ASSOCIATIONINSIGHT
Portable Sanitation Association International News
BIWEEKLY EDITION JANUARY 6, 2021
Page 24
Court Orders Back Tax Payment
Just before Christmas, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled
unanimously that Charlie Gott, owner of Gott's To Go!, owes
the state more than $57,000 in sales tax that he failed to
collect on portable toilet rentals between 2012 and 2017.
Gott and his attorney argued unsuccessfully that the toilets
were a means to provide the tax-exempt service of waste
disposal. Read more about the case in the December 9, 2020
Association Insight.
Read the court decision here.
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Seeking the Truly Flushable Wipe
Thanks to an EPA grant, scientists at the University of Toledo are
working to create "Wet Wipes That Turn into Toilet Paper When
Flushed." Traditional wipes may be labeled as "flushable" but
can actually clump and clog sewer systems and portable toilets.
The Toledo team hopes to strengthen wet toilet paper with
bio-based polymers and soap that will work in dry environments
but disassemble when exposed to excess water upon flushing. If
successful, the team may be able to secure more grant money to
implement the technology.
Read the full story here.
Incident at Lava Beds Monument
An unexpected sight greeted visitors and rangers at Lava
Beds National Monument in California a couple weeks ago.
A gust of wind upended a portable toilet and sent it into a
lava trench next to a cave. The effort to extract the unit (along
with some ribbing about the situation) was posted on the
Monument's Facebook page. Fortunately the unit was hoisted
to safety without any spillage, injury, or loss of dignity.
Read the full story here.
