Posts Tagged ‘sanitation’
Sanitation tour series begins Sept 28th with Living Machine visit
To provide opportunities for citizens to get the knowledge necessary to influence sound budget and public policy decisions regarding urban sanitation and sewers, PHLUSH has organized a series of expert-led visits. On Wednesday, September 28th we have arranged a lunch hour visit to the Living Machine® at the Port of Portland in their new LEED Platinum headquarters designed by…
Read MoreJournalists breaking the pee and poop barrier
Several solid pieces of journalism have burst on the scene recently and threaten to break through our society’s prevailing “flush and forget” mind set “A Fecal Matter” The cover story in the June 2nd Willamette Week takes on Portland’s sewers. Pulitizer-prize winning Nigel Jaquiss looks at the city’s groaning infrastructure, salutes the engineer-heros in the…
Read MoreExperts agree that sanitation brings high ROI. So where’s the investment?
Experts agree that sanitation brings high ROI. So why isn’t there more investment? Experts at the World Toilet Summit in Singapore this week all agreed that sanitation pays off. The World Health Organisation alone has shown time and time again that a single dollar’s investment in sanitation brings anywhere from $3 to $34 return in…
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