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The work toilet paper is more likely to be 1-ply recycled toilet paper in large rolls than what people would buy for a home. The factories that produce commercial TP may not be able to convert to the preferred residential products quickly.



If grocery stores run out of 2-ply but still offer 1-ply, people will buy 1-ply for home.


It is probably the same factory making it.

For example, Andrex (apparently Cottonelle in the USA) is owned by Kimberly Clark, which also sells commercial products.


All they have to do is make smaller rolls and people will still buy it if there's a shortage, regardless of ply.




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