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Dave Praeger, Dr. Pathak, and Poop Culture
During my visit to Sulabh International, I present Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak, the organization's founder, with a copy of Poop Culture.
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Brown turns to green
At Sulabh, looking at plants fertilized and irrigated by former waste.
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Holding poop that is no longer poop
There in our hands is a substance that was once human poop. It is now dried fertilizer. I smelled it,...
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Recognition from Dr. Pathak
During my visit, I was honored by Dr. Pathak as the organization's special guest. I even gave an impromptu speech.
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Inside a Sulabh public toilet block
Sulabh has built 6,500 public toilet blocks in slums all across India. Users pay a nominal amount (2...
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Turning waste into water
Brown water comes in at the right... after passing through filters and UV treatment, pure, clean water comes out at the left.
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Reclaimed water, before and after
Not quite good enough to drink. But good enough to wash with or flush with, that's for sure.
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A Sulabh family toilet
In addition to public toilet blocks, Sulabh builds low-cost toilets for private use. This one, which...
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Sulabh dual-pit models
All Sulabh toilets have two pits. While one is being filled up, the other is being composted. After two years, you have fresh fertilizer.
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Squatters
You flush with 2 liters of water. Manually -- you pour the water down the hole with a bucket. Compare...
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Parwan Jha, curator of Sulabh museum
He holds in his hand a book in which years and years of toilet research and trivia is inscribed. It was fascinating to go through it.
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In the Sulabh toilet museum
Hindware
I love that there's a toilet company named "Hindware." I also love that they talk about being obsessed -- AKA anal -- AKA hind.
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An Indian residential toilet
This is the toilet at my flat in New Delhi. Ah, the adventure's we've had...
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