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When we think about water, we tend to think about what comes out of the tap. Shorter showers. Turning the tap off while brushing our teeth. Watering the garden wisely. But water connects to much more than what we use at home. That’s the message behind National Water Week, 19–25 October and this year’s theme, Water Connects Everything. It’s an opportunity to look at the water story behind the everyday things we eat, wear, make and use. (nationalwaterweek.org) Including something as everyday as toilet paper. What does water have to do with toilet paper? Quite a lot. Water is used...

Toilet paper is used for only a few moments, but the plant fibre used to make it can take years to grow. Most conventional toilet paper is made using wood pulp derived from trees. Bamboo toilet paper uses pulp made from bamboo, a fast-growing grass that continues producing new stems from an established underground root system. The main difference is the growing and harvesting cycle. Fast-growing plantation trees commonly used for pulp may be harvested on cycles of approximately 5 to 20 years. Bamboo generally matures in around 3 to 5 years and, once established, can be selectively harvested each...

8 simple ideas for sustainable living 2021

On average people go to the toilet around 6-8 times per day. People that drink more fluids probably go to the toilet around 10 times. Imagine how much toilet paper is being used per person per day. All that toilet paper will be flushed to our sewer or septic tank. The thing is, not only toilet paper is being flushed to our sewer, but there are also other unnecessary things being flushed as well. Things like kids’ toys, baby wipes, sanitary pads, all the above causes a big build up in our sewage system which causes blockages in our toilets...