Because public sanitation is a right, not a privilege.
Welcome to RestroomRenewal.org — the home of a civic movement dedicated to one simple, powerful idea:
Every person deserves access to safe, clean, and well-ventilated public restrooms.
Most people don’t think about public restrooms until they have to. But once you do, you start to notice the cracks: the missing ventilation, the unsafe air, the lack of access, the neglect that becomes dangerous when “The Big One” — the next global pandemic — moves through our cities.
We’re here to change that.
RestroomRenewal.org is building a national petition movement to support the Public Restroom Renewal Act, a U.S. bill designed to bring modern ventilation standards and accountability to every public restroom in America.
This isn’t just a website. It’s a four‑part movement built to inform, inspire, and mobilize.
The Podcasts
Safer in a Germy World explores the hidden systems that keep communities healthy — from restroom design to pandemic preparedness. Part science, part storytelling, part civic pep talk, these episodes help listeners understand why restrooms are survival infrastructure.
The Act
The Public Restroom Renewal Act (PRRA) is a bipartisan proposal to:
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Require public restrooms to fully replace their air every 5 minutes
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Establish a national ventilation standard
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Create a federal compliance registry
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Protect travelers, workers, families, and communities from airborne pathogens
It’s simple. It’s practical. It’s overdue.
Bruce’s Blogs & Survival Guide
From practical hygiene tips to philosophical reflections, Bruce’s writing reframes public health through the most overlooked space in America: the restroom.
As Bruce says:
“We call it ‘The Big One,’ and we believe America should be ready. Or we can wait — and let the flag wave over a body‑bag shortage crisis we could’ve prevented. The PRRA’s national standards could save thousands, maybe millions of lives in the places we all pass through: airports, train stations, stadiums.”
The PRRA Foundation
The Public Restroom Renewal Act Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that supports the campaign’s legal, educational, and outreach efforts. It exists to protect the mission — and to help bring the PRRA into law.
About the Writer
I’m Bruce Bonnett — founder of the PRRA Foundation and author of Public Restroom Survival Guide (2018). My work lives in three voices:
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The advocate — formal, credible, committed to dignity in public health.
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The creative engine — rap hooks, spoken word, and rhythm that make the message unforgettable.
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The storyteller — blogs, essays, and reflections that connect one‑on‑one with readers.
These aren’t separate identities. They’re facets of one mission: renew restrooms, restore dignity, and prepare America for the next pandemic before it arrives.
Bruce’s Advocacy Timeline
2017–2020 — GermFreaksClub.com & The Germ Free Zone Show
Early podcasts, early research, and the now‑iconic handwashing poster — still one of the most detailed photo‑journeys of proper technique in the world.
2017–2018 (published), Amazon today— Public Restroom Survival Guide: How to Use a Restroom for a Safer Experience.
A book built on 40+ scientific studies, published on the 100th anniversary of the 1918 pandemic. A practical guide to safer restroom use — and the seed of the PRRA movement.
2022–2023 — Safer in a Germy World Podcast
Eighteen episodes exploring hygiene, air quality, and preparedness.
2015-2016 - I founded Health Is Wealth Press, LLC, a publishing company that published my book, Public Restroom Survival Guide: How to Use a Restroom for a Safer Experience. Vanity Press is expensive, but I look good. Designing the book cover was so complicated, BUT it gave me four months of an Electric Ladyland Disney E Ticket ride.
"Fairy tales can come true if you're true to yourself and don't give up . . . and you're lucky."
2025–2026 — PRRA Foundation & www.RestroomRenewal.org
The movement becomes formal. The petition begins. The “Thing” takes shape.
A Movement Rooted in Shared Responsibility
The power of a petition isn’t in the number — it’s in the people behind it. The idea that a million individuals — from different backgrounds, different languages, different histories — could stand together for something as simple and profound as clean air and safe restrooms is extraordinary. It means the message has crossed boundaries, cultures, and lived realities to land in a shared place of truth.
When you sign, you’re not just adding your name to a list. You’re adding your story, your culture, your lived experience to a collective effort that’s bigger than any one of us. The PRRA Signers' Village is a movement that doesn’t grow from uniformity — it grows from the collision of perspectives, the blending of lived experiences, and the shared recognition that dignity in public health belongs to everyone. Restrooms are universal spaces. Every culture, every community, every traveler, every worker passes through them. And because they are shared, the responsibility to make them safe is shared too.
One vote, many voices, many cultures — one shared village. Coming soon, the PRRA Signer's Village membership.
A Personal Note from Bruce
“I dedicate this adventure to my wonder‑filled mom, Clara Bell, who shaped me into the man I am today.”
What began as a school project became a hobby. A hobby became a book. A book became a petition. And now, a petition is becoming a movement.
I’m not here to guilt you. I’m here to invite you to rethink what public health really looks like — and to imagine a future where restrooms are safe, clean, and ready for “The Big One” as it moves through trains, planes, buses, cars, bars, and face‑to‑face.
If this resonates, explore the site. Listen to the podcasts. Read the blogs. And if the mission speaks to you… Sign the petition.
2015-2016 - The PRSG book's Chapter Three features hands with unpainted, natural fingernails (approved by nurses), whereas the handwashing poster uses shiny Red fingernail polish and lots of soap bubbles. Ten years later, it remains the most detailed and accurate photo journey of handwashing techniques in the world. I wish the WHO or CDC would use this poster. In the event of my death, I grant all copyrights of the handwashing poster to the World Health Organization and/or the Centers for Disease Control.
My research into the impact of handwashing on the local community is presented in chapter one of Public Restroom Survival Guide: How to Use a Restroom for a Safer Experience—published 2017-2018.
The book includes over forty serious scientific/medical studies that explain how human behavioral hygiene habits affect society. Weak-hearted readers may want to begin the book with chapter two. But as Aristotle said, "There is no beginning before the beginning," so it became chapter one instead of four.
Coming Soon: the PRRA Signers' Village
If you're still here, the PRRA Signers' Village requires you to check the box indicating you have read the book, Public Restroom Survival Guide: How to Use a Restroom for a Safer Experience. Once you've checked that box, you'll have lifetime membership rights and one vote for events, legal, and policy issues until one month after PRRA becomes law. At this time, the members will decide the fate of Restroom Renewal Org and the PRRA Foundation, Inc.