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W EEKLY EDITION DEC 6, 2017 Joke of the Week "I can't believe I ate that whole pineapple!" Tom said dolefully. "I dropped the toothpaste," Tom said, crestfallen. "That's the last time I pet a lion," Tom said offhandedly. " We don't have a homerun hitter," Tom said ruthlessly. "I'll dig another ditch around the castle," Tom said remotely. "I keep shocking myself," said Tom, revolted. "I shouldn't sleep on railroad tracks," said Tom, beside himself. "My steering wheel won't tu rn," Tom said straightforwardly. "I've lost a lot of weight," Tom expounded. "I keep banging my head on things," Tom said bashfully. "I'll have to telegraph him again," Tom said remorsefully. "I can't get down from the mountain!" Tom alleged. "Let's play a C, E, and G," said Tom's band, in accord. "You call this a musical?" asked Les miserably. "I must make the fire hotter!" Tom bellowed. © Portable Sanitation Ass ociation International (PSAI) • 2626 E 82 n d Street, Suite 175 • Bloomi ngton, MN 55425 www.psai.org • 952 - 854 - 8300 Note: The PSAI is committed to bringing Members industry news. It creates original content and it aggregates news that appears in othe r sources. Unless otherwise stated in organizational documents or in Association Insight newsletters, the PSAI does not have or take a position on the content of news items from other sources. TOWR is the Latest in Toilet Tech The Reinvent the Toilet Challenge continues to produce possible solutions to the ongoing global sanitation crisis In 2011 the Gates Foundation launched its Reinvent the Toilet Challenge, which asks researchers to come up with a design that operates off the grid, removes germs, recovers energy, clean water and nutrients, and promotes sustainable sanitation that can be used in developing nations. Scientists from RTI International and Duke University may have done it with the TOWR, or Toilet with On - site Waste Remediation. It works by purifying urine into water, and dehydrating then incinerating sludge. It is mobile, self - cleaning, and uses no chemicals. For now it handles only 15 users a day, but the technology can be tweaked to accommodate more in the future. By removing the need to pump and transport waste, this toilet can save lives in war zones and refugee camps. But don't be surprised if you begin to see them take over festivals and construction sites. READ THE STORY