COVID-19 and the Toilet Paper Hoarding: Dealing with Waste in a Time of Crisis
Panic in the face of shit!
The unexpected response in the face of the corona-crisis is the “toilet paper trepidation”. Videos circulated showing long queues, and sometimes fights over toilet paper packs in supermarkets. People hoarded as much toilet paper as they could after the news about the countries’ lockdown was announced. The question is, why toilet paper?