Who Gives a Crap was created with the goal of giving back. When the founders, Danny, Simon, and Jehan, heard that 2.4 billion people lacked access to a toilet at the time, they decided to take action.
They continue to give away half of their earnings to help build toilets around the world. This helps improve sanitation and stop the spread of disease.
Who Gives a Crap is an Australian company that makes more than just toilet paper. They now sell bamboo tissues, paper towels that are good for the environment, and dishcloths that break down naturally.
Zero Waste?
Who Gives a Crap’s products are plastic-free in every way. Even the tissue paper boxes and six-packs from the store.
The packaging is biodegradable and recyclable. Even though these products are not 100% zero-waste, they can be recycled or decomposed in compost.
To save on packing and their carbon footprint, they sell a minimum of 24 rolls of toilet paper. These are shipped in a substantial cardboard box. At the moment, these huge boxes are sealed with plastic packing tape, but soon this will no longer be the case.
Additionally, they offer carbon-neutral shipping and are recognized by B-corporation.
Is It Sustainable?
It’s rather fascinating how finicky individuals may be about a sustainable company while others have no problem selling you a plastic bag.
However, greenwashing is spreading like a plague, prompting skepticism over the promises. The openness about their methodology, decisions, and certification by a rigorous body gives me faith that they are doing something correctly.
They go on to say that packaging toilet paper is required by hygiene regulations. Because the rolls were heavy and plastic wasn’t used, wrapping each one individually was the best way to use resources.
Regarding sustainability, we must also consider how this magnificent piece of bamboo or paper degrades in the polluted water system (would it wind up in the ocean, like in the United Kingdom)?
In an ideal world, the pressure of the toilet flush would break down the paper, but too much paper could cause a clog and ruin your Sunday night. In this way, bamboo is like, or maybe even better than, toilet paper made from trees.
The more chemicals are on the paper, like fragrances, aloe, etc., the harder it is to break down. This is another way that mechanically processed bamboo is better. Anything is ultimately preferable to wet wipes.
Organic Material
In terms of material, they provide recyclable paper and bamboo toilet paper. Usually, toilet paper is made from fresh wood chips or recycled paper. Bamboo toilet paper, on the other hand, is made from fibers and bamboo pulp.
People are becoming more interested in things made from bamboo because it grows quickly and is strong.
It is a grass that reaches maturity in three to four months, as opposed to three decades for a typical tree. It requires no chemicals and minimal water to grow.
Bamboo makes fibers that last a long time and absorb more carbon dioxide than the same amount of tree mass. When planted in monsoon-prone regions, the crop reduces soil erosion and prevents landslides.
Bamboo is, unfortunately, being grown in forests that are being cleared for other crops that are becoming popular in the West, and the amount of chemicals needed to turn bamboo into usable fabric makes the finished product less biodegradable than cotton.
When used in the right places, bamboo is very good for storing carbon and improving the soil. We have to admit that most bamboo plantations are in hot, humid places that are far from where you would eat the finished product.
The emissions associated with transporting bamboo appear unavoidable. But there is growing worry that bamboo plantations will take over areas that used to be forests or take space away from food crops.
As we’ve already talked about, toxic chemicals are used to turn plants into fiber.
Even though Who Gives a Crap says they don’t use chemicals, they use a mechanical method that is more expensive and requires more work.
Why Select An Eco-Friendlier Toilet Paper
We are all aware of the importance of trees to the ecosystem and to our animal companions. But because the average American uses more than 140 toilet paper rolls per year, an increasing number of virgin trees are being cut down to meet the demand.
Globally, a staggering 27,000 trees are cut down every day to produce toilet paper rolls. I’ll give that some time to sink in.
The only responsible action is to cease using the material. But before installing a bidet in your bathroom, there is another eco-friendly alternative to consider. recycled toilet paper and bamboo toilet paper, to a lesser extent.
Zero Usage Of Plastic
Who Gives a Crap (WGAC) acknowledges that cutting down trees for toilet paper is unnecessary. Instead, it uses old textbooks and office supplies to make paper rolls with three layers and 400 sheets.
Unlike supermarket packaging, each roll is carefully wrapped in additional recycled paper. Bingo! There is no plastic present.
Individually wrapping each roll may seem like overkill, but the company says that if it were to package a maximum of six rolls together, it would need much thicker paper, and by net weight, individually wrapping each roll is the same. Additionally, its shipment is carbon-neutral.
Conclusion
Who Gives a Crap was founded to provide bathrooms to those in need. They have contributed more than $10 million to the cause to date!
Why commodes? Because contaminated water is responsible for over a million deaths annually, without toilets, human waste enters the same water used for washing and cleaning.
WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) is a program whose goal is to save millions of lives by providing access to clean water, soap, and toilets.
