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Eco-friendly changes matter
BEAT THE HEAT!
From organic bedding to reusable produce bags, there is no
shortage of useful, sustain- able products made in the United States. You may strive to use these prod- ucts every day so you can feel good about making a difference for Mother Earth. However, there are many things you use daily that you may not even know can be made sustainably, like your toilet seat.
Think about it: There is one product you use every day that touches your skin in a very direct way and it’s your toilet seat. As you add sustainably made products to your home, make sure to consider your toilet seat, too.
TRADITIONAL TOILET SEATS
Most toilet seats are
made from wood or plas- tic, or a combination of the two. Many plastic toilet seats are made from a ma- terial called polypropylene, a low-density plastic that is resilient and resists break- ing. Other options are made from wood, oftentimes with an enamel coating to pro- tect the wood, provide a smooth surface and a white or cream color.
Many toilet seat manu- facturers do not use sus- tainable practices to reduce waste. Plastic does not de- compose and wood may be sourced from forests, caus- ing more trees to be cut down. Additionally, if the toilet seats are produced overseas, this impacts over- all carbon output due to the transportation necessary to get the product to the U.S. and distributed to stores.
ECO-FRIENDLY TOILET SEATS
Many people are sur- prised to learn that there are sustainably made toi- let seats available and by making this simple choice you’re helping protect the plant. For example, Bemis enameled wood toilet seats like the Weston model are made in the U.S. with eco- friendly processes that respect the environment and leave a forest of trees standing.
How does this happen? Each year the company sources 70 million pounds of scrap wood from Wis- consin window and door manufacturers for use in their products. They also collect 3 million pounds of scrap and 1.5 million pounds of airborne dust from their molding operations. This is
ground and blended into
wood flour, the main mate- rial in their enameled wood seats. Each seat is painted with water-based paint and packaged in recycled and recyclable packaging.
Bemis also purchases over 2.5 million pounds of plastic regrind to incorpo- rate into their durable plas- tic toilet seats. This innova- tive process saves 550,000 pounds of waste plastic per year from being landfilled. Going green doesn’t mean sacrificing comfort or qual- ity. Each Bemis sustainably made toilet seat is durable, warmer to the touch than alternatives and designed to be complementary to many décor styles. Learn more at toiletseats.com.
This article is courtesy of BrandPoint.
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