The Toilet Paper Crisis

Students at AISG have been suffering with bad, sandy, toiler papers for years. As heard from student complaints, they are not only hard to take out from containers, but also easy to tear, penetrate, soak and just difficult to use in general. Toilet paper at AISG has always been supplied by Kimberly Clark, an American multinational personal care corporation that produces mostly paper-based consumer products.

If you ask me to describe our toilet paper with one word, I would say—judging with my own experiences—that they are fragile. As soon as you drag a piece of toilet paper by pulling it with even a tiny bit of strength, the paper goes “tsiii–” and it rips.

Others have noticed the same issue as well, but many have mentioned other problems with the quality of our toilet papers. “You try to get the tissue out and you end up getting an entire chunk,” stated Jennifer G. Rachel M. also claimed, “I have to get a whole chunk, or else they really soak through.”

Kimberly Clarke has been chosen by our school because the materials used are highly environmentally friendly. As stated by the company itself, their ultimate goal is to “deliver our value of caring for the communities where we live and work – so the environment around us and the people we serve will have a brighter future.” “We use sustainable practices that support a healthy planet and ensure our business thrives for years to come,” states the company on its official website.

It is clear why our school chose Kimberly Clarke for toilet papers: This company cares for the world—not just their profit. However, companies should produce items that achieve the primary purpose to serve and satisfy customers, and Kimberly Clarke does not. They focus on sustainability for advertising, more than the actual good use of the products.

Our peers have done active research on the brand as well in hoping a change. Jennifer G. noted that while she is aware of the purpose of being “environmentally friendly,” but “no one can ever actually get the tissue out of the container.” Rachel M. agreed to Jennifer G.’s statement, “They are so thin that I have to get four or five pieces at once and doesn’t that really overturn the purpose of saving the environment?”

Due to all these negative feedbacks from the student body, I believe it is necessary for our school to abandon the environmentally friendly toilet paper from Kimberly Clarke, and ideally compensate with good-quality toilet paper. What do you think about the toilet paper at our school? Feel free to comment down below!