Self cleaning public toilets have an array of advantages, as well as many disadvantages. This has caused them to be a point of many discussions both in public and among private individuals. Some of the advantages and disadvantages of self cleaning public toilets are briefly described here, allowing readers to make up their own mind as to whether they are a good thing or bad thing to have.

Millions of gallons of water are wasted every year through faucets that are left running for too long or not closed properly after use.  Simply going through the daily early morning routine of personal hygiene, cleaning one's teeth, washing the face, etc, sees gallons running unused down the drain because few people think to turn the water on and off during this process.

One thing that we all seem to be conscious of these days is the spread of germs.  We all seem to go out of our way to avoid them.  Sometimes we do not realize that most germs are spread by hand contact.  Of course the public restroom has become the place were most germs are passed.  People go out of there way to avoid touching anything in a public restroom.  With the fear of people not washing their hands after they use the restroom the solution seems to be to not use your hands at all.