In this country and in this age, sanitation and hygiene are taken very seriously; especially when it comes to the disposal of our human waste. In most places, even dogs are not allowed to leave it lying around in the street.
Any sort of public place, be it a workplace, a mall, a department store, a bar or a restaurant, etc is expected to provide toilets where the people coming to that place can relieve themselves. Even open air venues likes parks and sports grounds are expected to have facilities and all of them are responsible for the sanitary removal of that waste.
In our society, the burden of supplying these facilities is effectively doubled because we also expect; and demand, separate rest rooms for men and women – additionally, many local regulations also mandate the provision of specially equipped and designed toilets for disabled persons. Some places even insist on baby diaper changing facilities in both the men’s and the ladies’ toilets.
Disposal methods for all the waste generated in these places will vary depending on the size of the establishment but, basically, it all has to be flushed away down sewerage pipes and fed to a sewerage treatment plant for purification – either on site; or, at a municipal plant. One thing for sure, it can no longer be dumped into rivers, lakes or ponds and, for another certainty, the whole process has to be conducted under strict sanitation regulations.
We, The Public, Just See the Rim Of The Bowl
When we go out from our homes, the older amongst us may remember mother’s advice to – “never leave home without first visiting the bathroom”. But, for many, it is considered our right as citizens to be able to take “relief” wherever we may be.
When we do just that, we do not think much about the sanitary removal of what we leave behind in the toilet bowl. But, when we come to doing our “business” in a public place; we do place high demands on hygiene and are not happy unless we are using a sanitary toilet. We will refuse to use one that is full of “mess” and, such are our expectations, we even believe that it cannot be a sanitary toilet if some other person has sat on the seat before us. We will only believe that we are using a sanitary toilet if the seat has some sort of, never before used, protective cover for us to sit upon; even better if the cover is automatically applied and then disposed of after we have finished sitting on it.
