Quoted in Sanitation Article

FLUSH was quoted in an article about social stigmas against sanitation - and why we need to change our perceptions so we can actually change our world.

Image Credit: Curtis Segarra

Recap: NYC Water Panel

Our Founder moderated a panel about NYC water management and climate change. Read the summary to learn more.

Katherine W. shared a picture from her travels to India, where deities have been posted across the outside walls.

Why would they do this? Because people are less likely to urinate on walls if they see a deity staring back at them.

(a similar effort in Bangladesh is on our map)

Urinating on walls can be problematic. Urine has uric acid in it, which is what causes that strong and unpleasant smell in public bathrooms. Also, urine is acidic, which can corrode building walls .

While in Kenya, FLUSH has gotten to tour where our waste goes to after the toilet. This picture is of a fecal sludge treatment plant.

The piles under the tarps are full of organic matter - both human waste and organic waste like banana peels. These piles are composting over a number of months before it can get used as agricultural fertilizer. Pretty cool!