TAIPEI, Taiwan -- 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 (袁紹英), head of the EPA's Department of Environmental Sanitation and Toxic Substance Management. 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.

Source: The China Post May 29, 2017 10:18 UTC