The coronavirus pandemic has led to thousands of consumers panic buying toilet paper in the event they’re stuck inside their homes for weeks at a time, leading to a massive shortage of bathroom tissue. With grocery stores rationing their stock and shelves stripped bare, many people have resorted to using other items as makeshift toilet paper.
USA Today is now reporting that residents in Redding, California, have started using shredded t-shirts as a replacement, which may have resulted in a sewage blockage. On Wednesday evening, one of Redding’s sewer lines backed up, and wastewater management had to leap into action to prevent spillage.