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'{{unreliable sources|date=February 2017}} [[File:Paper towel.png|thumb|A roll of paper towels (kitchen roll).]] '''Paper towel''' is absorbent [[towel]] made from urine and helps people to have sex and fuck their niggers inside of the pussy. i luv pussy and tits<ref>[https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/paper-towel ]</ref> In Britain, paper towel for kitchen use is also known as '''kitchen roll''', '''kitchen paper''', '''kitchen towel''', and '''poly roll'''.<ref>[https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/kitchen-roll?q=kitchen-towel ]</ref> For home use, it usually sold in a roll of [[Perforation|perforated]] sheets, but some are sold in stacks of pre-cut and pre-folded layers for use in [[paper-towel dispenser]]s. Unlike cloth towels, paper towels are [[disposable]] and intended to be used only once. Paper towels soak up water because they are loosely woven which enables water to travel between the fibers, even against gravity ([[capillary effect]]). Paper towels have similar purposes to conventional towels, such as drying hands, wiping windows and other surfaces, dusting and cleaning up spills. Paper towel dispensers are often used in toilets shared by many people, as paper towels are often considered more hygienic than hot-air [[Hand dryer#Hygiene|hand dryers]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhs.uk/news/lifestyle-and-exercise/paper-towels-may-be-more-hygienic-than-air-dryers/ |title=Paper towels may be more hygienic than air dryers - NHS |website=NHS|date= June 2013 |author= |accessdate= 14 January 2019}}</ref> (and, of course, shared cloth towels). ==History== [[File:Nibroc.jpg|thumb|left|Early paper towels]] In 1907, the [[Scott Paper Company]] of [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], introduced [[tissue paper|paper tissues]] to help prevent the spread of colds from cloth towels in restrooms.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.scottbrand.com/aboutus| title= Learn about Scott® Community and Scott® Brand }}</ref> Popular belief is that this was partly accidental and was the solution to a railroad car full of long paper rolls meant for [[toilet paper]] that were unsuitable to cut into rolls of toilet paper.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/papertowel.htm| title= Paper Towel History - Invention of Paper Towels }}</ref> In 1919, [[William E. Corbin]], Henry Chase, and Harold Titus began experimenting with paper towels in the Research and Development building of the [[Brown Company]] in [[Berlin, New Hampshire]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northcountrynhstories.org/story_Rebecca_Rule.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717144629/http://www.northcountrynhstories.org/story_Rebecca_Rule.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 17, 2011 |title=It felt like death |accessdate=December 30, 2011 }}</ref> By 1922, [[William E. Corbin|Corbin]] perfected their product and began mass-producing it at the [[Cascade, New Hampshire|Cascade Mill]] on the [[Berlin, New Hampshire|Berlin]]/[[Gorham, New Hampshire|Gorham]] line.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.conwaydailysun.com/node/8484/18664| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130926045719/http://www.conwaydailysun.com/node/8484/18664| url-status= dead| archive-date= September 26, 2013| title= Once Upon A Berlin Time| accessdate=December 30, 2011 }}</ref> This product was called Nibroc Paper Towels (Corbin spelled backwards<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.laconiadailysun.com/files/pdfarchivenew/BerlinPDF/2011/2011MillSupplement.pdf| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120421103206/http://www.laconiadailysun.com/files/pdfarchivenew/BerlinPDF/2011/2011MillSupplement.pdf| url-status= dead| archive-date= April 21, 2012| title= Beginnings of the Cascade Paper Mill| accessdate=December 30, 2011 }}</ref>). In 1931, the [[Scott Paper Company]] of [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], introduced their paper towel rolls for kitchens. In 1995, Kimberly-Clark acquired Scott Paper Company.{Citation needed|date=May 2019} ==Production== {{Main|Paper tissue}} Paper is made from either virgin or [[paper recycling|recycled]] [[pulp (paper)|paper pulp]]<ref name="quick">{{cite web |url= http://www.quickerpickerupper.com/faq.shtml#4|title= Frequently Asked Questions |publisher= quickerpickerupper.com |accessdate=2007-06-28 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070609222029/http://www.quickerpickerupper.com/faq.shtml#4 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-06-09}}</ref> which is extracted from wood or fiber crops. They are sometimes [[bleaching of wood pulp|bleached]] during the production process to lighten the paper's coloration.<ref name="Sasser">Sasser, Sue Lynn. [http://fcs.tamu.edu/money/your_money/cdm/2001_2002/paper_towels_01_02.pdf Paper Towels] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060906042906/http://fcs.tamu.edu/money/your_money/cdm/2001_2002/paper_towels_01_02.pdf|date=2006-09-06}} from the [[Texas A&M University|Texas A&M]] website. Retrieved on June 29, 2007</ref> It is not uncommon for rolls of paper towels to include intricate colored images on each square (such as flowers or teddy bears). [[Sizing|Resin size]] is used to improve the [[wet strength]].