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Portable Sanitation Association International News
BIWEEKLY EDITION APRIL 14, 2021
Page 27
P&G's Charmin Becomes NFT
To raise money for Direct Relief, a nonprofit that provides
emergency medical supplies and resources to needy
communities, Proctor & Gamble has come up with a new
strategy. Charmin brand toilet paper is auctioning off three
original digital artworks. Each creation is a non-fungible token
(NFT), which features an ornamented roll of Charmin and
a physical display so buyers can display the NFT "in their
bathrooms alongside real rolls." Some NFTs are going for eye-
popping figures, so these could be very pricey rolls of tp.
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Businesses Ask for Portable Toilets
Four businesses in the Newbury section of Plum Island
in Massachusetts are asking their town to install portable
restrooms this year before Memorial Day. To offset the expense
of adding units earlier than usual, the four businesses have
agreed to split the cost. Only one business has an indoor toilet,
and has been inundated on nice days this spring. That's a
problem, the owner says, because, "with COVID, you can only
allow so many people inside." Though the town has denied the
request, the business owners are still hoping to get relief.
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Porta-Potty NFT Sells for $6,500
Rapper FN Meka, a self-proclaimed artificial intelligence
rapper, has a colorful persona. He allegedly drives a gold-
plated Rolls Royce, a Gucci-printed Tesla truck, and a slime
green Lamborghini. He's even released a few of what one
writer called "semi-successful songs." Now, he's added NFT
selling to his rap sheet. His first virtual drop: "the SUPER
TOILET," a 1 of 1 Lamborghini-styled porta-potty. Dutch DJ
Don Diablo purchased the non-fungible token for $6,500.
Read the full story here.