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NEW DELHI: The Economic Survey focuses on the excessive use of toilet paper by the West and the need for a behavioural change.
“The entire developed world uses toilet paper made of ‘virgin wood’ for the most regular body activity, every single day, multiple times over. Making one single roll of toilet paper uses 1.5 pounds of wood, 37 gallons of water and 1.3 kwh of electricity,” the survey quotes a report.
It suggests that advanced countries learn from some of the poor and developing nations in Asia where they have adopted a more nature friendly lifestyle when it comes to maintaining basic hygiene.
“Many Asian countries provide valuable…
“The entire developed world uses toilet paper made of ‘virgin wood’ for the most regular body activity, every single day, multiple times over. Making one single roll of toilet paper uses 1.5 pounds of wood, 37 gallons of water and 1.3 kwh of electricity,” the survey quotes a report.
It suggests that advanced countries learn from some of the poor and developing nations in Asia where they have adopted a more nature friendly lifestyle when it comes to maintaining basic hygiene.
“Many Asian countries provide valuable…