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Happy World Toilet Day! 🚽🎊

Today is the biggest day of the year for the WASH community, as it draws attention to the need for safe sanitation for everyone and reminds the world how important toilets really are.

#WorldToiletDay2025
November 19, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Have you had a chance to read our November newsletter yet? 🤓

Our newsletter this month celebrates the upcoming World Toilet Day, recaps some recent events, and even includes a request from UN-Water to professionals who want to contribute to the SDGs! Check it out: itsflush.com/so/b5PdpNIxo?la...
November 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Grab a cup of tea and get comfortable for an evening of short #toilet stories, as our team shares a few of their most shocking and downright uncomfortable bathroom experiences ahead of #WorldToiletDay2025. Read them all in our new blog: www.itsflush.com/post/chilli...
November 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
When visiting the Tenement Museum in NYC, our Founder @kimlikestoilets.bsky.social explored the sanitation realities faced by early urban immigrants in the US. Learn more in our blog: www.itsflush.com/post/toilet...
November 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Not sure how to celebrate #WorldToiletDay this year? Check out our blog for some celebrations happening before, on, and after Nov 19: www.itsflush.com/post/celebr...

Not in the mood for events and would prefer something more low-key? Enjoy our fun coloring page (download it for free from the blog)!
November 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
In Australia, engineers are working on #fatberg-fighting tech that could save cities billions in #sewer cleaning: newatlas.com/materials/fatbe...
November 6, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Meet Sabita Adhikari, who recently joined us as an #Associate! 🙌

Fun fact: she loves talking to her plants and gives high-fives to trees on her walks! 🌱

Meet all our Associates here: www.itsflush.com/meet-the-as...
November 3, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Here are some places to find the creepiest #WASH stories:

☠️ Spooky Lakes Month by @geodesaurus.bsky.social: www.georutherford.com/

☠️ Toilets with Threatening Auras: www.reddit.com/r/scarytoilets/

☠️ What Lurks in the Outhouse by @jenbarr.bsky.social: www.itsflush.com/post/toilet...

#Halloween
November 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
A Stanford-led research team has created a solar-powered system that turns human #urine into #fertilizer. It uses 60% less energy and makes #wastewater safer to reuse for farming: interestingengineering.com/i...
October 28, 2025 at 8:58 PM
🎊 Our Advisor, Manohar Patole, was appointed a Senior Fellow and Practitioner-in-Residence at NYU Alliance for Public Interest Technology! Through this appointment, Manny will continue to advocate for community-centered local development.

Meet all our Advisors here: www.itsflush.com/meet-the-ad...
October 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Toilet-themed #cafés are such a fun way to take a break while traveling! 💩☕

Some of our favorites include the Poop Café in Toronto 🇨🇦, Modern Toilet Restaurant in Taipei 🇹🇼, and Ddong Café (Poop Café) in Seoul 🇰🇷.

Have you visited any other #toilet- or #poo-themed cafés? Share your recommendations!
October 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Dog #waste produces nearly twice as much bacteria as human waste, yet it remains a common sight on city streets. Why does it matter, and what can we do about it? Find out in our new blog: www.itsflush.com/post/why-do...

#PublicHealth
October 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Why are 19th-century #sewers failing 21st-century England? ❌

Ruth Sylvester wrote an interesting piece for @uk.theconversation.com on how the social hierarchies and environmental exploitation of Victorian England are still part of today’s sewer infrastructure: theconversation.com/from-the...
October 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Our monthly #newsletter is here! 📨

We are in the middle of conference season, busy working on building those relationships. Our newsletter from October includes an event this week, some media plugs, recap videos, and a celebration for one of our advisors: www.itsflush.com/so/56PdW2t1...
October 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Here are some early #WorldToiletDay celebrations you can join :

🔔 Rich Earth Summit on Oct 15-16/ Nov 12-14

🔔 Public lecture on sanitation in South Africa on Oct 16

🔔 World Water Film Festival in Buenos Aires on Nov 13-14

Check out our new blog for more: www.itsflush.com/post/celebr...
October 14, 2025 at 9:24 PM
In London, about 5 million wet #wipes were removed from a 250-metre “Wet Wipe Island” on the foreshore of the Thames: www.watermagazine.co.uk/2025...
October 14, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Meet Matteo, our new Associate! They first joined FLUSH as a #WASH Sector Knowledge Intern, using their monitoring & evaluation skills to help us with the #GlobalWaters 2.0 database. Now, they’re applying those same strengths as an Associate to support our clients: www.itsflush.com/meet-the-as...
October 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Nepal’s Supreme Court has ordered the removal of all taxes on sanitary #pads, which could lower #MenstrualHygiene product costs by up to 18% across the country: newbusinessage.com/news/4428...
October 9, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Watch the video to hear about our Founder's experience at #WEFTEC 2025 in Chicago!

Ahead of the event, the Water Environment Federation also spoke to Kim for their magazine, where she shared some thoughts on why communications are essential for water utilities: waterenvironmenttechnology-d...
October 9, 2025 at 12:20 PM
On October 15 in San Francisco, Better Worlds AI will bring together experts from different sectors for a panel on #AI and #EnvironmentalJustice. Our Founder, @kimlikestoilets.bsky.social, will join the conversation as one of the speakers on the consumptive #water usage of AI: luma.com/5cgnghbk
October 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
👏 Morocco has become the 60th country to ratify the #HighSeas Treaty, which means it will officially take effect in January 2026. This new binding international law will help protect #oceans and #MarineLife: news.mongabay.com/2025/09/su...
October 1, 2025 at 9:54 PM
In the US, Utah’s Zion National Park is putting in a new #sewer line to replace its failing septic systems: share.google/l8kmaDcjs7QUaDqhC
September 29, 2025 at 2:35 PM
If you don’t tell your story clearly, people may misunderstand you, and you risk losing their trust. And in #WASH, trust is everything.

Our Founder was recently interviewed by Climate Media Clarity about why #storytelling in water matters. Watch the interview: www.itsflush.com/post/climat...
September 26, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Get to know our Associate, Leandra Rhodes, as she shares a bit about her path into the #WASH sector in our latest Q&A! Want to meet more of our Associates? Check them out on our website: www.itsflush.com/meet-the-as...
September 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
What can we actually do about #PFAS, and how much of the responsibility is on individuals? Christina Barstow tackles these burning questions via our blog: www.itsflush.com/post/pfas-a...

#publichealth
September 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM