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| Trash cans for used toilet paper will be removed from all public restrooms in Korea from next year / Korea Times file |
Trash cans for used toilet paper will be removed from all public restrooms in Korea from next year, the government said Wednesday.
According to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, the amended law on the management of public restrooms will be in effect from January 1.
Public restroom users will now be able to flush dissolvable toilet paper under the law. The trash cans have baffled foreigners and caused hygiene issues, such as bad odors and insects.
Sanitary bins will be installed for women to dispose of used feminine hygiene products.
In a move to protect privacy, signs will placed at restroom entrances when female cleaners are cleaning male restrooms and male cleaners are cleaning female restrooms.
In new public restrooms, barriers will be installed beside all urinals, the ministry said.
"We expect this installation will be applied to private restrooms such as in restaurants, shops and so on," the ministry official said.
