Tork PaperCircle

It is easy to reduce waste and turn used paper hand towels into new paper products with Tork PaperCircle®.

A cleaning staff member recycling used paper hand towels by emptying a collection bag into a container in a recycling room.

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Measurable results with Tork PaperCircle

35+

million paper hand towels recycled each month

20

%
Up to 20% reduction in waste*

98

%
say that Tork PaperCircle is easy to use**

See how Tork PaperCircle turns waste into a resource 

Together, we can enable your business to go circular by collecting and recycling your used paper hand towels into new tissue products.
A female cleaner throwing a waste bag into a bag on a cleaner cart

How Tork PaperCircle works

1. Separate

Restroom users throw paper hand towels in a separate bin after use.***

2. Collect

Cleaning staff collect your used paper hand towels and keep them separate.

3. Recycle

Waste handlers collect your used paper hand towels and take them to an Essity mill to be recycled.

4. Renew

Your used paper hand towels gain new life as recycled tissue products.

Did you know that a building with 800 people can help reduce emissions of CO2e by an estimated 190 kg per month by using Tork PaperCircle?*

Together we can save CO₂. Estimate here.

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*The CO2e savings calculated per month for an average office with 800 employees. Estimation based on a third-party-verified life-cycle assessment for EU-average conditions, where processes avoided through the alternative use of fresh fibres and energy were considered. Potential savings in kg CO2e are calculated based on the result from the life-cycle assessment and the collected weight reported to us. Estimate should not be used for carbon footprint calculations or reporting purposes.

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“Tork PaperCircle is a key factor in our quest to reduce our carbon footprint”

Dirk MiddemannCorporate Real Estate Manager, Commerzbank

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Ready to reduce waste? Learn how your business can reduce paper hand towel waste with Tork PaperCircle.

References
*Based on results from Tork PaperCircle pilot customers in Germany and the Netherlands
**Based on results of a survey conducted in August 2025 of 40 Tork PaperCircle customers in Europe.
***98% of this waste needs to be purely hand towels.