User:JustinePorto/Public toilets in Paraguay

Public toilets in Paraguay tend to be squat toilets, do not provide toilet paper and charge a fee to use.

Public toilets
Public pay toilets are common. The typical charge to use a public toilet is a small fee, and toilet paper is rarely provided. They often are not clean.

Sit flush toilets are the most common type of toilet in Latin America and South America, but the most common type in Paraguay is a squat toilet.

Historically, public spaces like public toilets have been one of the queer spaces in Asuncion. The closure of these facilities during the Covid-19 pandemic was a blow to the LGTB community in the city.

Regional and global situation impacting public toilets in Paraguay
Baño is the most common way to say toilet in Spanish speaking countries. Other words for toilet include aseo, váter, retrete, servicio, lavabo, sanitarios, regadera, bidé, tina, lavamanos and orinal. Men's toilets are called hombres, while women's toilets are called mujeres. Unisex toilets are called baño unisex. Toilet paper is called papel higiénico.

Public toilet access around the world is most acute in the Global South, with around 3.6 billion people, 40% of the world's total population, lacking access to any toilet facilities. 2.3 people in the the Global South do not have toilet facilities in their residence. Despite the fact that the United Nation made a declaration in 2010 that clean water and sanitation is a human right, little has been done in many places towards addressing this on a wider level.

Most countries in Latin and South America do not have the sanitation infrastructure to support toilet paper being flushed. Trash cans are typically put next to the toilet to allow for easy disposal of toilet paper.