I’ll readily admit that I don’t know nearly enough about the world of sanitation, and I know that I’m not the only one that feels that way. We’ll readily talk in great lengths about which types of food are best to eat, whether or not our produce is organic, or if our animals were humanely slaughtered. But what about the whole, you know, pooping thing?
Maybe this statistic will stick with you as it has since I first read it: some 2.6 billion people in the world lack access to adequate sanitation. These are people who must defecate in bushes or along railroad tracks, or worse, next to their water supply. You can read the WHO/UNICEF report here (PDF).
Maybe this statistic will stick with you as it has since I first read it: some 2.6 billion people in the world lack access to adequate sanitation. These are people who must defecate in bushes or along railroad tracks, or worse, next to their water supply. You can read the WHO/UNICEF report here (PDF).
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