Holy CrapSINGAPORE - Pop the lid on the cleanser, get out the scrub brush and be sure to leave the seat down - it's time to get ready for World Toilet Day.
The Singapore-based
World Toilet Organization has begun collecting tips to improve bathroom etiquette to mark the day, held annually on Nov. 16.
The suggestions will be used to create the agenda for next year's World Toilet Summit in Beijing, the group said in a statement Friday.
"If everyone joins in, there (will be) better public toilets and happier people," said Jack Sim, a founding member of the World Toilet Organization and president of the Restroom Association of Singapore.
Suggestions already posted on the group's Web site include: teach children to aim, wipe the toilet seat after use and praise owners of well-kept toilets. Tips can be sent to
[email protected].
The toilet group is encouraging the public to speak out about the toilets they use.
"Be it brickbats or bouquets, give feedback to the owner of the toilet," the group's statement said.
The next World Toilet Summit, which brings together academics, sanitation experts, toilet designers and environmentalists from around the world, will be held on Nov. 19, 2004 in Beijing.
Issues discussed at this year's meeting in Taipei, Taiwan last month included mountain toilets, trends in rural toilets and the impact of toilets on tourists' impressions of a country.
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World Toilet Organization: www.worldtoilet.org