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One million loo rolls to be gifted by Australian manufacturer

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Jenne BrammerThe West Australian

Australian toilet paper manufacturer Quilton - which has a factory in Forrestfield - is gifting one million toilet rolls, aiming to get these to the nation’s most vulnerable.

In a statement today, Quilton said it was working with a number of registered charities to achieve this.

“They will be the ones making sure the donated rolls end up where they are supposed to,” Quilton said.

The panic buying of toilet paper - which started three weeks ago - shows no sign of abating with shelves stripped bare every day, forcing retailers to impose limits on buying and opening separate shopping hours for the elderly and disabled.

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ABC Tissue Product assistant general manager Ninos Khosaba said the Perth factory had increased production by 25 per cent daily and had put on an extra shift to cater with the workload. Like it’s other two Australian mills, the Forrestfield facility is working 24 hours, seven days a week.

“We are a national business which has sites all around the country including Perth,” he said.

“Our mission is to work efficiently and communicate effectively with our retail partners to enable consumers to buy our products when they want and where they want.

“With our three paper mill plants right here in Australia working 24/seven, rest assured we are doing everything in our power to keep up.”

Quilton said charities should register for the donated toilet rolls at 1millionrolls@quilton.com.au

The donation program will take place over the next two weeks.

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