Worrying about those worriers in the Pearl

By Phlush | December 3, 2009

News from back home has gotten our attention this morning. In Pearl residents worried about ‘Portland loo’ planned for Jamison Square, The Oregonian’s James Mayer gets some good quotes. “Let me ask you this — would you want your bedroom within 40 feet of an all-night bathroom, with its potential for noise, crime and door-slamming…

Clean Shop’s Trevor Mulaudzi to speak at WTS.

By Phlush | December 1, 2009

Tonight we tromped through the thick heat of the Singapore afternoon into the sparkling premises of the SunTec Center for a reception for  speakers at the World Toilet Summit.   Jack Sim, the unstoppable Founder of the World Toilet Organization, greeted us on arrival.  He introduced us to Jay Peters of the International Code Council…

PHLUSH arrives in Singapore for World Toilet Summit!

By Phlush | December 1, 2009

PHLUSH C0-Founders Barb Lescher and Carol McCreary crawled off their Delta/Northwest flight in Singapore after nearly 24 hours of travel.  The trip was uneventful and our transit time in Tokyo only 30 minutes.  That was just enough time to check out Narita’s restrooms.   In addition to very nice facilities for kids and babies, there…

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