| Public toilets in Cuba | |
|---|---|
 Public toilets at the Guantánamo bus station. | |
| Language of toilets | |
| Local words | Servicios Sanitarios |
| Men's toilets | hombres caballeros señores varones |
| Women's toilets | mujeres damas señoras |
| Public toilet statistics | |
| Toilets per 100,000 people | 1 (2021) |
| Total toilets | ?? |
| Public toilet use | |
| Type | Western style sit toilet |
| Locations | ??? |
| Average cost | ??? |
| Percent accessible | ??? |
| Date first modern public toilets | ??? |
| . | |
An issue in developing countries is toilet access in schools. Only 46% of schools in developing countries have them.[1]
There are very few public toilets in Cuba. While in many countries, toilets can be found at fast food restaurants, this is not the case in Cuba. The places most likely to have public toilets are petrol stations, hotels, train stations and bus stations. Where public toilets are available, toilet paper is rarely supplied though bins are often provided to encourage people to put it there as flush toilets cannot hand toilet paper waste disposal.[2][3]
The condition of public toilets in bus and train stations is substandard.[2][3]
The local word for toilets is servicios. sanitarios is also used throughout Latin America.[3]
While most public toilets in Cuba require payment to use, the fee is one of the lowest in the world.[4]
Public toilets
editA 2021 study found there was one public toilet per 100,000 people.[5]
The typical charge to use a public toilet is ₱1.[6]
There is a mix of sit and squat toilets.[6]
Public toilets often do not have toilet paper.[6]
Regional and global situation impacting public toilets in Bangladesh
editBaño is the most common way to say toilet in Spanish speaking countries. Other words for toilet include aseo, váter, retrete, servicio, lavabo, sanitarios, regadera, bidé, tina, lavamanos and orinal. Men's toilets are called hombres, while women's toilets are called mujeres. Unisex toilets are called baño unisex. Toilet paper is called papel higiénico.[7]
Public toilet access around the world is most acute in the Global South, with around 3.6 billion people, 40% of the world's total population, lacking access to any toilet facilities. 2.3 people in the the Global South do not have toilet facilities in their residence. Despite the fact that the United Nation made a declaration in 2010 that clean water and sanitation is a human right, little has been done in many places towards addressing this on a wider level.[8]
Sit flush toilets are the most common type of toilet in Latin America and South America.[9] Most countries in Latin and South America do not have the sanitation infrastructure to support toilet paper being flushed. Trash cans are typically put next to the toilet to allow for easy disposal of toilet paper.[9]
References
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- ^ Fleischner, Nicki (21 November 2015). "Toilets by the numbers". Global Citizen. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
- ^ a b Guides, Rough (2017-01-02). Havana (Rough Guides Snapshot Cuba). Rough Guides UK. ISBN 978-0-241-30365-8.
- ^ a b c Guides, Rough (2011-09-01). Rough Guide Phrasebook: Latin American Spanish: Latin American Spanish (in Spanish). Rough Guides UK. ISBN 978-1-4053-8584-8.
- ^ Glassman, Stephanie; Firestone, Julia (May 2022). "Restroom Deserts: Where to go when you need to go" (PDF). AARP.
- ^ QS Supplies (11 October 2021). "Which Cities Have The Most and Fewest Public Toilets?". QS Supplies. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ a b c "Public Toilet Charges around the World - Toilet Types & Local Names". QS Supplies. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
- ^ "Where is the Toilet in Spanish: 10 Easy Ways to Ask Politely". Berlitz. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- ^ Glassman, Stephanie; Firestone, Julia (May 2022). "Restroom Deserts: Where to go when you need to go" (PDF). AARP.
- ^ a b admin (2015-05-18). "Toilets Around the World". Benjamin Franklin Plumbing, Inc. Retrieved 2022-10-16.