Paper is a ubiquitous part of everyday life, but how is it made, and where did it originate? Ancient Egyptians made an early version of plant-based paper using papyrus — which is where the word "paper ...

Should we be flushing trees down the toilet? Paper comes from trees, and mostly from the world’s boreal forests — the largest being in Canada. Trees are cut down, shredded, made into pulp, mixed with ...

Toilet paper is an obvious necessity for households, but it can have a pretty crappy impact on the environment. Since the average American uses 141 rolls of toilet paper every single year, and this ...

If you were to unfurl all the toilet paper that Americans use in a year, it would stretch more than 930 million miles. That would reach from the Earth to just beyond Saturn. Toilet paper is one of ...