Inclusive hygiene in public restrooms
Barriers to inclusive hygiene in public restrooms challenge people every day, some barriers are visible, others are not. Discover how removing these barriers can make your restrooms more hygienic and inclusive.

Exploring inclusive hygiene in public restrooms
We convene experts from civil society, government, academia and industry to discuss inclusive hygiene in public restrooms.
Hygiene barriers
Throughout our lives, many of us do at some point face barriers when washing our hands in public restrooms. These invisible hand hygiene barriers can affect people in multiple ways, but there are multiple solutions. The problem is, it’s only the people who face the barriers that are aware of them.
Paper towel plea - watch the film
We placed the stories of people facing hand hygiene barriers into the hands of those with the power to make a change, at the very place these barriers occur. The restroom.


"We applaud Tork for leading the charge on this important initiative and continuing to push for attention and improvement of the accessibility of hand washing in public and workplace restrooms."
Ron ClemmerSecretariat Director, Global Handwashing Partnership
Footnote
*Tork launched its global effort to advance inclusive hygiene in US March 2024 using printed paper towels as a medium through its “paper towel plea". Examples of these hand-written notes from individuals who face barriers related to age, neurodiversity, skin sensitivities and hygiene-related concerns are shown above.