tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824345661289105799.post4475640071294446474..comments2023-11-03T08:36:09.683-05:00Comments on Brooks Wilson's Economics Blog: Radical Chic Environmentalist Mau-Mau Paper CompaniesBrooks M. Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17097849558228531431noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824345661289105799.post-79843734673797995382010-09-19T00:52:57.800-05:002010-09-19T00:52:57.800-05:00I think this growing movement among environmentali...I think this growing movement among environmentalist for improvements in environmental efficiency can be compared to a technology variable that causes a shift in the toilet paper supply curve. For example, the technology used to manufacture toilet paper from recyclable products may be more expensive, raising a sellers costs of producing toilet paper. This change in technology production would cause the supply curve for toilet paper to shift to the left reducing the amount sellers which to produce.<br />-April MatosAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824345661289105799.post-68367508060153949782009-09-26T10:40:57.087-05:002009-09-26T10:40:57.087-05:00Stop debating… let’s start innovating!
I can under...Stop debating… let’s start innovating!<br />I can understand both the environmentalist and the corporation’s positions. The environmentalists have a very justified and concerned position trying to preserve the trees that we have left in our world. However, on the other hand companies are successful when they please there consumers. Instead of having 100% recycled paper, or a soft plush paper lets think outside the box and find an alternative solution! Instead of one extreme or the other; maybe we could make a soft near plush paper that is 50% - 75% recycled? Then could we manage to find a happy medium where everyone would benefit and the paper would be more environmentally friendly, but yet still please the consumers.D_Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03844837981811924346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824345661289105799.post-55548131111262338032009-09-24T15:39:15.000-05:002009-09-24T15:39:15.000-05:00Sure toliet paper companies are listening to there...Sure toliet paper companies are listening to there customers demand for softer toliet paper, this profits their business. I think that each company should make its own 100%recycled toliet paper and sell it at a reduced price for a short period of time. Most people will buy it once just to try it, especially if it is cheaper than regular toliet paper. Who knows, maybe there will be some that will choose recycled over plush in the end.Leslie Eltingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824345661289105799.post-52565085797725553262009-09-24T15:14:09.880-05:002009-09-24T15:14:09.880-05:00Many groups try to influence businesses to do the ...Many groups try to influence businesses to do the right "socially responsible" thing. The problem is that there is so many "right" things that ought to be done. Whose to say which group is right. I'm all for the environment and preserving what little we have left. But the bottom line is that companies are in business to make a profit and that comes from satisfying their customers. Is it cheaper to make soft toilet paper the old fashion way or is it cheaper to make it from recycled paper? What are the costs to converting to using recycled paper? I can see both sides of the situation. We all have a social responsibility to do our part, but if customers aren't happy then businesses suffer.Laura Colenoreply@blogger.com