Overview

• The new restroom in Stuttgart’s Egelseer Heide is open as a permanent public facility.
• Bund der Steuerzahler Baden-Württemberg argues the outlay is excessive for a small recreational area with variable demand and notes the sum rivals a single-family home.
• Abfallwirtschaft Stuttgart’s Markus Töpfer says about half of the budget covered water, sewer and electricity connections rather than the structure alone.
• The city describes the unit as self-cleaning and vandalism-resistant and contends it will lower operating costs compared with mobile or staffed options.
• Officials report more than 1,000 users in the first four weeks and estimate about 500 instances of public urination were avoided, with an expected service life of at least 20 years.