Coronavirus toilet paper stockpiling frenzy ignores our long history without the soft stuff
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus toilet paper stockpiling frenzy ignores our long history without the soft stuff

ABC  

Modern technology has paved the way for the widespread availability of three-ply toilet paper, but that hasn't always been the case. "We consider it indispensable," said UK writer Richard Smyth, author of Bum Fodder: An Absorbing History of Toilet Paper. Selling paper in a paper-filled world Although the invention of paper for hygiene has been recorded in China as early as the 6th century AD, Smyth said the origin of modern-day toilet roll could be attributed to one man — an American named Joseph Gayetty. "It was when we started flushing that you couldn't necessarily throw rags, leaves and newspaper down the toilet anymore," said Dr Sarah Hayes, senior research fellow at the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation at Deakin University. Dr Hayes has researched the transition from cesspits, to night-pans, to sewers in Melbourne and said toilet paper and hygiene is an area that was seldom documented.

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Eco friendly toilet paper: Who Gives A Crap review
2 years, 6 months ago

Eco friendly toilet paper: Who Gives A Crap review

The Independent  

Every year, over 100-million people part ways with single-use plastic for a whole month during Plastic Free July. For toilet paper, this means choosing an option without plastic packaging, though it’s not just plastics that matter here. Single-use plastic is everywhere – just look around you and you’ll inevitably notice it: wrapping your bananas, onions, flowers, kitchen roll, meat, milk …

Wiped out of toilet paper? Here’s why
4 years, 8 months ago

Wiped out of toilet paper? Here’s why

Associated Press  

What does toilet paper have to do with the global coronavirus pandemic? NCSolutions, a data and consulting firm, said online and in-store U.S. toilet paper sales rose 51% between Feb. 24 and March 10, as buyers started getting uneasy about the growing number of virus cases. “You never noticed because it’s so well-managed,” said Jim Luke, an economics professor at …

I'm working at a supermarket during the coronavirus pandemic. This is what it's like
4 years, 9 months ago

I'm working at a supermarket during the coronavirus pandemic. This is what it's like

ABC  

As a supermarket worker, last week started out like any other. Toilet paper panic Photo shows Trolley loaded with toilet paper at an Australian supermarket in coronavirus story about why everyone's buying toilet paper. COVID-19 and working from home Photo shows Fiona Wright stands on a balcony with plants in story about working from home due to coronavirus and looking …

Mum creates 'reusable toilet paper' and sells it for $50 - as stocks run low due to coronavirus
4 years, 10 months ago

Mum creates 'reusable toilet paper' and sells it for $50 - as stocks run low due to coronavirus

Daily Mail  

An Australian woman has created reusable toilet paper and is selling it for $50, as stocks run low due to the ongoing coronavirus panic gripping the nation. An Australian mother has created reusable toilet paper and is selling them for $50 online 'Just to get you by or you could save a bunch of money on toilet paper by using …

Why toilet paper has become the latest coronavirus panic buy
4 years, 10 months ago

Why toilet paper has become the latest coronavirus panic buy

CNN  

CNN — Masks were the first to go. “Unless people have seen … official promises that everyone will be taken care of, they are left to guess at the probability of needing the extra toilet paper, sooner rather than later,” he told CNN. “And when you see someone in the store, panic buying, that can cause a fear contagion effect.” …

Oz newspaper prints extra pages to help readers combat toilet paper scarcity
4 years, 10 months ago

Oz newspaper prints extra pages to help readers combat toilet paper scarcity

Deccan Chronicle  

Australia: In a bid to help their readers facing scarcity of toilet rolls caused by panic buy over coronavirus scare, an Australian newspaper decided to add extra pages in their edition to be used as toilet paper. The unconventional move by the newspaper – The NT News – was done “in case can’t find any at the shops”, and has …

Parramatta toilet paper panic: Woolworths 'knife' incident will not see charges laid
4 years, 10 months ago

Parramatta toilet paper panic: Woolworths 'knife' incident will not see charges laid

Daily Mail  

A woman involved in an alleged knife incident over toilet paper at a Woolworths supermarket suffered from communication difficulties and is unlikely to be charged, police said. The altercation happened in the toilet paper aisle of the supermarket, at Parramatta Westfield in Sydney's west, on Wednesday, in front of shocked shoppers already in a frenzy and panic buying over coronavirus …

Coronavirus impact reaches Australian toilet paper manufacturing hub
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus impact reaches Australian toilet paper manufacturing hub

ABC  

The townsfolk of an Australian toilet paper manufacturing hub fear being caught short themselves, despite living metres away from the mill that makes the stuff. Key points: South Australia's Millicent is home to a toilet paper facility owned by multinational Kimberly-Clark Despite living in the shadow of the facility, the residents of Millicent have also been buying up big In …

Radio star declares there is 'plenty of toilet paper left' alongside a photo of his rival's book
4 years, 10 months ago

Radio star declares there is 'plenty of toilet paper left' alongside a photo of his rival's book

Daily Mail  

Radio presenter Chris Page has taken a savage swipe at rival Mike Carlton, suggesting his book could be used as toilet paper amid a looming shortage. Radio presenter Chris Page has taken a savage swipe at former radio host Mike Carlton Page's attack struck a nerve with 74-year-old author Mike Carlton, who hit back at Page with an expletive laden …

Coronavirus COVID-19: Why is everyone buying toilet paper?
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus COVID-19: Why is everyone buying toilet paper?

ABC  

On my regular trip to the supermarket yesterday, there was not a single roll of toilet paper to be found. Why there's no toilet paper on your supermarket shelves Gary Mortimer, a retail expert and professor at QUT, says there are two main reasons supermarkets are running low on toilet paper. "If we think about toilet paper, it tends to …

The peculiar bathroom habits of Westerners
5 years, 3 months ago

The peculiar bathroom habits of Westerners

BBC  

The peculiar bathroom habits of Westerners BBC/Getty Images Anglo-American bathroom trends are so widespread, in the 1920s they were dubbed ‘sanitary imperialism’ Many Westerners take morning showers, toilet tissue and sitting toilets for granted. As Othman’s research shows, some Muslim Australians have adapted to Western-style bathrooms by using both toilet paper and then showering, filling a jug of water, or …

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