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Association Insight May 30 2018

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W EEKLY EDITION MAY 30, 2018 Note: The PSAI is committed to bringing Members industry news. It creates original content and it aggregates news that appears in o ther 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. The Great Pyramid of Cottonelle Think you could beat the new record? Stock up and try for yourself! The world record for building the highest stack of toilet paper was beat last week as Meijer's opens a new store in Grand Chute, WI. They partnered with Kimberly - Clark to erect a pyramid over 14 feet high using 25,585 rolls, beating the previous record of stacked toilet paper by one fo ot. READ THE STORY Beware of History Repeating Itself If we've learned anything from the Hepatitis A outbreak in southern California, it's that ignoring the homeless population will not prevent a sanitation crisis In Orange County, a proposal to install public restrooms for the homeless population in Costa Mesa is tossed. Although the Costa Mesa Sanitary District committed to paying half of the cost, city council members voted against the measure due to a lack of in terest from local business owners. Where 80% of business owners claimed to have their business affected by the homeless population, more than half of them said they believe providing facilities for the community to safely and hygienically relieve themselve s won't solve the problem. Councilman Jim Righeimer even went so far as to call those in favor of the measure "freaking idiots". But wait, didn't portable toilets have a major role in helping to eliminate something from that very region of the world recent ly? Oh yes, HEPATITIS A. No big deal. We're sure the Costa Mesa city council has a plan (get your shots). READ THE STORY P AGE 6

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