Posts by Phlush
Talkin’ Sh*t in Europe
Molly Danielsson writes from Europe: Last week Mat and I got to meet Thilo Panzerbieter of the German Toilet Organization. Thilo is a civil engineer who was working on installing ecological sanitation systems in the Zambia when he decided to focus his attention on advocating for sanitation work in his home country. Thilo’s two advocacy…
Read MoreEcological sanitation is dinner topic
Most of the thirty odd Portlanders who gathered for dinner at a private home in the Laurelhurst neighborhood had had the same experience. When they had suggested ways to make sanitation more sustainable, there were always some friends and family members who simply refused to discuss the matter. Taboos about human excreta run deep. So,…
Read MoreFalmouth MA to vote on 2.2m for Sewage Alternatives Research
Mathew Lippincott writes: In what may be a watershed moment for alternatives to centralized, piped sewage, The Selectmen of the town of Falmouth, Massachusetts have voted to put on the town ballot a referendum to limit sewer planning costs to $500,000 and spend the rest of the sewer planning budget investigating alternatives to sewers, including…
Read MoreVisit to the nation’s 1st wastewater facility producing struvite commercially
On April 13, plant operator Brett Laney led four of us on a long-awaited tour of the Durham Wastewater Treatment Plant. The facility sits on an attractive campus – a former dairy farm, today bordered by schools and apartment complexes – and even features a new Influent Pump Station with LEED silver certification. It’s located in the…
Read MoreWe walked for Water (and Sanitation)
Despite the driving rain and the southwind whistling down the Willamette, about 15 PHLUSHers and friends had a great time doing the Walk for Water yesterday. The annual event organized by Portland Roasting Company to celebrates World Water Day, brings awareness to the pressing need for clean water and adequate sanitation worldwide and raises funds for Portland Global…
Read MoreWalk for Water, Walk with PHLUSH!
Dear Friends, World Water Day (WWD) is this week. Around the globe, events will be held to bring awareness to the importance of water and sanitation. In Portland, a third annual Walk for Water will be on Sunday, March 27th from 1 pm to 3 pm. We cordially invite you, your family, and your friends to…
Read MoreUrinals complete Victoria BC streetscape.
Victoria, the genteel provincial capital of British Columbia, has been quite sophisticated in addressing the troublesome issue of public urination. For the past five years the city has been funding street toilets and appears to have good public support. There are lessons to be learned. During the early days of PHLUSH, we were interested in…
Read MoreThe Art of Natural Resource Cycles
Update: Works by Cloacina and other artist-scientist teams who exhibited at Arizona P Summit appear on PBS! Editor’s Note: When we heard that Portlanders Molly Danielsson and Mathew Lippincott were being honored with an exhibit of their work in Phoenix, we asked them to tell us about it. We’re dedicated to explaining natural resource cycles and developing…
Read MoreWater for Cities: Responding to the Urban Challenge
That’s the theme for World Water Day 2011. PHLUSH is responding to the challenge by getting out basic information, both on the situation globally and in our cities here in the Pacific Northwest. Look for information on this blog and on developing portions of the website. We’ll also be communicating directly with the media and…
Read MoreEcological Sanitation initiative taking off in 2011.
At its final monthly meeting of 2010, PHLUSH and kindred groups will lay basic plans for a new initiative in ecological sanitation – or ecosan – to be rolled out throughout 2011. Everyone is invited to attend the gathering at 5:30 pm at Floyd’s Coffee Shop at 118 NW Couch Street, near the Skidmore…
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