THE SUMMER EVENT WASHROOM
Summer is the season of open-air festivals and sporting events. But how do the toilets at such venues cope with the huge crowds they generate? Amelia Baker from Tork looks at common washroom issues at summer events and considers ways of addressing them.
Every year, crowds of people celebrate the summer by congregating at festivals and sporting events.
But in these busy environments where plenty of drinking and eating takes place, the pressure on the washrooms is huge.
Lengthy queues, products running out, dirty toilets, mess, unhygienic conditions – these are just some of the problems that can arise in the summer event washroom. And the fact that everyone tends to descend on the toilets at once - whether it’s half time
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at a sports event or between acts at a festival - only adds to the pressure.
Tempers may run high in crowded loos, too, particularly when people are drinking alcohol - and this could lead to vandalism. And there are health and hygiene issues to consider as well.
Much of the food consumed at open- air events tends to consist of items such as hot dogs, burgers and chips – all of which are eaten with the hands. If the washrooms are so crowded that people avoid them, any germs on
people’s hands are likely to flourish in the warm summer weather.
Crowded and unsavoury washrooms can also be costly for the venue itself. Unpleasant toilets are likely to lead to negative reviews on social media and other websites, and this could deter potential customers from attending the facility in the future.
And it is a fact that today’s event visitors are more likely to voice their outrage than they used to. As ticket prices for events continue to rise, the
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