Dror Poleg succinctly explaining how convenience trumps authority.
At my office building, there is a bathroom. Every other week, the toilet gets clogged and the landlord has to call in a plumber. “Someone flushed wet wipes,” says the plumber. “You should tell people to not flush anything other than toilet paper.”
At first, the landlord put up a sign that said “Please do not flush wet wipes.” After every incident, the signs became more aggressive, using terms like “absolutely forbidden” and even “this is disgusting.” The landlord even tried to punish tenants by delaying the repair and keeping the toilet closed for days.
Nothing worked. The signs continue to get more aggressive, and the toilet continues to get occasionally clogged.
How do you prevent people from throwing wet wipes into the toilet?
There’s one strategy the landlord hasn’t tried yet: Put a little bin next to the toilet, so people could have somewhere else to throw their wipes.