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Water is not universally abundant though and much more costly to transport than paper or wood.
by grosswait 7y ago
Water is not universally abundant though and much more costly to transport than paper or wood.
- pkd 7y agoIt's pretty abundant in developed countries that primarily rely on toilet papers, one would presume.
- shakna 7y agoWater is a scarce resource in Australia, and it changes rather rapidly. Most cities are under permanent water restrictions, which include fitting water-saving flush systems to toilets.
- sokoloff 7y agoTransporting water in pipes under pressure does not seem that expensive intuitively.
- Youden 7y agoThe western toilets we're talking about are flushed with water, so this seems to be a non-issue.
- senorjazz 7y agoExactly, a western toilet will use about 4-5litres for a flush. To clean yourself with water will use a mug or two of water. The people in this thread talking about the increased use of water, are quite literally talking out of their arse
- komali2 7y agoAnd the water spent growing the trees?