To support the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and ensure everyone has access to comfortable, safe, and dignified restroom facilities, while also enhancing the tourism experience and overturning stereotypes about public toilets, the Ministry of Environment will invest at least NT$600 million from 2025 to 2030 to promote the creation of at least 30 distinctive public restrooms. The "Distinctive Public Toilet Promotion Program" was officially launched on January 6, 2025.

This initiative invites architects and designers to take a holistic and creative approach, integrating cityscapes and urban aesthetics, while highlighting local environmental elements—such as wind, soil, water, sunlight, people, and industry—as well as local art or cultural features. Public participation will be encouraged to co-create local landmarks.

The project will emphasize the use of green building materials, recycled or reusable components, and modular units for easy cleaning. It will also prioritize friendly services for diverse needs, including gender-inclusive, senior-friendly, family-friendly, accessible (including ostomy users), and Muslim-friendly amenities, along with the provision of sanitary products.

Smart technology will be incorporated, including sensors for air quality, odor detection, crowd counting, and environmental humidity and temperature monitoring, along with real-time feedback systems for user opinions and needs. The project also supports sustainable maintenance models through advertising operations and partnerships with private enterprises or community adoption.

The program will use a competitive funding mechanism. Municipal and county (city) governments may submit proposals—including visual and layout plans—by March 31, 2025, to the Ministry of Environment (Environmental Management Department). A panel of experts will evaluate the proposals and select awardees, with funding provided in phases. Each public toilet project may receive up to NT$20 million in construction subsidies based on detailed design outcomes.

Priority will be given to high-traffic tourist areas such as night markets, tourist markets, commercial districts, old streets, parks, indigenous communities, and transportation hubs. Toilets located on private land, those managed by private entities, facilities under central ministries, and those at schools under local education departments, or restrooms that fail to meet building codes, will not be eligible for funding.

Through the construction of distinctive public toilets, the Ministry hopes to elevate the overall quality of public restrooms. More importantly, the goal is to foster a public appreciation for toilet etiquette and culture by creating facilities with stories and local identity—giving travelers comfortable, safe, and dignified places to rest in crowded urban spaces.