ASSOCIATIONINSIGHT
Portable Sanitation Association International News
BIWEEKLY EDITION MAY 27, 2020
Page 21
Helping the Homeless
Two special improvement districts in Columbus, Ohio are
providing eight new sinks near 12 portable restrooms in the
downtown area. The restrooms and sinks, officials say, will enable
those who are experiencing homelessness to use the bathroom
and wash up during the day while shelters are closed. The effort is
also tied to helping stop the spread of COVID-19.
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Restrooms for Essential Workers
Because essential workers have limited toilet options too, a portable
restroom company in Halifax, Nova Scotia decided to help. Honey
Huts contacted two business owners who have roadside properties
and set up the essential worker pit stops. A third unit is slated for
downtown Halifax. The initiative is the company's way of thanking all
the essential workers in the Halifax Regional Municipality.
Read the full story here.
COVID-19 Inspires Redesign
Two recent articles explained how businesses and local
governments with public bathrooms are struggling to recalibrate
in the face of COVID-19 as society contemplates returning to
some version of normal. Key changes involve lids (to be closed for
flushing so as to reduce toilet plumes), touch-less flushing, touch-
less sinks and soap dispensers, and more space between stalls/
urinals or stall walls that extend floor to ceiling.
Read more from Story A here. Read more from Story B here.
Public Restrooms Pose Problem
A recent Washington Post article explained how one of the biggest
obstacles to reopening businesses is widespread fear about using public
restrooms. As the president of the American Restroom Association
noted, "Americans have always had a fear of contamination from public
restrooms. What we're seeing now is part just heightened anxiety, but
it's also part reality-based." Toilet plumes from lid-less toilets, and lack
of distance between stalls and sinks are clear issues. Portable toilets, on
the other hand, allow natural distancing and no risk of plumes.
Read the full story here.
