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Loo What? The Story of an Entrepreneur Tackling the Global Sanitation Challenge

16/12/2021

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​So, the global sanitation challenge is daunting, but the solution could be as simple as a low-tech toilet reengineered to work without the need for water to flush yet that still delivers a user experience on par with a flush toilet. Sanitation is not sexy, which is why I admire any social entrepreneur brave enough to dedicate himself, or in this case herself, to finding a sustainable solution to the problem. I met one such entrepreneur, Virginia Gardiner, aptly on November 19th, World Toilet Day. She is the CEO and founder of UK based Loowatt, a company that has designed a water-less flush toilet that might revolutionize the delivery of sanitation in the developing world. The innovation is simple. The flushing mechanism consists of a biodegradable polymer film that lines the toilet bowl, which pulls down and seals off waste into a container below when mechanically “flushed.” Such container-based sanitation is not entirely new, but Virginia has integrated what she considers to be several key success factors into her business model... Read More at impactmoney.net
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