Seventh Generation 100% Recycled 2-Ply Paper Towels (Pack of 30)

First I have bought this product for many years and have been very happy with it. However, I bought another roll a couple of days ago and the quality has gone down dramatically (as another reviewer put it). The last time I purchased a roll was a few months ago and I still have a few sheets to compare. The new roll has two sheets layers that do not stay together and even together they are significantly weaker than the older roll. The new roll does not tear at the perforations. The new roll is a very cheap product and whatever 7th Generation changed in their manuafacturing line has completely destroyed the quality of the product. I will be searching for another unbleached paper towel alternative.

I can't believe how impossible it is to find paper towels wrapped in paper instead of plastic! Whether you are using a % of post-consumer recycled plastic - plastic is plastic! It's harmful to produce, harmful to recycle, harmful to have in our homes, and harmful to dispose of it in the Earth. The limited amount of grocery stores that did offer plastic bag “recycling” have done away with it. And China isn't taking our trash/recycling anymore (we share the same planet so that wasn't a solution anyway). There are many options out there for creating compostable plant-based “plastics” now and your company has the money to invest in improving these options and blazing a new trail. Nobody needs paper towels in a pack to be individually wrapped in more plastic. And modern, busy folks aren't going to save their plastic wrappings to deliver them to a recycling center. People aren't going to do away with our modern conveniences - companies need to step up their packing and find more eco-friendly solutions to reduce the single-use plastics that are destroying the planet. C'mon 7th Generation ... you can do way better.. time to evolve!

I've been purchasing these paper towels by the case for years. Within the last year they seem to have become thinner, the perforations are not tearing cleanly and the last towel on the roll is basically useless because it shreds when you try to separate it from the roll. In short the quality has taken a nose dive, but I haven't seen the price go down. Will be looking for a different brand of recycled paper towels.