9/1/2023 0 Comments Premium bamboo tissueIt is considered mature after 5 years and can be harvested after 7 years. Bamboo Is Sustainable: Bamboo is the world’s fastest growing plant, and some species can grow up to 3 feet every day.Though we’re still growing, and now make more than just toilet paper, we always want to stay true to our roots: toilet humor and making the world a better place. Not just because our toilet paper is gracing bathrooms across the country but also because we donate 50% of our profits to help build toilets and improve sanitation in the developing world. 50 hours and one cold bottom later, we’d raised over $50,000 (see the video here!) We delivered our first product in March 2013 and have been thrilled to keep growing ever since. Simon sat on a toilet in our draughty warehouse and refused to move until we had raised enough pre-orders to start production. So in July 2012, Simon, Jehan and Danny launched Who Gives A Crap with a crowdfunding campaign on IndieGoGo. That’s almost 800 children per day, or one child every two minutes. That’s roughly 40% of the global population and means that around 289,000 children under five die every year from diarrhoeal diseases caused by poor water and sanitation. We started Who Gives A Crap when we learnt that 2.4 billion people don’t have access to a toilet (now 2 billion – yay for progress!). But really, we love toilet paper because for us, it’s our way of making a difference. ![]() Lots of room for toilet jokes, which we love.
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