Eco-friendly open-air urinals cause uproar in Paris

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[BenLurkin]

An attempt by officials in Paris to tackle public urination by installing open-air urinals, or "uritrottoirs," has outraged some residents of the French capital.

The new urinals, housed in flower boxes, aren't subtle -- they're fully exposed on street corners, are painted bright red and have nearby signs advertising their presence.

Officials say the urinals are eco-friendly -- they will harness nutrients in waste to produce compost for parks and gardens. According to the statement, one year of a person's urine holds enough nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium to fertilize 400 square meters of wheat.

However, these features have done little to calm the ire of local residents, who have written to the town hall in protest.

[Buckeye McFrog]

The Piss Boys Union is probably striking in protest.

[RedMonqey]

Yeeech!

[Jamestown1630]

Lovely. And these days even every child carries some kind of camera.

[Kozak]

Dude I remember using “pissoirs” in the street in Paris on my first visit in 1976....

[tet68]

Now really, how is a woman supposed to use them?

[dinodino]

Seems better than pissing anywhere at random, which is what you normally do in France...

[Oldeconomybuyer]

So to combat public peeing by 8th century migrants, the geniuses running Paris chose to return their city to 19th century hygiene.

[JudyinCanada]

Or they could just go the way of San Fran and let them leak and drop in the streets. It’s cheaper, and the citizens don’t seem to mind it as they keep the same bunch in power.

[TADSLOS]

The last time I was there, Paris had street toilets that were shielded from view on the outside by pedestrians and local traffic.

These are nothing more than open collection containers.

Still better than what San Francisco is willing to offer.

[Wyrd bið ful aræd]

"But centuries after the first pissoirs were installed in Paris, women are still not being adequately catered for, said Morris. "The trouble today is the inequality for women," he said, adding that in the UK, various proposals for female urinals had been rejected on the grounds that they exposed women in public."

Always with the sjw angle. Also, guys are whipping their meat out to piss in flower pots...The "exposure" horse is already out of the barn.

[Red Badger]

It’s France.

Use your imagination................;^)

[goodnesswins]

I was in Paris in 1976...never saw such things.

[READINABLUESTATE]

“Now really, how is a woman supposed to use them?”

Carefully?

[treetopsandroofs]

[Bonemaker]

“According to the statement, one year of a person’s urine holds enough nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium to fertilize 400 square meters of wheat.”

Soon, San Francisco will become the bread basket of the world.

[Bonemaker]

Unless you are 7 feet tall how do you arc it into that thing? And women? Forget about it.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Shenal?

[C210N]

Amsterdam version.

[AlaskaErik]

They’ll protest a place to go pee but they’re silent about the moslem hordes that infest their streets. Talk about screwed up priorities.