toilet in Singapore and giving feedback
on the best and worst commodes is
now in hand with a new app for mobile
phones and tablet computers.
The Restroom Association of
Singapore (RAS) already has the LOO
Connect service on its toilet.org.sg
website that allows people to pinpoint
and comment on public facilities and
to see those given three, four or five
stars.
With the new app for Android
smartphones and tablets, the non-
profit group said it was "leveraging on
the 'crowdsourcing' trend and
technology to recognise clean toilets
and encourage socially responsible
behaviour".
"The mobile app also facilitates the
collection of information by the RAS
volunteers during mystery audits of
toilets under the Happy Toilet
Programme," it said in a statement.
A similar app for iOS devices will be
out in July, it said.
An RAS survey last year showed the
foulest toilets in Singapore - a wealthy
Southeast Asian city-state where the
government runs regular campaigns to
promote cleanliness and courtesy -
tend to be in coffee shops, markets,
bus terminals, food courts and subway
stations.
The cleanest are in government
offices, hospitals and restaurants.
Bad design and poor cleaning were
cited in the survey as causes of dirty
toilets. But the overwhelmingly worst
offenders - at 79 percent - were
identified as "irresponsible users".
© Thomson Reuters 2013
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