Commentary: It’s more than a wee problem if coffee shop toilets in Singapore are dirty

ENFORCEMENT AND LEADERSHIP

What is impeding progress now that 40 years have passed since the first Keep People Toilets Clean battle in 1983?

Spitting in people, which was common in my youth in the 1950s and 1960s, has been successfully treated. We have been successful in addressing irresponsible chewing gum waste, and more recently, we have increased the threshold for returning plates at food courts, coffee shops, stall centers to more than 90 % after rules were put in place requiring customers to clear their tables.

What factors influenced the success of those initiatives? &nbsp,

Management comes second. Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, our country’s first prime minister, was well-known for his “go and see,” or “genchi genbutsu,” a Chinese proverb. He moved around the area and watched the circumstances to comprehend the circumstance that allowed him to find a remedy. He also enforced with decisiveness.

It is important to consider whether these stakeholders should be held accountable and prompt action taken if public restrooms are filthy as a result of operators, owners, or personnel abuse. &nbsp, Since open health is a public health issue that cannot be compromised, there must be an overall could to keep company officials accountable for it.

At the airports, hotels, shopping centers, and well-known tourist destinations like Gardens by the Bay and Botanic Gardens, we are aware of where the fresh public restrooms are.

The boss’s attention to detail is important; the late Mr. Lee again requested regular reports on how clean the airport restrooms were. Wong Woon Liong, the director general of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore at the time, requested a regular report from his team, which in turn led him to request an weekly report.

Why should n’t coffee shop business leaders be excluded from these duties? In reality, contaminated foods would have an impact on consumers, and the effects could be disastrous for the country.