Recommended Books

The Big Necessity

"Other contemporary inventions like the telephone have gone through profound changes (it’s difficult to think of Alexander Graham Bell coming to grips with an iPhone). They have been improved through generations of innovation. The toilet, by contrast, remains adequate and nothing more, though readers of Focus magazine once voted it the best invention in history (over fire and the wheel).

Compared to other items that are considered necessities – car, telephone, television – the toilet is rarely upgraded voluntarily. Marketers call it a ‘distress purchase’ because it is only replaced when necessary."

Rose George's Website

Pipe Dreams

The Big Necessity

"For a sanitation engineer, a designer, a sociologist, a businessperson, an economist or a philanthropist, to be part of the toilet revolution already takes a certain fortitude, since they must cope with the most disgusting materials, limited funding opportunities, risk of acute and chronic diseases, and terrible poop jokes. Unlike with computers and smartphones, most people do not want to be early adopters of new toilet technologies. They just want reliable toilets that work."

Chelsea Wald's Website

Waste

The Big Necessity

Waste

“The fact is that there is no one-size-fits-all wastewater system. What works in one kind of soil won’t function for long in another. We have to keep searching for new technology and new methods of disposing of human waste. I believe we will find solutions if we can direct the energies of academics, business, government, and philanthropy toward finding them….”

Catherine Coleman Flower's Website

Innovative Sanitation Solutions

Major Cities are Running Out of Water - CBS News

"In Mexico City, officials said at the beginning of March that they fear a "day zero" could be coming when their water system no long has enough water to supply its nearly 22 million residents. That day, they said, could come as soon as June 26, and last until September. Many have already gone "days, if not weeks, without running water in their houses," CBS News contributor Enrique Acevedo said." - Continue reading HERE

Dry Toilets - The Climate Action Accelerator

"Dry toilets are an ecological and economical alternative to conventional toilets and do not require water to operate." - Continue reading HERE

Reinventing the Toilet - The Gates Foundation

"Advancing Sanitation: 10 years of reinventing the toilet for the future" - Continue reading HERE

Pilot Project in Lowndes County - CBS 60 Minutes

"By some estimates more than half the impoverished, rural residents have raw sewage running into their yards and even their houses." - Continue reading HERE

Toilet Types - Princeton

"More than 45% of water use in the average American home occurs in the bathroom, with nearly 27% being used by toilets." - Continue reading HERE

Recommended Books

The Big Necessity

The Big Necessity

The Big Necessity

Pipe Dreams

The Big Necessity

The Big Necessity

Waste

The Big Necessity

Waste

Innovative Sanitation Solutions

Major Cities are Running Out of Water - CBS News

Dry Toilets - The Climate Action Accelerator

Reinventing the Toilet - The Gates Foundation

Pilot Project in Lowndes County - CBS 60 Minutes

Toilet Types - Princeton

People we Admire

Kelsey McWilliams

Kelsey and her amazing team of intelligent individuals focus on circular sanitation. They work with

Ted talks

Rose George: Let's talk crap. Seriously.