Three American women, talking to Caitlyn Becker at HuffPost Live, have decided to replace toilet paper with cloth - which throws up all sorts of questions.
First - why?
Angela Davis said: "We wanted to explore different ways to go green."
She and her family use cloth.
She said: "We were spending about $136 a year. And the cost of wipes, I actually purchased the material for the wipes, so that cost was about $42 a year. And that included the cost of washing them two or three times a week, and the cost of the detergent, and also the cost of the water."
Kathleen Quiring says that she was inspired to use cloth after having a baby. She said: "I realized that if I can use them on the baby, why not use them on myself?"
When asked if washing the cloths - which uses electricity - is more environmentally sound, Makala Earley says: "There are dioxins in toilet paper which is a chemical, and once it is released in the environment it never goes away."
The big question, however, is how gross can it get?
Makala has developed a method called 'squatty potty'. She says; Squat more, and when you wipe there is not much there. It helps to allow the bowel movements to pass through more smoothly. At a 90 degree angle it comes out more easier."
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/01/30/women-stopped-using-toilet-paper_n_4693567.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular
First - why?
Angela Davis said: "We wanted to explore different ways to go green."
She and her family use cloth.
She said: "We were spending about $136 a year. And the cost of wipes, I actually purchased the material for the wipes, so that cost was about $42 a year. And that included the cost of washing them two or three times a week, and the cost of the detergent, and also the cost of the water."
Kathleen Quiring says that she was inspired to use cloth after having a baby. She said: "I realized that if I can use them on the baby, why not use them on myself?"
When asked if washing the cloths - which uses electricity - is more environmentally sound, Makala Earley says: "There are dioxins in toilet paper which is a chemical, and once it is released in the environment it never goes away."
The big question, however, is how gross can it get?
Makala has developed a method called 'squatty potty'. She says; Squat more, and when you wipe there is not much there. It helps to allow the bowel movements to pass through more smoothly. At a 90 degree angle it comes out more easier."
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/01/30/women-stopped-using-toilet-paper_n_4693567.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular