Comments for AEF Consulting, Engineering & Construction, Inc. http://aefincusa.com Leadership for a Sustainable Future Fri, 17 Sep 2010 06:43:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Comment on We’re Wiping our Behinds with Trees? by Shannon http://aefincusa.com/2010/08/we%e2%80%99re-wiping-our-behinds-with-trees/comment-page-1/#comment-471 Shannon Fri, 17 Sep 2010 06:43:51 +0000 http://aefincusa.com/?p=4879#comment-471 Eco Soft brand is not bad! 100% recyclable and most importantly soft. The only problem is I can't find a way to buy less than 96 rolls at a time. Eco Soft brand is not bad! 100% recyclable and most importantly soft. The only problem is I can’t find a way to buy less than 96 rolls at a time.

]]> Comment on We’re Wiping our Behinds with Trees? by Moe Fakih http://aefincusa.com/2010/08/we%e2%80%99re-wiping-our-behinds-with-trees/comment-page-1/#comment-161 Moe Fakih Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:29:34 +0000 http://aefincusa.com/?p=4879#comment-161 Thanks Reham, actually Europe's 60 million roll usage is per day, so that's about 21 billion rolls per year, which is still under the US average. What's more profound is that Europe's population is at around 830 million people and the US is around 300 million. I think the root cause for this numbers gap lies at Outback Steak House, Cheese Cake Factory, and #4 Jumbo sized! I'm hungry. Thanks Reham, actually Europe’s 60 million roll usage is per day, so that’s about 21 billion rolls per year, which is still under the US average. What’s more profound is that Europe’s population is at around 830 million people and the US is around 300 million. I think the root cause for this numbers gap lies at Outback Steak House, Cheese Cake Factory, and #4 Jumbo sized! I’m hungry.

]]> Comment on We’re Wiping our Behinds with Trees? by Reham http://aefincusa.com/2010/08/we%e2%80%99re-wiping-our-behinds-with-trees/comment-page-1/#comment-141 Reham Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:48:28 +0000 http://aefincusa.com/?p=4879#comment-141 One reason Europe may be using less TP, is their use of bidets.... if you wash yourself, you need less TP, which would be mainly for the drying. They do this in the middle east as well. Maybe we should start installing bidets in our households? 36.5 BILLION versus 60 million is an embarrassment! People in europe eat less, use less toilet paper, walk more, are not as obese, enjoy life, and live longer!!! We know what we're doing wrong!! Why can't we take action to fix it?! Maybe it's our obsession with living a life of convenience and luxury.... that is NOT what the American dream is about. BTW, I recently (one month ago) purchased the 8-pack of 100% recycled TP (from CVS mind you) and I find it satisfactory. Besides the horrible packaging and the lack of squishiness (is that a word?) of the roll, it's not that much different from the Charmin's Ultra Soft that I used to get... I don't think our bottoms care too much about the degree of softness... unless you're having a medical problem and going to the toilet very frequently... or making a mess of things... which might be a completely different problem.... :] What about the baby wipes that many people are using now? There are flushable ones. I know this because I take a pack with me when I travel, especially to under-developed countries. One reason Europe may be using less TP, is their use of bidets…. if you wash yourself, you need less TP, which would be mainly for the drying. They do this in the middle east as well. Maybe we should start installing bidets in our households? 36.5 BILLION versus 60 million is an embarrassment! People in europe eat less, use less toilet paper, walk more, are not as obese, enjoy life, and live longer!!! We know what we’re doing wrong!! Why can’t we take action to fix it?! Maybe it’s our obsession with living a life of convenience and luxury…. that is NOT what the American dream is about.

BTW, I recently (one month ago) purchased the 8-pack of 100% recycled TP (from CVS mind you) and I find it satisfactory. Besides the horrible packaging and the lack of squishiness (is that a word?) of the roll, it’s not that much different from the Charmin’s Ultra Soft that I used to get… I don’t think our bottoms care too much about the degree of softness… unless you’re having a medical problem and going to the toilet very frequently… or making a mess of things… which might be a completely different problem…. :]

What about the baby wipes that many people are using now? There are flushable ones. I know this because I take a pack with me when I travel, especially to under-developed countries.

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