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How The Loo Can Help Alleviate the Houseless Crisis in Your City

May 10, 2023 The Portland Loo

The United States is reeling from an epidemic of homelessness spanning across the country as over half a million citizens…

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: drug use, homelessness, houseless crisis, Oregon, Portland, public restroom, public toilet, soshily, The Portland Loo, toilet 24/7
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What the US Has Gotten Right (And Wrong) About Public Restrooms

April 19, 2023 The Portland Loo

The United States has had a complicated love-hate relationship with public restrooms in the recent past. There’s been an ebb…

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: Oregon, Portland, Portland Loo, public restrooms, public toilets, soshily
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What It’s Like to Use the LOO

April 5, 2023 The Portland Loo

The US has been suffering from a stark lack of public restroom options for decades. The limited selection is uniform,…

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: Loo, news, Oregon, Portland, privacy, public restroom, public toilets, soshily, The Portland Loo
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The LOO Gives Cities More Bang for Their Bathroom Buck

March 22, 2023 The Portland Loo

Local elected leaders are always looking for ways to trim their cities’ budgets or searching for opportunities to shift finances…

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: bathroom, budget, local leaders, Loo, Oregon, Portland, Portland Loo, public facility, public loo, public restroom, public toilet, restroom, soshily
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The Portland Loo to Be Installed in Astoria Hoyt Playground

March 21, 2023 The Portland Loo

Published in Patch The Loo will be planted at the playground located at 1800 Hoyt Avenue N, Astoria, New York.…

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Posted in: Global news Filed under: Astoria, Hoyt Playground, Loo, New York, news, Oregon, parks, Portland, press, public restrooms, public toilet, The Portland Loo
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Why Are Public Toilets Oval and Residential Toilets Round?

March 8, 2023 The Portland Loo

If you’ve ever used a public restroom (which we’re safely assuming you have), you’ve noticed that things don’t look too…

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: bathroom, Loo, Oregon, Portland, public restroom, public restroom facilities, public toilets, residential toilets, round toilets, soshily, standards, The Portland Loo
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How Does the Public Sewer System Work? (It’s More Interesting Than You Think!)

February 22, 2023 The Portland Loo

Hundreds of millions of people across the country rely on the public sewer system on a daily basis without ever…

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: Loo, Oregon, Portland, public loo, public restrooms, sewer system, soshily, The Portland Loo, wastewater
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The Fascinating History of the Urinal Cake

February 8, 2023 The Portland Loo

The bathroom world is full of things people use on a daily basis but never think about. Urinal cakes are…

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: bathroom, Oregon, Portland, public loo, public restroom, public toilet, restrooms, soshily, The Portland Loo, urinal cakes
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The Downsides of Conventional Public Restrooms (And How The Loo Solves Them)

January 11, 2023 The Portland Loo

Public restrooms get a bad wrap despite offering an essential public service. City officials and taxpayers in charge of purchasing…

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: city officials, cost, crime, Loo, Oregon, Portland, public loo, public restrooms, public service, public toilet, solution, soshily, taxpayers, The Portland Loo
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How to Ask “Where’s the Bathroom?” When Travelling

December 21, 2022 The Portland Loo

The Portland Loo is available in over 20 locations throughout the city for tourists and locals alike! If you’ve done…

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: bathroom, Loo, Oregon, Portland, public restroom, public toilet, soshily, The Portland Loo, tourists, travelling

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