Energy prices in Europe have soared, and industry experts are now warning that this could lead to shortages of items that require a lot of energy to produce - including toilet paper. We may be heading back to the early days of the Covid pandemic, when people were stockpiling toilet paper amid rumors that they were running out of toilet paper entirely.

But why is toilet paper often in crisis? Creating this bathroom essential is very energy-intensive. It takes an average of 11.5 gigajoules of energy to make one ton of paper products. That's enough to make about 11,500 pots of coffee. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the price of natural gas has risen rapidly, reaching almost 120 euros per megawatt hour. This is the highest level in the past year. Europe relies heavily on this fossil fuel for energy. In Italy, paper companies have stopped production due to the energy shock caused by the war in Ukraine. The crisis has hit the entire production chain, from toilet paper to packaging materials and even recycling.

The benefits of a bidet go beyond just feeling cleaner. Switching to a bidet can help you live in a more sustainable way, help fight deforestation, and offset the huge amount of water used to make paper.