What’s Better About Bamboo? (Spoiler: A Lot)

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Did you know that the average person goes through somewhere between 100 and 140 rolls of toilet paper each year? That’s a lot of TP. And a lot of trees.

At Good Store, we’ve heard your requests. Finding eco-friendly alternatives is one of the most common asks from the Good Store community. So starting today (and for the next 10 days ONLY) we’re trying something new in partnership with Save Trees. Save Trees makes toilet paper and paper towels from bamboo. But what makes bamboo better?

Bamboo Produces a Lot of Oxygen

Bamboo is kind of a quiet superstar when it comes to the environment. A grove of bamboo can produce more oxygen than a similarly sized stand of trees. This is possible because of how efficiently it photosynthesizes. Like all plants, bamboo absorbs carbon dioxide (CO₂) and stores that carbon in its biomass, but it does this super fast.

Bamboo is fast-growing

What’s really cool about bamboo is how versatile it is. It grows quickly, can be used in place of more resource-heavy materials (like trees), and helps take some pressure off traditional forests. Bamboo reaches maturity in just 3-to-5 years and regrows from the same root system after harvesting. It’s fully biodegradable and breaks down faster than most wood-based papers.

Bamboo Restore Degraded Land

Bamboo also plays a role in rebuilding damaged land. Bamboo’s extensive root systems bind soils and raise the water table, making it an important part of anti-desertification projects around the world. 

Bamboo is a simple plant doing some pretty big things behind the scenes, and it’s an easy win when it comes to making more thoughtful, planet-friendly choices. Pretty amazing for such a simple plant.

Learn About Save Trees

The team over at Save Trees offers 100% bamboo, toxin-free TP in plastic-free packaging, backed by thousands of 5-star reviews. For a limited time, you can stock up on bamboo TP and paper towels right here at Good Store.

The Save Trees team will ship directly from their warehouse to your home: no extra stops and no unnecessary handling. As always, Good Store will donate 100% of our profit. For these toilet paper and paper towel purchases, our donations will go directly to the Coral Reef Alliance.

We’re keeping this drop to a short run. Save Trees toilet paper and paper towels will only be available on Good Store until April 30th, 2026. Big, bulky paper products don’t need one more stop in the supply chain, so this direct-to-you model makes more sense. We’re testing it, learning from it, and if all goes well, we may bring it back a few times a year.

Could you buy directly from Save Trees? Of course. And if you love it, you absolutely should. At EcoGeek, our job is a little different: we try to find the best, bring it to you, and turn everyday purchases into meaningful charitable contributions. 

So if you haven’t yet optimized your TP or paper towel routine, this might be your moment. You’re going to go through a hundred (or more) rolls this year anyway—why not make them count?

Stock up while it’s here. Your future self (and at least a few trees) will thank you.