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Melissa Hincha-Ownby

Recycle copy paper into toilet paper

A new office machine will take used copy paper and turn it into usable toilet paper, while you wait.

Thu, Jun 04 2009 at 11:56 AM EST

Photo: clairity/Flickr
No, this is not a joke. You can now buy a machine to place in your office that will recycle copy paper into toilet paper, while you wait. With 1,800 sheets of standard A4 size paper, the machine will make two rolls of toilet paper.  The process takes about an hour, so if you’re running low on toilet paper in your office, you’ll need to plan accordingly.
 
Although this is a unique alternative to traditional paper recycling options, I just don’t see it being eco-friendly, bottom-line friendly, or bottom friendly.  The machine appears to be rather large and I’m guessing it doesn’t come with an EnergyStar rating so the power demands of the product are unknown.
 
The product costs $95,000, which is not very friendly to the financial bottom line. The thought of using an onsite recycling process to turn scratchy copy paper into toilet paper leads me to believe that it isn’t very bottom friendly, either.
 
However, the product is unique, and imaginative products can lead to truly efficient solutions. Perhaps this specific machine isn’t the answer to your paper recycling woes, but it might inspire another eco-engineer to come up with a new solution.
 
If you live in Japan and want to try out this high-tech paper-recycling machine in your place of business, the product will be available in August from Nakabayashi.
 
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Lucille 08/12/2010 09:08 AM

sometimes there is a genius who just has nothing to do and invents a super expensive machine which will do almost nothing for that kind of money. Why should i buy such a thing when i can call a specialized shredding paper fort lauderdale which could recycle more than just paper for my office. This is the way to build a green future, not wasting money on some idiotic inventions.

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Jeff9 06/07/2009 00:38 AM

It's ironic that the Japanese came up with this machine when they use very little toilet paper themselves. Because their toilets have built in Bidet Sprayers. The Japanese Toilet is really a toilet bidet combination and although nice is also very expensive. You can keep your current toilet and get the same benefits by adding a hand bidet sprayer for very little cost. A hand held bathroom bidet sprayer is so much better than a stand alone bidet and this is why: 1. It's less expensive.... More

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