ASSOCIATIONINSIGHT
Portable Sanitation Association International News
BIWEEKLY EDITION JULY 22, 2020
Page 24
Better Than Backyard Baseball
Banned from it's usual field due to COVID-19, a Junior Division
baseball team in Mooresville, North Carolina has found a new
home in a converted farm field. With the addition of tents for
shade and a portable restroom facilities, residents can once
again enjoy a favorite summer pastime. The family who owns
the field and the local Recreation Department helped make the
field ready for play. Patrons are urged to social distance.
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Are Public Restrooms Still Risky?
Noting a dramatic uptick in personal portable toilets from on-line
sellers and camping stores, coupled with an aversion to public
restrooms, an article in the Minneapolis Star Tribune asks, "Is
this call-of-nature caution warranted?" Dr. Gregory Poland, an
infectious disease expert at Mayo Clinic, agrees. Public restrooms
can easily become crowded, and many surfaces are suspect. He
advises that people wear masks and always wash their hands.
Read the full story here.
COVID-19 Relief Funds Sanitation
The Development Committee in High Point, North Carolina has
selected nine projects that are being considered for COVID-19
grants. Projects include a plan to add sanitation stations in areas
near homeless camps and low-income housing. So far, six locations
have been chosen. All sites will include dual water faucets and at
least two will also have portable restrooms.
Read the full story here.
Turtle Rescued from Portable Toilet
When a 13-year-old boy found a snapping turtle lodged in a
portable toilet north of Duluth, Minnesota, his family had the
presence of mind to call the number on the unit. An employee from
the portable restroom company in Hibbing arrived, pumped out the
toilet, and eventually was able to pull out the 14-inch turtle by the
sides of its shell. He then washed the turtle off with fresh water from
a truck hose and watched it wander off. "I've been around turtles
when I was a kid, so it wasn't too crazy," the rescuer said.
Read the full story here.
