PHLUSHers heading for Singapore soon

By Phlush | November 5, 2009

Tickets have been booked to permit two PHLUSH Co-Founders to speak at the the World Toilet Summit in Singapore on December 3, 2009.     Organizers of the eighth annual event invited PHLUSH to share Portland’s experience in increasing the availability of public restrooms with experts from around the world. Barbara Lescher will present Public…

Celebrate World Toilet Day on November 19th

By Phlush | November 5, 2009

Celebrate World Toilet Day on November 19th Seedfolks Roots & Shoots and 4-H Clubshttp://milwaukee.uwex.edu/youth/4h/documents/TheBigSquat.pdf are inviting you to squat with us for one minute to draw awareness to this serious problem. We would like to have a squatting line that winds throughout the church! World Toilet Day is coming on November 19. I know what…

How Save the World with Sanitation

By Phlush | October 28, 2009

Those are the words of Rose George, the title of her inspiring and informative piece  http://bit.ly/3ibB2V in yesterday’s Huffington Post.   Reporting from Mozambique, George recounts the reactions of group of villagers at the moment they realize the consequences of toiletlessness. Here’s what happens:  a delicious plate of meat and rice is placed in the…

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By Phlush | March 28, 2025

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By Phlush | March 12, 2025

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Why You Should Consider Making Your Restroom More Inclusive (And How To Do It)

By Phlush | January 18, 2025

Why You Should Consider Making Your Restroom More Inclusive (And How To Do It) By Kip Earlywine (Used with permission from Green Flush Restrooms) It’s a beautiful day outside, so Dave decides to visit a new city park he hasn’t visited before.  Upon arrival, he’s struck by the care and detail given to the park; everything…

The Importance of Inclusive Restroom Signage

By Phlush | August 24, 2023

Professional photographer Mark Chester did not intentionally find the issue of inclusivity in restroom access – the issue found him. Chester began photographing restroom signs 12 years ago. In conducting this work, Chester began pondering the relationship between signage and inclusivity. What he found is that the barriers to equitable restroom access for people across…

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By Phlush | June 26, 2023

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There’s plenty of toilet paper in the US – so why are people hoarding it?

By Phlush | March 20, 2020

Almost 150 U.S. companies make toilet paper. Studio Dagdagaz/Shutterstock.com Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University The other day I went into Costco to buy some toilet paper. It came as a small shock when I couldn’t find a single roll. The new coronavirus is inspiring panic buying of a variety of household products such as toilet paper in cities across…

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