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Association Insight, April 28, 2021

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ASSOCIATIONINSIGHT Portable Sanitation Association International News BIWEEKLY EDITION APRIL 28, 2021 Page 29 Outside Concerts during COVID Running rope to create socially distanced seating squares is just one task an outdoor venue in North Charleston, South Carolina added to its event preparation this April. Organizers also planted 1,224 wood states, used 9,180 feet of Uline rope, and commissioned 16 portable toilets. Along with the toilets, they hired a couple attendants who were armed with sanitizer spray. While the new protocols create much more work, shows are selling out, and patrons are excited to see bands and enjoy a taste of normalcy as we work our way back from 2020. Read the full story here. Note: The PSAI is committed to bringing industry news to its members. It creates original content and aggregates news from other sources. Unless otherwise stated in organizational documents or in Association Insight newsletters, the PSAI does not have or take a position on the content of news items from other sources. Letter Requests Portable Toilets In a letter to the editor of the Santa Fe New Mexican, a woman questioned the lack of portable toilets on the many trailheads in Santa Fe and in the national forest. She had asked volunteers doing trail work last spring about getting portable toilets and they said plans were in place. A year later, nothing has happened and trails are only getting more crowded. Naturally, the problem of human excrement and toilet paper on the trails has grown with the crowds. Can the city step up to take care of its parks and open spaces and the people they attract? Read the full story here. Book Explores Toilet's Good and Bad In her new book, science journalist Chelsea Wald digs into the role of toilets and sanitation across history and the globe. She posits that investments in toilet technology and infrastructure could aid in the fight to save our climate and provide the dignity of sanitation access to all. Included are stories about the unintended consequences of banning pay toilets as well as a grassroots effort in India to provide sanitation "health centers" for women by refurbishing old city buses that were destined for the scrap heap in Pune. Read the full story here. Sara Roza runs rope. Photo credit: Grace Beahm Alford

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