W EEKLY EDITION JAN 24, 2018
Excessive Potty Protection?
More coverage as California continues their
attempt to manage the hepatitis A outbreak
Sin ce the Southern California h epatitis A
outbreak, which tore through the homeless
community last fall, 16 portable restrooms
have been placed throughout San Diego,
most of them rented by the county.
Although the restrooms cost from $86 to
$221 per month, th e county has spent over
$500,000 on security, and some wonder if
this money could be better spent. As small
business owner Michael McConnell, who also advocates for the homeless puts it, "Any time you spend
money managing an issue, you take money away from solving the issue. There's no plan. There's no
strategy. That's how we end up willy - nilly throwing our money around." Guards watch the toilets 24/7,
most of them making $13 an hour. One security guard reported that halfway through his eight - hour shift
onl y four people used the restroom and none of them were homeless.
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Member News: Sanitech Expands its Services Through Acquisition
PSAI Member Sanitech is expanding its industry reach
after purchasing Pristine Health Services, which
specializes in pest control. Sanitech is a division o f
Waco Africa, a subsidiary of Waco International, and
is a leader in hygiene services and toilet technology
in Africa.
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