Its the title of a recent Current TV Vanguard episode that literally gets to the bottom of the 2.6 billion people worldwide who lack access to a toilet. The topic is covered in an authentic, bold, and balanced way that is informative, shocking, disgusting, even entertaining at times– a must watch for anyone curious about [...]
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World’s Toilet Crisis (and Edu-Taining Media)
Posted in Insight, Inspiration, Lok Darshan, Manav Sadhna, Technology, tagged Adam Yamaguchi, Aravind Eye Hospitals, arvind singhal, Avaaj Otalo, Bindeshwar Pathak, Current TV, Digital Green, Dr. Arvind Singhal, Environmental Sanitation Institute, Gram Vikas, IDE International, InSPIRE, Jack Sim, Jasoos Vijay, Joe Madiath, Lok Darshan, Madhusudan Agrawal, MaM Movies, Manav Sadhna, Meghna Banker, Planet Read, Sulabh International, Sweccha, Vanguard, Video Volunteers, Vimlendu Jha, World Toilet Organization, World's Toilet Crisis, Yamuna River on June 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Will the Peepoo Disposable Toilet Work For Indian Slums?
Posted in Insight, Lok Darshan, tagged african slums, atlantic garbage patch, biodegradable plastic, biodegradable toilet, disposable diapers, Disposable Toilet, disposable toilet india, gov't toilet, government toilet, Gram Vikas, indian disposable toilet, Indian Slums, kenyan slums, Lok Darshan, New York Times, open defecation, pacific garbage patch, pay-use toilet, Peepoo, Peepoo analysis India, Peepoo feasibility in India, peepoo india, plastic bag toilet, slum toilet, slumdog millionaire, sulabh, waterborne illness, World Health Organization on March 4, 2010 | 13 Comments »
The New York Times recently reported on the Peepoo, a biodegradable plastic bag containing urea crystals that serves as a single-use disposable ‘toilet’ for people that lack access to regular toilets. The urea crystals kill the harmful bacteria in the excrement that would ordinarily end up contaminating water supplies and spreading very preventable diseases. The [...]
