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New toilet paper policy to take effect in June

2017-05-30
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Taipei, May 29 (CNA) A new policy urging people in Taiwan to flush their used toilet paper will take effect in June, and the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) on Monday urged local governments to put up signs to encourage the practice.

Local governments should post signs at public bathrooms before the end of June instructing people to flush used toilet paper, said Yuan Shao-ying, head of the EPA's Department of Environmental Sanitation and Toxic Substance Management.

Beginning in July, EPA authorities will inspect the bathrooms to see if the signs have been put up, Yuan said, but local governments will be given more time to comply with the request if they have difficulty doing so in the short term.

Depositing used toilet paper in a trash can is a common practice in Taiwan because toilet paper here was once made from materials that did not dissolve in water. Authorities have tried to change the practice to improve bathroom hygiene.

Yuan said flushing used toilet paper is a universal practice in advanced countries, and noted that his administration has asked local officials to ensure that the toilet paper sold within 10 meters of every public bathroom is flushable. 

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