Who Gives A Crap will have a starring roll at this year’s Fringe, sponsoring toilets on the Royal Mile, open all month from 02 August.
In recent years, Fringe audiences have raised the need for public toilets during the Fringe. We’re aiming to help address this challenge with the addition of the new toilet block, right in the heart of the festival footprint. The new toilet block will be located on Parliament Square, just off the Royal Mile and will be easy to spot, thanks to Who Gives a Crap’s colourful branding.
Who Gives A Crap are offering a special Fringe toilet roll offer for local businesses, aiming to help businesses lower their toilet roll costs and become more environmentally friendly thanks to Who Gives A Crap’s sustainable business practices. Edinburgh businesses wanting to stock up on their eco-friendly toilet paper in advance of the Fringe can head to uk.wholesale.whogivesacrap.org and use the code FUNNYBUM for 25% off their first order.
Over 1 million trees are destroyed every day just to make regular toilet paper. Who Gives A Crap combats this by creating recycled toilet paper, made from 100% bamboo or recycled post-consumer paper – that’s recycled office paper which is already in circulation. In addition to being sustainable, Who Gives A Crap are great roll models, donating 50% of profits to help build toilets and improve sanitation in the developing world.
David Titman of Who Gives A Crap, said: ‘We’re thrilled to be a part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year and providing the first public toilets on the Royal Mile, one of the busiest spots in Edinburgh during the Fringe. We’re looking forward to being part of such a vibrant and exciting festival, and helping to make the festival more sustainable this year.
Shona McCarthy, Chief Executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, said: ‘We're delighted to welcome Who Gives A Crap to the Fringe this August. It’s a pleasure to work with a company that shares our values and does incredible work in the sustainability and charity sectors. Not to mention, fantastic news that there’ll be toilets so centrally, just off the Royal Mile!’
