Toilet paper: Environmentally impactful, but alternatives are rolling out

Mongabay
Mar 15, 2024, 11:26 am116 pts
Toilet paper is so common in some countries it’s only noticed when it’s not there, as exemplified by the panic buying that prompted shortages when the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020. Thought to be in use in China since the sixth century, inventor Joseph C. Gayetty patented the first U.S. commercial…

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