Most of the world’s wood pulp used to make paper products, which includes tampons, sanitary pads, toilet paper and newspapers, comes from forests that have been ravaged by large pulping companies. The large scale ripping up of tress in logging devastates the landscape, destroys wildlife habitat and destroys the ecology of the soil leading to erosion and the desolation of landscapes.
Unlike other manufacturers, we never use pulp from ancient North American forests. The pulp that is used in Natracare sanitary pads and liners comes from managed Scandinavian forests. This means that a continual planting and re-planting system is in place to ensure that every tree cut down is replaced by another.