Reusable loo paper!

moonrakerz

Oblivion wrote: »

No worries. You'll be able to use all those worthless £20 notes for the job soon.

Dave.

In Zimbabwe it is already cheaper to use banknotes instead of toilet paper !

Caterina

Ohboy, I thought that I would do anything moneysaving, but I think I have found the one thing I am NOT prepared to do!

Caterina

Amba_Gambla

Surely a cheap roll of tesco 1 ply is cheaper than the electricity & water used to wash your "toilet paper"

A_fiend_for_life

Some bog standard reading.

Quote from wikipedia:
"He who uses paper on his filthy bum, will always find his b*ll*cks lined with scum"

Any ex-miners care to share their methods when your stuck down in the coal pit all day?

Magentasue

There was a long thread, as it were, on the Old Style board about this.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1084445&highlight=toilet+wipes

bexybeck

Amba_Gambla wrote: »

Surely a cheap roll of tesco 1 ply is cheaper than the electricity & water used to wash your "toilet paper"

Most definitely, and energy saving too! The manufacture of loo roll has gotta be more eco-friendly than washing at 60 every day. Do you hang them on the washing line too, or use a tumble dryer (dirty laundry in public etc.) That would add even more eco-unfriendliness.

If we all did this, we'd run out of fuel tomorrow!

In my opinion this is neither eco-friendly nor is it money saving. It is, however, disgusting!

Disposable nappies, on the other hand, would end up in landfill and contain loads of plastic and oil-based products so cloth nappies are definitely better. Kudos for that!

loveday

bexybeck wrote: »

Most definitely, and energy saving too! The manufacture of loo roll has gotta be more eco-friendly than washing at 60 every day. Do you hang them on the washing line too, or use a tumble dryer (dirty laundry in public etc.) That would add even more eco-unfriendliness.

If we all did this, we'd run out of fuel tomorrow!

In my opinion this is neither eco-friendly nor is it money saving. It is, however, disgusting!

Disposable nappies, on the other hand, would end up in landfill and contain loads of plastic and oil-based products so cloth nappies are definitely better. Kudos for that!

I don't wash at 60 every day. The pieces of cloth are small and fit in with a nappy wash I'd be doing anyway. I line dry all my washing (oh, and I don't iron nappies or bum wipes, either ).

The overall environmental impact is, obviously, debatable. You've got to think about all the energy used in the manufacture, transport and storage of bog roll, not to mention the bleach and plastic packaging, plus the water to flush away all that paper. My nice little wipes get used over and over again. In fact, they're soft, strong, and very long

I quite see that some people might find it disgusting. So don't do it! It's actually no more disgusting than wiping your own bum and then flushing it away. The only difference is that I put the wipes in a nappy bucket (with mesh liner and lid) and when the bucket is full I lift out the liner and put it in the washing machine.

A_fiend_for_life

loveday wrote: »

I don't wash at 60 every day. The pieces of cloth are small and fit in with a nappy wash I'd be doing anyway. I line dry all my washing (oh, and I don't iron nappies or bum wipes, either ).

The overall environmental impact is, obviously, debatable. You've got to think about all the energy used in the manufacture, transport and storage of bog roll, not to mention the bleach and plastic packaging, plus the water to flush away all that paper. My nice little wipes get used over and over again. In fact, they're soft, strong, and very long

The green overall environmental one I agree is difficult to calculate. However if you had a nappy washing service that would be far more efficient.

loveday wrote: »

I quite see that some people might find it disgusting. So don't do it! It's actually no more disgusting than wiping your own bum and then flushing it away. The only difference is that I put the wipes in a nappy bucket (with mesh liner and lid) and when the bucket is full I lift out the liner and put it in the washing machine.

Correction I think dry toilet paper is more disgusting than (wet) wipes from a personal hygiene perspective. From an environmental perspective the fact that we allow waste to enter the waterways in the first place is disgusting. The coastal areas of Britain have a high E coli count because of human waste.

moonrakerz

What's new ?

"So, what did humankind do before they had soft tissues to clean their bottoms? The ancient Greeks made use of stones and clay, while the ancient Romans equipped their public toilets with a sponge on a stick, resting in a bucket of brine."

http://ancientstandard.com/2007/05/29/the-dirty-truth-%E2%80%93-a-brief-history-of-toilet-paper-6th-century-ad-and-onward%E2%80%A6-hopefully/

elektra-2007

i suppose its only the same as using washable wipes on babys with washable nappies