A Library Journal story:
Toilet paper printed with advertisements will appear in the bathrooms of the Port Chester-Rye Brook, NY, Public Library in October, according to The Journal News. The paper is 100 percent recycled, two-ply, and printed with
soy-based ink. Venues that use the paper receive it for free, making it a
potentially attractive way for cash-strapped libraries to reduce
spending. (Advertisers pay $99 for 20,000 advertisements that appear on
approximately 160 rolls.)
I would find it rather creepy to put a corporate logo on my ... myself. In that way. Ugh.
It may sound silly, but little things add up: According to EducationBug,
the library must stock enough toilet paper for 180,183 annual visitors
(plus a staff of 15). Plugging that figure into Kimberly-Clark’s professional use calculator
yields more than 36,000 cases, meaning the library could be saving
$70,000 per year or more on the deal. (Library Director Robin Lettieri
could not immediately be reached for comment.)
Yeah, a substantial amount of dollars, fer sher, but ...
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
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