ROYALE Tiger Towel are made from 100 percent virgin wood fibres and do not contain recycled fibre. For the parts of our product that do not require softness, we use recycled materials. For instance, the cores used in the rolls of bathroom tissue and paper towels, as well as the cartons used for our facial tissue are all made of recycled fibres. Germs love the warm wet environment sponges and rags offer. ROYALE Tiger Towels are strong enough to handle the toughest cleaning jobs and can be thrown away along with those nasty germs.