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ANSI | 20 March, 2020
New ANSI Video: International Standards Support Safe Sanitation during World Water Day
In support of United Nations initiative World Water Day on March 22, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has released a new animated video—available in French and Mandarin—that demonstrates how international standards ISO 30500 and ISO 24521 can help improve global sanitation.
IAPMO | 5 December, 2019
IAPMO Publishes IAPMO/ISO 30500 as National Adoption Standard for the US and Canada
The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) has published ANSI/CAN/IAPMO/ISO 30500:2019, Non-Sewered Sanitation Systems — Prefabricated Integrated Treatment Units — General Safety and Performance Requirements for Design and Testing as an identical National Adoption Standard for both the United States and Canada
DailyMaverick | 19 November, 2019
New Toilet Paradigm for South Africa
On 19 November the world observes the UN’s World Toilet Day. There are many reasons to celebrate a hygienic toilet, chief among them that it is one of the most important health devices in a house, along with clean water supply.
ANSI | 18 November, 2019
ANSI Recognizes Standards Role in Safety and Health during World Toilet Day
"World Toilet Day," a campaign launched by the World Toilet Organization in 2001, became an official United Nations day in 2013, and serves to inspire action to develop solutions for the global sanitation crisis.
ISO | 8 May, 2019
The High-Tech World of Toilets
"Well over half the world’s population does not have access to safe sanitation. For many people, this means the indignity and risks that come of having no toilets. The answer, it seems, lies in new sustainable treatment plants..."
reliefweb | 1 March, 2019
AfricaSan5: African Development Bank calls for scale up in implementation of sanitation targets
"The African Development Bank has called on development partners to scale up support for implementation of sanitation programs to fast track Africa’s progress and deliver on its promise to the continent."
allAfrica | 26 February, 2018
Africa Poised to Tackle Hygiene and Sanitation
"The 2019 African Conference on Sanitation took place at in Cape Town, South Africa. Up for discussion? The role of local authorities as key actors in aiding the continent achieve its goal of Sanitation for All by 2030."
Reuters | 6 November, 2018
Bill Gates, on China trip, lauds free trade - and futuristic toilets
"BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates unveiled on Tuesday in Beijing a futuristic toilet that doesn’t need water or sewers and uses chemicals to turn human waste into fertilizer."
Bloomberg | 5 November, 2018
How Bill Gates Aims to Save $233 Billion by Reinventing the Toilet
"Bill Gates thinks toilets are a serious business, and he’s betting big that a reinvention of this most essential of conveniences can save a half million lives and deliver $200 billion-plus in savings."
ANSI | 3 October, 2018
New Non-Sewered Sanitation Systems Standard ISO 30500 Helps Support Safety and Global Sustainability
"A newly published standard will revolutionize the development of "next generation toilets," also known as "non-sewered sanitation systems," and will encourage cleaner safer sanitation systems for populations in communities across the planet."
ISO | 2 October, 2018
Toilets that save lives: a new International Standard to help
"New technology is shaping up to provide safe sanitation systems in places that don’t have sewerage treatment plants, offering the potential to save lives and improve the well-being of many."
