ASSOCIATIONINSIGHT
Portable Sanitation Association International News
BIWEEKLY EDITION AUGUST 5, 2020
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Lunar Toilet Challenge
A Thomas Industry Update presented its take on NASA's
Lunar Loo challenge with a two-minute video that explains
the contest and the background of space toileting issues. The
move to crowd sourcing is an attempt to help space engineers
"think outside the box" and make vast improvements to the
system that put Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin into "glorified
space diapers" for their lunar stroll in 1969.
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County Fails to Seek COVID Help
Employers in an agricultural county in Oregon have been stressed
by costs related to housing, sanitation, and transportation
restrictions enacted due to COVID-19, but only one has sought
help from a program designed to offset such costs. The state
requires, for example, that the number of toilet and hand washing
units be doubled to help create social distancing. Some say they've
paid $5,000 for portable toilets and $1,000/week for supplies.
Read the full story here.
Portable Hand Washing in Rwanda
When COVID-19 hit, a manufacturer in Rwanda deployed masses
of portable sinks—an action that sparked a commendation from
the World Health Organization. Once demand outstripped supply,
however, the country turned to another manufacturer. Rwanda was
better prepared for COVID-19 due to its experience with the Ebola
outbreak in Congo. They take hygiene very seriously!
Read the full story here.
Michigan's Toilet to Table Exchange
Waste that humans generate has to go somewhere. In Michigan,
and other states, sewage (along with industrial waste) is sent to
water treatment plants. The plants separate and clean the liquids
(and return them to nearby lakes or rivers), and what's left over is a
sewage sludge. Farmers have used the sludge, known as biosolids,
for fertilizer, but experts are raising flags about high levels of toxins
in biosolids that may leech into groundwater and harm human and
animal health.
Read the full story here.
