A toilet that uses solar power and generates hydrogen and electricity, another that makes charcoal, minerals, and water, and a third that sanitizes excrement and recovers resources and clean water: these are all inventions that are attracting funding in an international push by the Bill and Melinda Gates Fondation to produce sustainable sanitation for all.
Announcing the winners of the Reinvent the Toilet Challenge this week in Seattle, Foundation co-chair Bill Gates, said:
"Innovative solutions change people's lives for the better. If we apply creative thinking to everyday challenges, such as dealing with human waste, we can fix some of the world's toughest problems."
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