Outback toilet paper litter
Submitted: Sunday, Mar 15, 2020 at 16:48
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ExplorOz Team - Michelle
We've all seen the disgusting sight of white
toilet paper streamers hanging from bushes and littering our bush but has anyone taken any photos and have some to share with me please? I am working on a graphic concept but can't seem to find the right photo...
Reply By: Hoyks - Sunday, Mar 15, 2020 at 17:56
Sunday, Mar 15, 2020 at 17:56
No, sorry. I didn't think poo ticket streamers to be particularly photogenic.
The washed out paper blends into the background that a standard image lacks definition and,
well, zooming in is even less visually appealing.
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Follow Up By: ExplorOz Team - Michelle - Sunday, Mar 15, 2020 at 19:21
Sunday, Mar 15, 2020 at 19:21
Correct....its a tricky subject to perfect!
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Follow Up By: Hoyks - Sunday, Mar 15, 2020 at 19:49
Sunday, Mar 15, 2020 at 19:49
Something about collecting wild poo paper? You just have to beat the crap out of it before use.
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Reply By: Member - Outback Gazz - Sunday, Mar 15, 2020 at 18:13
Sunday, Mar 15, 2020 at 18:13
With the way so many dumb people in this once great country are panic buying up all the
toilet paper on offer - I reckon there could be a market to recycle all those pre-loved poo tickets and streamers all over the bush you are talking about lol
Can picture the brightly painted up Troopy's now - " Jims Wipe Twice It's still Nice "
Happy safe and poo-ticket-less travels
Gazz
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Follow Up By: ExplorOz Team - Michelle - Sunday, Mar 15, 2020 at 19:12
Sunday, Mar 15, 2020 at 19:12
You're on my wavelength....!!
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Reply By: Member - MIKE.G - Monday, Mar 16, 2020 at 10:13
Monday, Mar 16, 2020 at 10:13
Hi Michelle.
After our last trip across the Nullabor and seeing first hand the mess left by travelers, I wrote to the General Managers of all the "Whiz Bang" hiring companies, pointing out that we had witnesses on more than one occasion, their clients relieving themselves in inappropriate
places and walking away with no intention of burning or burying the waste. These are of course not he only travelers that cause the problem.
I asked that the companies educate their clients, as part of the hiring handover procedure, on bush etiquette and at least provide a shovel!
Needless to say I didn't get an answer from any of them and the problem persists.
It shouldn't be too hard to get some photos.
Mike.
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Reply By: Candace S. - Monday, Mar 16, 2020 at 15:56
Monday, Mar 16, 2020 at 15:56
I thought I had a good
pic for you. But when I dug it up, it turned out to be not so great. But here it is anyway.
The sad thing here (
Lambert Centre) is that there's a multi-stall
toilet. But it was unserviceable by September 2019. So people were back to creating a mess. Because it's just soooo difficult to put your used paper in your rubbish bag, or burn it.

"Poo tickets" at Lambert Centre
This isn't exactly what you asked for, but it's relevant. :) It was here:
WA bore
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Reply By: ExplorOz Team - Michelle - Monday, Mar 16, 2020 at 16:04
Monday, Mar 16, 2020 at 16:04
Thanks to those that have contributed. Yes, we've written about this for 20 years now but the issue remains and infact it simply gets worse every season. I am been pouring through my image library but like a lot of you, whilst we react to the sights, we rarely photograph them so not finding it easy to find the right shot for my needs. I have a vision in my head - and can't yet find the right photo. Please keep looking through your photos - I've got plenty of instructional photos and videos of how to poo in the bush that we've prepared, and so have many others, but none that are truly depictive of the problem. Phil's last couple come close but was hoping to get a wider angle landscape scene so still open to submissions if you find any please share.
This is a national disgrace.
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Follow Up By: Ron N - Monday, Mar 16, 2020 at 16:59
Monday, Mar 16, 2020 at 16:59
Michelle - A Google image search brings up numerous photos of
toilet paper scattered through the bush.
You could probably find and contact the photo owners, for permission to use their photo/s.
Unfortunately, I got the best results, using "4WD", in front of "
toilet paper litter" .... [:-(
4WD toilet paper litter
Cheers, Ron.
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Follow Up By: ExplorOz Team - Michelle - Monday, Mar 16, 2020 at 17:02
Monday, Mar 16, 2020 at 17:02
did that all weekend but didn't find what I wanted...
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Follow Up By: Ron N - Monday, Mar 16, 2020 at 17:21
Monday, Mar 16, 2020 at 17:21
You're obviously looking for a very specific, up-close photo, of multiple
toilet paper streamers hanging from bushes and low shrubs, then?
I can't recall having seen anything quite that bad in recent times - just lots of small pieces of
toilet paper - and more often than not - piles of general rubbish, full stop.
Cheers, Ron.
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