Toilet Ecology

The Big Necessity argues toilets and sewers are the key to improved sanitation. But reality is more complex - and toxic

By Laura Orlando

Rose George argues in her book The Big Necessity: The Unmentionable World of Human Waste and Why It Matters (Metropolitan, October) that the "big necessity" is a toilet. For 2.6 billion people, George writes, the lack of access to a hygienic toilet can result in "crippled [RETURN TO ARTICLE]

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    I definately think people need to be more aware of this. Everyday I look in my bathroom, or think about the billions of minimum wage jobs in the United States that require the use of chemical cleaners on a daily basis, I think of how the environment is being negatively effected. It’s really sad, and it’s even sadder to see people’s standards of cleanliness soar to unpresidented levels. Most people in our modern society have turned into complete germaphobes.

    United States Posted by melissaismad on Mar 1, 2010 at 9:11 PM
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