Currently 2.5 billion people do not have direct access to toilets. On the contrary, we could not envision a world without them. Unfortunately this lack of toilets most commonly leads to the spread of diarrheal diseases which are connected to the deaths of 1.5 million children each year. The problem is that it is too expensive for people typically in third-world countries because it requires water and a sewer system hook-up. Too add, today’s toilet does nothing to treat human waste.
The toilet was invented in 1775 and ended up saving millions of lives. However, its benefits did not reap in two-thirds of the world’s population. Now, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has invested $41.5 million worth of grants which will be given to a list of universities who will be reengineering a toilet that will help improve wastewater treatment and the current sanitation systems associated. Even though these reengineered toilets are intended to aid third-world countries, some of these ideas would be helpful in United States and Europe, as well.
Many people that use this commodity are not aware of the extreme assistance that it provides in comparison to the other two-thirds of the world which lacks its existence. I believe if a cheaper, greener toilet is invented, then there will be a second revelation of the toilet that will be shared with a larger population. It will improve hygiene, health and recycling efforts across the globe. People do not suspect this, but the toilet is a sensational part of our lives and if we did not have access to them, then our culture and individual lives would be significantly affected.
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