PHLUSH exists to ensure that human well-being and public health are maintained through equitable access to sanitation services. We believe that public restrooms and safely managed sanitation & hygiene are as essential to community well-being as roads and traffic signals. We help citizens & municipal representatives advocate for and provide equitable public restroom availability, prepare for natural disasters that disrupt the sanitation system, and understand the complex sanitation justice issues that impact our society.
Mission
Through education and advocacy, PHLUSH helps local governments and citizen groups to provide equitable public restroom availability and to prepare for sanitation disasters with appropriate ecological toilet systems.
Vision
Toilet availability is a human right and well-designed sanitation systems restore health to our cities, our waters and our soils.
To deny a person the ability to meet an essential biological need is an affront to human rights and personal dignity.
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PHLUSH is excited to announce a new partnership with The Bathroom Company, creators of The Bathroom App—a restroom-finding tool that prioritizes accuracy, reliability, and community-driven data. Unlike other restroom apps, The Bathroom App relies on real people to scout locations and take photos, ensuring better quality data. So far, the app is available in San Francisco and New York…
Designing for a Shared Reality: What is a Multispecies Approach to Sanitation? By: Kory Russel At a Venetian Palace overlooking the grand canal, an unexpected exhibit highlighted a universal truth—every living being, from emperors to insects, must excrete waste. This display, "Designing for the Intimate Shared Reality of All…
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…
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Designing for a Shared Reality: What is a Multispecies Approach to Sanitation?
Why You Should Consider Making Your Restroom More Inclusive (And How To Do It)
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