An Australian designer claims she’s found a unique solution to the country’s toilet paper crisis.
Supermarket shelves have been stripped bare of essential items amid a coronavirus panic stockpiling frenzy. But no commodity has proven more prized than toilet paper.
“Introducing washable/reusable non-toilet paper!” she shared on her business page, Handmade Australian Textiles.
“Just to get you by (you could ration your toilet paper and just use this for number ones, leaving your precious toilet paper for number twos) or you could save a bunch of money on toilet paper by using this all the time!”
Each reusable roll is made of 20 squares of non-paper made from printed material. The roll squares have a towel backing, with the option to switch for microfibre.
The customisation doesn’t stop there, with the choice to include plastic press studs or go without.
“Each square has a plastic press stud at each end making it easy to use and easy to roll back after each wash,” she explained.
The reusable roll will set you back $48 with studs, or $45 without, plus postage.
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Not surprisingly, her post has attracted lots of attention.
“No different from cloth nappies. Innovative, well done,” one woman said.
“I like the invention, people would buy this,” another woman said.However, other’s weren’t as convinced, saying the potential for “lingering” smells was too risky.
This article first appeared on 7News and has been republished here with permission.