Who Gives A Crap?

Everybody poops and unless you have a super cool bidet, you most likely use toilet paper after you are done going to the bathroom. Most toilet paper comes wrapped- usually they take 6 rolls, wrap them in plastic and then wrap the plastic wrapped rolls in more plastic so you can buy a lot at one time. So basically we buy plastic in plastic just to take it home in a plastic bag and unwrap it before storing it under our filthy sinks to wipe our butts. To me this is wasteful and I was determined to find an alternative option.

Luckily I found Who Gives A Crap. Who Gives A Crap sells plastic free toilet paper that is made from 100% recycled paper instead of trees.Their rolls of biodegradable toilet paper are individually wrapped in [adorable] paper and are shipped in a cardboard box. The three ply paper is then wrapped around a cardboard roll making everything compostable! Now I know what you are thinking because my husband had the same concern: No, you will not be sacrificing quality or comfort when switching to recycled toilet paper. I promise it doesn't feel like you are wiping with sand paper.

Here is the best part- in addition to being awesome for your butt and our environment, they also donate 50% of their profits to help build toilets for those in need. This helps improve access to basic sanitation, hygiene, and water in developing countries. I highly recommend you read more on their website because the impact is cont inuing to grow.

Making the switch to recycled toilet paper was not hard; think of all the other things most people do to save paper. Toilet paper should be no different especially considering we just flush it down the toilet. It is estimated that 27,000 trees are cut down each day just to make toilet paper! Regular toilet paper is a single use paper product that requires bleach and other chemicals to make it soft and white. These chemicals end up in our water sources and are also wiped all over your butt. Using recycled toilet paper produces less pollution while being manufactured because the fibers have already been processed once.

I know another concern is price. Let me start by sharing a piece of information that shocked me- my husband and I have used 19 rolls of Who Gives a Crap toilet paper in 7 months! I don't have any actual record of this but I am sure that we are using WAY less toilet paper now that we switched brands, than ever before.

Let's do some math: the most common used toilet paper is Angel Soft. If you purchase Angel Soft Mega rolls from Walmart, each roll containing 429 sheets costs 83 cents. If you buy the 48 pack of Who Gives A Crap from their website and use this code to save $10, each roll containing 400 sheets costs 79 cents each. You can also subscribe and save $10 each time and never worry about running out of toilet paper ever again. Obviously not everyone buys Angel Soft; some prefer even more expensive toilet paper and some prefer much less. Regardless, maybe spending a little more (or less) is worth it knowing you are making a positive impact on our environment while supporting a company that is making a huge difference in the world.

Emergency roll reminding you to buy more toilet paper