Toilet paper is a product that is used for basic human hygiene. It is made from paper and is used to clean off remnants of fecal matter. The following are some details about toilet paper that can be found in the search results:
Patents:
- The original idea for perforated toilet paper was patented in 1871 as patent number US117355A by Seth Wheeler.
- The roll style toilet paper that we all buy was a re-patented innovation to the original. It was granted on September 15, 1891 as patent number US456516A, with credit again to Seth Wheeler, and rights again to the Albany Perforated Wrapping Paper Company. An immediate improvement filed by Seth Wheeler, which was granted on December 22, 1891, as patent number US465588A.
- A Chinese patent for toilet paper was granted in 2019 for a type of toilet paper that is capable of more appropriately inhibiting feces odor.
Positive:
- Toilet paper is a product that addresses a truly absorbing problem — basic human hygiene.
- Toilet paper is a necessity and a big business in the United States alone, where people spend about $6 billion per year on this simple rolled paper.
Negative:
- The price of hardwood pulp, an ingredient in tissues and toilet paper, has surged by about 60 percent since late 2016, according to the Pulp and Paper Products Council, which tracks prices based on global customs data. The price of softwood pulp, used in diapers and sanitary pads, jumped by 21 percent during that period. Higher prices in the wake of possible tariffs would exacerbate what is already mounting pressure on consumer product company profits from soaring costs from pulp, a main ingredient in tissues, diapers and sanitary towels.
- Toilet paper could be treated with harsh chemicals regardless if it’s “sustainable” or not. Toilet paper with scents or lotions and flushable wipes likely contain problematic ingredients that enter as ingredients or as part of the manufacturing process.
Ingredients or materials:
- Toilet paper is made from paper.
- Pulp, made from wood chips or recycled paper, is the only component in many tissue products, and is part of most diapers and pads. As many as 1,000 rolls of toilet paper can be made from the pulp of one eucalyptus tree.
