Sainsbury's slimline toilet roll to wipe 140 tonnes from carbon emissions

Supermarket launches new roll with 11mm shaved off cardboard tubing, meaning about 500 fewer lorry trips a yearWith each Briton getting through an average of 50 toilet rolls a year, the carbon footprint created by supplying it is huge.Makers including Andrex have made rolls last longer by increasing sheet numbers. But Sainsbury's is set to try something new: shrinking the inner tube. Continue reading...