I was hoping to read more about the self cleaning process, but it sounds like it’s just an antibacterial spray down after every use. I wonder what happens when there are physical items left about. Toilet paper on the floor, syringes left behind, etc. How do you keep the seat from being wet every time someone goes in? If they aren’t hooked up to water and sewer lines, how frequently are they manually maintained? I’m not saying this isn’t a good thing, just that I have a lot of questions that aren’t answered in the article.
They had one of these a while back in Seattle. They were constantly dirty/gross OR someone would go in there for an extended period of time - basically rendering them useless. It is better to have bathrooms with an attendant.
I was hoping to read more about the self cleaning process, but it sounds like it’s just an antibacterial spray down after every use. I wonder what happens when there are physical items left about. Toilet paper on the floor, syringes left behind, etc. How do you keep the seat from being wet every time someone goes in? If they aren’t hooked up to water and sewer lines, how frequently are they manually maintained? I’m not saying this isn’t a good thing, just that I have a lot of questions that aren’t answered in the article.
Edit: speech to text fucked my shit up
In Japan there are public self cleaning toilets and people paid to go between all of the toilets to regularly clean them/restock them as needed.
Of course with Japan’s culture of being clean in general it wont be nearly as bad as in the US but I’m sure something similar could easily work here.
They had one of these a while back in Seattle. They were constantly dirty/gross OR someone would go in there for an extended period of time - basically rendering them useless. It is better to have bathrooms with an attendant.
If they end up being disgusting, it will become an easy image to use to attack Mamdani