FT Food Revolution

The Good Roll: wiping out non sustainable practices in toilet paper production

Bamboo is being introduced as a raw material to lower the 27,000 trees that are cut down every year to make toilet paper, and local farmers are some of the main beneficiaries. Watch how a sustainable toilet paper factory in Ghana is encouraging new production practices in Africa and the world.

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FT Food Revolution is a video channel looking at the people and businesses working to create a more sustainable food system - from tackling food waste and environmental health, to sustainable farming and food security. The channel alternates between independent reporting from FT journalists and expert posts from Rabobank.