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Portable Sanitation Association International News
BIWEEKLY EDITION SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
Page 24
Are Portable Potties Safe?
When the Minneapolis Star Tribune thought to pose this question,
they turned to our own Karleen Kos for answers. In the September
17th feature, PSAI's executive director fielded questions about
demand, cleaning, safety, and when to avoid portable restrooms.
Bottom line, "There is no reason to avoid a portable restroom
unless you would also avoid any other public restroom," like during
a tornado when you "should be in your basement…anyway."
Read the full story here.
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PA Park Gets Portable Restrooms
Thanks to persistent complaints from a Newton Township resident,
township parks finally have portable restrooms. The resident argued
repeatedly that the lack of services (since the township had closed
regular restrooms) created a significant health hazard. Interestingly,
other parks in the state have both open public restrooms and
portable restrooms with sanitizing stations.
Read the full story here.
11,000 Attend Pyromania in Missouri
An estimate 11,000 people attended Pyromania—one of the region's
largest fireworks shows—at a winery on September 21. Organizers
worked with the local health department to establish safety
precautions. There were extra hand washing stations and portable
toilets were spread strategically to reduce the number of people
standing in close proximity to one another. Fans enjoyed the show.
Read the full story here.
Tech Promotes Global Sanitation
The University of South Florida has signed agreements with two
international companies to manufacture a portable wastewater
treatment system developed by civil and environmental
engineering professor Daniel Yeh (pictured here) and his team. The
NEWgenerator is a solar-powered machine that generates nutrients,
energy, and water from human wastewater. Each unit can serve more
than 100 people per day, thereby promoting safer sanitation options
and reducing the strain on underdeveloped infrastructure.
Read the full story here.