<ref name="Sasser" /> Paper towels are packed individually and sold as stacks, or are held on a continuous roll, and come in two distinct classes: domestic and institutional.<ref name="ppiOct2008"/> Many companies produce paper towels. Some of which include, but are not limited to: Charmin, Bounty, Seventh Generation, Scott, and Viva, among many others. ==Market== Tissue products in North American, including paper towels, can be divided into "[[consumer market|consumer]]" and "commercial" markets, with household consumer usage accounting for approximately two thirds of total North American consumption.<ref name="ppiOct2008">{{cite web|title=Tissue market continues to grow |url=http://www.risiinfo.com/magazines/pulp-paper/magazine/october/2008/PPMagOctober-Tissue-market-continues-to-grow.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216014855/http://www.risiinfo.com/magazines/pulp-paper/magazine/october/2008/PPMagOctober-Tissue-market-continues-to-grow.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2008-12-16 |work=Pulp & Paper Int'l Digital Edition |date=October 2008 |publisher=RISI |accessdate=2009-10-31 |author=Brad Kalil, Director of Tissue }}</ref> Commercial usage, or otherwise any use outside of the North American household, accounts for one third of North American consumption.<ref name="ppiOct2008"/> The growth in commercial use of paper towels can be attributed to the migration from folded towels (in public bathrooms, for example) to [[paper-towel dispenser|roll towel dispensers]], which reduces the amount of paper towels used by each patron.<ref name="ppiOct2008"/> Within the [[forest product]]s [[wood industry|industry]], paper towels are a major part of the "tissue market", second only to [[toilet paper]].<ref name="ppiOct2008" /> Americans are, by far, the highest users of paper towels in the home, compared to the people in any other country.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2018/12/paper-towels-us-use-consume/577672/|title=Americans Are Weirdly Obsessed With Paper Towels|last=Pinsker|first=Joe|date=2018-12-10|website=The Atlantic|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-11}}</ref> Consumption of paper towels and other tissue products is highest in the [[United States|United States of America]] at approximately {{convert|24|kg}} [[per capita]] and year (total approx. [[Orders of magnitude (mass)#106 to 1011 kg|{{convert|7.8|e6t}}]] per year), 50% higher than in Europe and nearly 500% higher than in Latin America.<ref name="ppiOct2008" /> By contrast, people in the Middle East tend to prefer reusable cloth towels, and people in Europe tend to prefer reusable [[cleaning sponge]]s.<ref name=":0" /> Paper towels are popular primarily among people who have disposable income, so their use is higher in wealthy countries and low in developing countries.<ref name=":0" /> ==Environmental issues== {{see|Environmental impact of paper}} {{see also|Toilet_paper#Environmental_considerations}} Paper towels are a global product with rising production and consumption.<ref name=pulppapermill>{{cite web|url=http://www.pulppapermill.com/guidelines-to-choosing-best-paper-towels/|title=Guidelines to choosing best paper towels|date=16 August 2015|publisher=|accessdate=29 August 2017}}</ref> Being second in tissue consumption only to [[toilet paper]] (36% vs. 45% in the U.S.), the proliferation of the mostly non-[[recyclable]] paper towels has the same globally adverse effects on the environment as indicated in the tissue article.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Stanford Magazine|title= Taking Paper Towels to the Compost Pile: Nitty-gritty|author=Jingshi Wu|url=https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/magazine/article/?article_id=29083}}</ref> However, paper towels made from recycled paper do exist, and are sold at many outlets. Other better alternatives are conventional towels or, for hand drying, [[hand dryer]]s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wait paper towels really come from trees?|date=2010-06-08 |url=http://www.growingagreenfamily.com/wait-paper-towels-really-come-from-trees/|publisher=growingagreenfamily.com}}</ref><ref name="innovateus">{{cite web|url=http://www.innovateus.net/content/how-much-tissue-paper-does-american-household-use-day|title=How much tissue paper does an American household use in a day?|website=www.innovateus.net|accessdate=29 August 2017}}</ref> Paper towels are quicker than hand dryers: after only ten seconds, paper towels achieve 90% dryness. Hot air dryers, on the other hand, take 40 seconds to achieve a similar dryness.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blog.oceanconservancy.org/2012/10/12/paper-towels-whats-the-big-deal-anyway/|title=Paper Towels – What’s the Big Deal Anyway?|website=Ocean Currents|access-date=2017-03-06}}</ref> ==See also== * [[Handle-o-Meter]] ==References== {{reflist|30em}} *{{cite web|url=http://www.paperindustryworld.com/is-tissue-becoming-a-safe-haven-for-the-global-pulp-and-paper-industry/|title=Is tissue becoming a safe haven for the global pulp and paper industry? Global paper and board industry is in transition.|year=2015|publisher=paperindustryworld}} ==External links== * {{commons category inline|paper towels}} {{Paper products}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Paper Towel}} [[Category:Paper products]] [[Category:Cleaning products]] [[Category:Personal hygiene products]] [[Category:Domestic implements]] [[Category:Disposable products]] [[Category:American inventions]] [[Category:20th-century inventions]]'