This week I was grocery shopping and decided to take a trip through the natural goods area of the grocery store. I was looking at all sorts of different items, from avocado oil to compostable laundry detergent cartons. One item that really stuck out to me was a roll of paper towels. This ONE roll costs $2.59. So that got me thinking about the paper towels I buy, I know that I am on a budget and when it comes to the necessities price always wins at this point in my life. I could not imagine spending this amount on only one roll of paper towels. So I took a trip back to the rest of the paper towels and looked for the roll I would buy if I was only buying one, the price was $1.09. This Seventh Generation roll of 100% recycled paper costs me 238% more than the average roll of toilet paper I would purchase. This discouraged me, but I am still interested in purchasing products that are actually looking out for the seventh generation when I am more financially secure. It would take a lot to begin purchasing products such as these paper towels now. But, at the same time if I were to limit myself to only purchasing these types of products, the price might force a change in my habits. It would lead me to really weigh the costs of using a paper towel over an actual towel in the house to clean a mess that can be reused.
Anyways, those are my thoughts on the expensive paper towels that are out there and why it is difficult for most people to adjust to buying greener products. I did look a little more into Seventh Generation, here is the link to find out more about them and what they are doing to help the world.
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