinery that'll increase Production company is also already hiring 20 to 30 new employees That'll help some of it increasing production A little bit  Like I say we figured mid may the new equipment will be here and that's gonna make a significant increase  We have a lot of good people on the floor  They're starting really this job more seriously sense

Toilet paper factory ramps up production

Michigan company increasing toilet paper production

A florist in Arkansas is replacing roses with something more personal to create the magic of a toilet paper bouquet.

It's just like a dozen roses except that he has toilet paper I mean we made toilet paper look pretty I guess if you can consider that and faster than you can say double ply the toilet tissue Bo Kay was born What started as a joke on Facebook for the owners of blossom events and florists in Truman Arkansas quickly became a viral sensation Like I said it was just for for giggles you know to brings some smiles to our community With the Corona virus pandemic foremost on everyone's mind David and Bart Faulkner recognized the need for something people would smile about judging from the nationwide reaction the TP Bo Kay has received they're succeeding even getting a big thumbs up from a caller in the Big Apple Because in New York she said it's very doom and gloom And she said She said So this is definitely making people smile up here Faulkner says People across the nation have asked about ordering a bow okay but sales have been limited to local customers One guy sent it to his wife at her work and um you know we've got one mother sending it to her daughter for a fun little sent Patrick's Day gift And while the unique arrangement is making for a lot of snickering there's been a lot of off color so no probably refrain from the jokes Right now the pair is seriously concerned about what the Corona virus is doing to their business one that primarily depends on weddings But it is going to affect our business I mean you know one way or another So we're just trying Teoh right now Do like everybody make the best of it

Florist creates toilet paper bouquets

City leaders in Baileyton, Alabama are working to bring an end to a recent crime wave.

Wiping out crime: Alabama town targets toilet paper bandits

Alabama toilet paper thief case

A new device can come to your aid when you might need it the most, when you run out of toilet paper.

Toilet paper Coverage

'Issue with Tissue' report ranks eco-friendly toilet paper

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Paw Patrol Ultimate Rescue Fire Truck with 2 Foot Tall Ladder only $39.82 (reg. $59.99)

Top toilet paper brands in stock and available to order online for delivery

Top toilet paper brands in stock and available to order online for delivery

TP shortage has some flushing wipes and clogging pipes

Painter brings levity to troubling times

More use of toilet paper at home one big reason for current shortages

Think before you flush: A look at the damage wipes can cause

Indiana man handing out free toilet paper

Toilet paper factory ramps up production

Florist creates toilet paper bouquets

Wiping out crime: Alabama town targets toilet paper bandits

Charmin debuts 'rollbot' to help you when you run out of toilet paper