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World benefits with a better toilet paper.

Home newselsewhereWorld benefits with a better toilet paper.

World benefits with a better toilet paper.

Apr 29, 2010 | elsewhere, sustainable |
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The facts: 60 million rolls of toilet paper are flushed away in Europe every day. And the average American gets though 57 sheets a day. We could recycle but biggest obstacle is a preference for luxury, multi-ply tissues. The problem is growing: western nations are the biggest users of toilet paper, but its use is increasing in China and Africa. via new scientist [RK]

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