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Kimberly Worsham
Jul 25, 20223 min read
Why Archaeologists Love Toilets
Toilets and trash – sanitation – are a big deal. Not just existing sanitation systems, though – we mean all toilets and trash that have...
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Kimberly Worsham
Jun 1, 20227 min read
The Many Ways of Scaling Sanitation
The word "scale" gets used a lot in sanitation, and sometimes with confusion. So we at FLUSH wanted to make sure we could help clarify...
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Kimberly Worsham
Apr 25, 20226 min read
After the FLUSH: Sewers via the Yonkers Wastewater Plant
One of the most common questions we get from the public when we attend events is, "What happens when I flush my toilet??" The beauty of...
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Samiya Coney
Apr 14, 20225 min read
Toilet Thoughts: What about Chemo?
With continued conversations on the reuse of fecal waste for agricultural products, there has been growing concern and questions about...
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Kelsey McWilliams
Feb 2, 20224 min read
Sewers and the Circular Economy
We at FLUSH like to explain how sanitation systems work and why they matter – simply. Something that can be confusing – and misunderstood...
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Kimberly Worsham
Jan 18, 20226 min read
Inclusion in the WASH Workforce: Moving Beyond Diversity
Recently, FLUSH hosted a workshop with WaterAid America about organizational DEI. For those who haven't heard the term yet, DEI stands...
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Kimberly Worsham
Oct 25, 20213 min read
What is Toilet Tourism?
At FLUSH, we use the term “toilet tourism” a lot when we find fascinating toilets on our travels. So we thought it would be worthwhile to...
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Ryan Jeffrey
Sep 23, 20217 min read
Why Sanitation Matters: Disease Edition
When thinking about diseases, infections, and viruses, we as humans often think of the worst pandemics in human history, like the Black...
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Ryan Jeffrey
Jul 15, 20216 min read
A World Without Sanitation
It can be easy to forget the protections that protect people because they have become so ingrained in our society and have faded to the...
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Claire Benveniste
Feb 3, 20213 min read
Sanitation Workers at Risk: A Journey into Paris Sewers
Claire Benveniste is a sanitation specialist and manages a french blog about sanitation called La Fée Cale. This blog post originally...
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Sydney Grad
Nov 30, 20207 min read
Behavior Can Change WASH
Apprentice Sydney Grad's Behavior Change Journey Note: The infographic above can be better viewed in detail by downloading the PDF file:...
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Kimberly Worsham
Nov 19, 20202 min read
Where's the Toilet?
No matter where you live or your native tongue, we all have to ask where the toilet is sometimes. Sure, lots of people know English, but...
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Eline Bakker
Nov 18, 20203 min read
A Love Letter to Sewer Workers
This is a love letter to the often overlooked and underappreciated wastewater worker, written by Associate Eline Bakker and Founder Kim...
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Kimberly Worsham
Nov 15, 20202 min read
What is Sanitation?
Sanitation is waste and what we do with it. Sanitation is how we manage waste in and around our environments to keep us and our...
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