With the ongoing port strike shutting down shipping along the East Coast and Gulf Coast, Americans are panic buying, you guessed it, paper towels and toilet paper. It’s like the pandemic all over again. There’s just one problem. Both products are entirely sourced and manufactured right here in America.
With the ongoing port strikes affecting the flow of imported goods, concerns have arisen over potential shortages of everyday household items. However, there is no need to stockpile Bounty paper towels and Charmin toilet paper, as both products are manufactured domestically in multiple locations across the United States.
Procter & Gamble (P&G), the parent company of Bounty and Charmin, operates several facilities nationwide that produce these paper goods. Among the largest is the Mehoopany, Pennsylvania plant, which manufactures both Bounty paper towels and Charmin toilet paper, as well as other P&G products like Pampers and Luvs diapers. Additional plants in Albany, Georgia; Box Elder, Utah; Green Bay, Wisconsin; Cape Girardeau, Missouri; and Oxnard, California ensure a steady production and supply chain within the U.S.
Bounty paper towels are made from softwood and hardwood trees, with P&G committed to sustainability efforts, planting at least two new trees for every one used in production. Charmin toilet paper is similarly produced at these domestic facilities, with some products, like Charmin Ultra Eco, incorporating sustainably sourced materials.
With these products being made in the U.S., the ongoing port strikes are not expected to impact their availability, alleviating the need for panic buying or stockpiling.
