sanitation
Today Is UN World Toilet Day — and It’s No Laughing Matter
Lack of toilets and the resulting spread of disease caused by public defecation kills millions of people every year in the developing world.
To Manage New York City's Garbage, Suck It
For decades, solid waste collection in the city has been inefficient at best and corrupt at worst. Pneumatic tubes may be the way out.
In 2157 the World Will Be Covered in Trash, and It Will Look Like This
Some time after 2100, we'll hit Peak Garbage, and produce 11 million tons of trash daily.
South Africans Bare Their Asses in Protest of Bucket Toilets
In the impoverished Johannesburg township of Soweto, some homes are still without running water 20 years after apartheid ended.
UNICEF Is Inviting India to a Poo Party
Poo2Loo is a social media campaign launched by UNICEF with the goal of increasing awareness of the negative effects of shitting in public.
Where the Poor Get Blamed for the Plague
Filth, disease, and empty promises in a plague-haunted Indian city.
Sesame Street's Newest Muppet Is Obsessed with Pooping
Hanging around latrines and squatting over ditches puts kids at risk for some horrifying diseases, and Raya is here to educate kids about keeping all those worms and bacteria out of their digestive systems. I'm betting she'll save thousands of lives...
This Solar-Powered Toilet Torches Poop for Public Health
We humans have to poop, and some 2.5 billion of us don't have the proper facilities to do so.
A Guide to Gnarly Beef That Can Kill You
This past weekend, the nation was put on an emergency meat alert when 9 million pounds of beef were recalled after the USDA declared them "unsound, unwholesome, or otherwise unfit for human food." I've compiled a guide of meats to fear...
The World's Largest Ultraviolet System Is Now Purifying New York City's Water
A billion gallons of water each day will be purified by the $1.6 billion facility.
Eighty Percent of India's Sewage Goes Untreated Into City Water Supplies
There's not a single city in India with universal access to modern sewers.