06/09/2026
๐ญ๐ณ.๐ต๐ต๐ฌ ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด
The SANO2.Ltd self-cleaning washroom in Highbury Fields in Islington has been in operation since November 2025. This figure tells a story that goes far beyond a simple count of entries.
โ๐๐ถ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ช๐ค ๐ธ๐ข๐ด๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บโ. This is how Counsellor Sheila Chapman, of Islington Council explained why the borough chose to invest in these new facilities. Seventeen percent of residents live with a disability. There are families with young children, seniors and people managing chronic health conditions. All of them share the same right to spend time outside their homes with comfort and confidence.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ โ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ: ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต, ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฏ ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐, ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ. Because when public washrooms are self-cleaning, accessible and available free of charge 24 hours a day, people do not avoid them: they seek them out.
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐, including Age UK, Disability Action Islington and the Islington Pensioners Forum, whose contributions helped transforms this project into a valuable resource for the neighbourhood.
