Turn waste office paper into toilet paper

Since I am working in the paper business new developments and inventions on this area are always interesting for me. They can give very good indications on which direction and how fast the technology evolves. However, they can be a threat to me like the below machine too. :-) Can you imagine that everyone has its own paper machine at home and produce its own brands?

Let's hear more from the technology sharing platform Gizmag:

A company in Japan has developed a machine that shreds paper and then converts the waste into readily usable toilet paper.

The process requires you to add water, and it requires about 30 minutes to thin out the paper and generate one roll of toilet paper. This paper looks far from snuggly soft, but it's undeniably a significant step towards a greener office space. The entire process is automated, so it's definitely a big convenience.

The 'White Goat' as it's called is not a contraption that you're likely to squeeze under your desk however. It's mammoth size (1.8m tall and 600kg) would definitely be a better fit in your server room if you have one.
It's set to go on sale this summer in Japan for a price of about US$100,000. No word yet on how much electricity it takes to convert shredded paper to toilet paper, but we certainly hope that the power consumption doesn't cancel out the green benefits of such a promising machine.

Fortunately, this machine is a concept machine and it is too expensive and big to turn to a commodity product. But you never know what the potential "White Goat V.2" will be capable of...