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Oct 3, 2024

Where Does Toilet Paper Get Shipped From? Why Port Strike Shouldn’t Affect Supply

Springfield News-Leader
More than 99% of the tissue products, like paper towels and toilet paper, that Americans use are produced in the United States, according to the NC State College of Natural Resources.

Oct 3, 2024

Paper Chase: Consumers Hoard Toilet Paper, Other Essentials Over Worries About Dockworkers Strike

The Washington Times
“If it takes one or two weeks for the strike to end, there could be delays that affect raw materials used to produce toilet paper … People need to calm down and stop buying more than what they need to allow inventories to remain stable,” Ronalds Gonzalez, an associate professor of forest biomaterials at North Carolina State University, said in a news release.

Oct 3, 2024

The US Port Strike Is Not A Reason To Hoard Toilet Paper, Experts Say

Global News
Ronalds Gonzalez, a supply chain expert from North Carolina State University, told Global News that the perceived shortages have nothing to do with the port strike.

Oct 3, 2024

No, the Current Port Strike is Not Likely to Impact Your Supply of Toilet Paper

WUSA
“We do not expect a major impact in the supply of tissue paper because of the port strike,” as “about 95%” of toilet paper is manufactured in the U.S., Ronalds Gonzalez, associate professor in the Department of Forest Biomaterials at NC State, said.

Oct 3, 2024

Toilet Paper Not Expected To See Direct Impacts From Port Strike: ‘People Need To Calm Down’

USA Today
“People need to calm down and stop buying more than what they need to allow inventories to remain stable,” said NC State professor Ronalds Gonzalez.

Oct 3, 2024

Is Toilet Paper Affected By Port Strike? What Arizona Shoppers Must Know Before Panic Buying

The Arizona Republic
If the strike lasts longer than a week or two, some researchers have raised the possibility of a lack of the raw materials used to make toilet paper.

Oct 3, 2024

Where is Toilet Paper Made? As Consumers Scramble, the Demand isn’t Necessary

The Delaware News Journal
American manufacturers produce billions of rolls of consumer-grade toilet paper each year – more than enough for shoppers, according to Ronalds Gonzalez, an associate professor in the Department of Forest Biomaterials at NC State.

Sep 18, 2024

Beating Blazes Before They Spark. Strategies to Limit Fire Hazards in NC Coastal Ecosystems.

Carolina Public Press
As suburban expansion encroaches on wildlands, well-staffed and sufficiently-trained fire departments, like those in Craven County, will be required to snuff out more fires, said NC State professor of forest ecology Rob Scheller.

Sep 17, 2024

Driving Wildfire Risk Along NC Coast. Terrain, Past Mistakes and Climate Change Create Volatile Mix.

Carolina Public Press
The combination of heat and dry conditions “shortens the time it takes for peats to reach the low moisture stage when they can readily burn even though the water table is just below the surface,” said forest ecologist Rob Scheller of NC State University.

Sep 9, 2024

‘Why Wouldn’t They Be There?’: Experts Discuss Deer Population in Orange County

The Daily Tar Heel
Chris Moorman, professor and associate head of the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources at NC State University, is currently studying deer ecology in urban areas in Durham and Orange County. He said that this over-grazing can have a devastating effect.