Airport Security Bins Are Dirtier Than Toilets
Shoes, keys, jackets, food, and phones are just a few of the items that airport security bins contain at any given moment. This is probably the reason that a new…
NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 26: A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) worker screens luggage at LaGuardia Airport (LGA) on September 26, 2017 in New York City. Passengers traveling on Delta at Terminal C will now go through new automated security screening lanes that hat officials claim will improve security while reducing wait times by 30 percent. The new automated security lanes, which have recently launched at some terminals at neighboring John F. Kennedy Airport, feature four partitioned areas for passengers to load their belongings, as well as a second rotating belt for bins. These bins, which are 25 percent larger, are automatically sent back to the front of the line after each use, freeing up TSA officers to focus on the screening travelers. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
(Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)Shoes, keys, jackets, food, and phones are just a few of the items that airport security bins contain at any given moment.
This is probably the reason that a new study conducted by Finnish and British researchers found that airport bins are dirtier than toilets.
Half of the bins they studied had high levels of bacteria and viruses that cause respiratory infections.
Experts advise using hand sanitizer pre and post security.
