sanitation
Women in Uganda Can't Use Toilets Without Fear of Disease or Rape
In Uganda, only 19 percent of the population has access to toilets that are not shared and that protect them from direct contact with waste—conditions which poses a serious threat to women's health and safety.
China Is Finally Taking Food Safety Seriously
China just passed a bunch of new laws to clean up its poor food safety image, and to get locals to once again be proud of food that's made in China.
A Lack of Clean Water and Sanitation in the Philippines Kills 55 People Every Day
Some 10 percent of Filipinos defecate in open places like rivers, fields, and roadsides, leading to the spread of disease.
Being a Food Safety Inspector Means Never Forgetting the Smell of Cockroaches
As a food safety and sanitation professional, I was hired by large restaurant corporations to inspect their various locations. And what I saw was not even close to pretty.
Madrid's Dog Poop Problem Inspires LED Art Intervention
Luzinterruptus fills 500 pooper scoopers with lightbulbs for latest artivist project 'You’d Better Watch Your Step In Madrid.'
Scientists Think Home Cooks Don't Know How to Wash Their Hands
Most home and restaurant cooks are cross-contaminating food like crazy. And it's all because no one knows how to wash their hands.
That Bill Gates Shit-Water Machine Might Actually Change the World
We spoke to Doulaye Koné, senior program officer for the Gates Foundation, to try to better understand the magic poop water contraption Bill Gates debuted this week.
Bill Gates Wants You to Drink Turd Water
Bill Gates is funding the Omniprocessor, a machine that will hopefully help fight the global sanitation crisis.
America Loves Watching Raw Meat Porn
This week, the internet is abuzz over videos of raw meat being contaminated by dirty sidewalks and bare cleavage. What is it about poor food safety that gets us all hot and bothered?
The Black Plague Is Spreading in Madagascar
The disease was once confined to rural villages but has now spread to the impoverished nation's capital.
Poop Power Is a Surprisingly Versatile Fuel Source
The UK just debuted buses that run on sewage. But that’s just the latest innovation in the millennia-old story of poop-based fuel.
Why World Toilet Day Matters
Six stories that show how toilet tech can help improve the health of billions of people.