Seventh Generation Paper Towels Recycled Reviews Summary

Environmental Impact

Pros:

• "I do everything I can to help this planet out. These towels come from recycled material."
• "They aren't thick or soft like the big brands, but they're 100% recycled, which is a plus on my journey to living paper towel free."
• "We should not be using good, new, paper for things like paper towels and toilet paper. I will only buy these because they are made with 100% recycled paper."
• "It's very important to me that these are 100% recycled."
• "I really appreciate the fact that they are made from recycled paper."
• "I love seventh generation and I like that I can buy paper towels and toilet paper from this brand that is totally treeless!"
• "These paper towels are thick and absorbent and I feel so much better using them knowing no trees have been killed to make them."

Cons:

• "The previous version was only 50% post-consumer material. This newer version is 85%. And it is terrible. Absolutely useless as a paper towel."
• "Recycled products are priced way too high when they actually cost less to produce."
• "I don’t like the fact they are wrapped in plastic!"
• "But if you have to use three of these paper towels to do the job of one good one, is it really any better?"
• "I appreciate what they do as a brand, but they are very rough and thin, you need to use a bunch more than usual to just do half the job that Bounty does."
• "The benefit of the product containing recycled material is eliminated because it simply does not compare to similarly priced paper towels like Brawny or Bounty."
• "These are absolutely not worth the money. You need to use twice as many of these paper towels to achieve the same absorbency as traditional store-brand or name-brand paper towels."

Quality and Usability

Pros:

• "Love these paper towels and love Seventh Generation."
• "Bought this product because it was on sale for cyber Monday and I thought it would be a crappy quality, but it was actually a really good product."
• "They never leave fuzz behind and are great for windows, stove tops, refrigerators and mirrors when it comes to leaving no fuzz."
• "These paper towels last a long time. They are select a size and thick too so I don't use more than one or two to clean up messes."
• "What I liked about this paper product is the absorbency and value for the money."
• "They work just fine for me, and I like the significant percentage of post-consumer recycled content."
• "These paper towels are sturdy and soft enough for light household use."

Cons:

• "These towels are flimsy and prone to shedding papery dust. They aren’t absorbent."
• "The towels are so thin and the perforation is so bad that whenever I try to tear off a sheet, I just end up tearing off the small piece that I'm holding in my hand."
• "Really wanted to love these, but they are so thin and flimsy. Not great at picking up spills or using when wet."
• "Very thin and stiff."
• "This is a thin paper towel, and as such is not durable, does not absorb very much liquid, and rips easily because it is saturated easily."
• "These paper towels are the worst! They're super thin, not soft at all, and don't tear off the roll well."
• "These paper towels did not clean up messes well. We had to double up the amount to wipe up surfaces."

Price and Value

Pros:

• "I like it that these beat the cheaper Scott paper towels with a little more sturdy thickness than Scott."
• "These are just presently more like $1.34 per roll. But I do like them."
• "The price is great. These arrived quickly and packaged very nicely."
• "I got a screamin' warehouse deal on these and will have paper towels for a long, long time."
• "As a bonus, the price is comparable to other brands so it doesn't have a negative impact on my budget."
• "I find them better than bounty because when I use them to dry bowls, these don't leave small hairs back on bowl."
• "These lasted me almost two months. They are absorbent and they dont fall apart when using."

Cons:

• "Over priced compared to competition (Bounty select a size) because it takes 2-3+ sheets of these to match 1 Bounty."
• "They cost a premium and I have to use a LOT more paper towels than I would with Viva paper towels which pull their weight many times over compared to these."
• "The rolls are a bit smaller and not very soft or absorbent as others... I bought mine (24 rolls) last week for $39 which was still a bit on the high end (IMHO), but the price is now over $61, which seems ridiculous."
• "I want to be good to the environment, but these were really so much more expensive than my regular paper towels."
• "Expensive for a single roll of low quality paper. You have to use a lot to get any job done."
• "I paid extra money hoping it's gonna have better quality. Turned out it's super thin, doesn't absorb much water. VERY DISAPPOINTED."
• "They are expensive, but worth it to the environment."