BARFBLOG: Guest barfblogger: Seattle has officially washed its hands of the five self-cleaning toilets - (Barfblog)
August 20, 2008 – 12:47 amOh, the news stories that catch the eye of one immersed in public health.
While we spend most of our time on this blog discussing issues that have to do with what comes after toilet use (handwashing, hopefully), the toilet facilities themselves occasionally come into the spotlight
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The Seattle Times recently reported that Seattle has officially washed its hands of their self-cleaning public toilets. Which leaves visitors to that city without a convenient place to, uh, relieve themselves as well as leaving them without a convenient place to wash their hands. (http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008117767_toilets15m0.html and http://barfblog.foodsafety.ksu.edu/2008/07/articles/food-safety-communication/seattles-automated-toilets-plagued-by-filth-drugs/)
Too bad Seattle did not work toward finding a way to deal with any problems these public toilets may have caused. Finland found they could reduce/eliminate illicit behavior in their roadside toilets by allowing one to unlock the door by text messaging with a mobile phone. The toilets have been secured, and a sign outside explains that […]
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http://www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsafety/news/fsnews.cfm?newsid=28138
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