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From Pee to Pure: Why Recycled Water Deserves a Rebrand
Every drop counts - water recycling is the answer. It may sound like science fiction, but it’s not. And more importantly, it works.

Nikita Sahgal
Apr 216 min read
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What American Bidet Adoptions Tells Us about Universal Access to Sanitation
People in high-income countries, like the US, often struggle to relate to the sanitation challenges in low-income countries.

James "Jay" Dumpert
Apr 65 min read
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Cloaca Maxima: Ancient Rome’s Sewer
Beneath the cities of Ancient Rome lay a dark, labyrinthian drain system called the Cloaca Maxima, which swept up stormwater and wastewater.

Jennifer Barr
Mar 103 min read
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Support Resources for Navigating Foreign Aid Changes
Any freeze on foreign aid is affecting thousands of people, making it harder for our friends in international development.
Anastasiya Bohomolna
Feb 234 min read
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Past Presence: Reflections on Gender Equity in the Water Sector
Last week, we joined dozens of accomplished professionals and academics in for the University of Pisa and UNESCO's Water and Gender Workshop
Kimberly Worsham
Feb 33 min read
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How Do We Recycle Old Sewage Plants?
The projects we do to handle waste sometimes produce their own waste—or become it. What do we do with the waste of our waste treatment?

Jennifer Barr
Jan 195 min read
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Why Do We Fear the Loo? A Cultural History of Toilet Taboos
Talking about toilets is often considered inappropriate or even embarrassing for something that every human does daily.
Kimberly Worsham
Dec 30, 20244 min read
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Sanitation and Westward Ho - Oh No!
Earlier this year, our Founder visited St. Louis, Missouri—the Gateway to the West. On this trip, we visited the Gateway Arch’s museum.
Kimberly Worsham
Dec 2, 20244 min read
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New Article: Locked out of Water
FLUSH's Founder was pleased to work with Jesse Crosson from the Second Chancer Foundation and FLUSH alumna Ruth Sylvester on a brief paper.
Kimberly Worsham
Nov 14, 20242 min read
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Rethinking Hygiene in the United States Context
In May 2024, Vessel held the inaugural US WASH Convening to help unify a fractured US WASH Sector.
Kimberly Worsham
Jun 28, 20246 min read
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WASH Exit Interviews: Findings on Professional Attrition in the International Sector
FLUSH embarked on a research study to understand why professionals in the international WASH sector lead it. This blog shares our findings.

Rebecca Gianotti
May 31, 202420 min read
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Life Experience about What Makes An Effective Presentation
How would you rate your presentation skills? It can be a simple question, yet working on this skill can be essential.

Isabelle Krieg
May 20, 20244 min read
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Reflections from the US WASH Convening
Last week, FLUSH participated in the first US WASH Convening ! DigDeep , Water For People , and its consortium of leading WASH...
Kimberly Worsham
May 12, 20245 min read
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How Sanitation and Shellfish Are Connected
For centuries, the humble shellfish has been a culinary staple and economic lifeblood for many coastal communities in the United States....
Kimberly Worsham
Apr 3, 20246 min read
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Honoring the Black Inventors in Sanitation
FLUSH Associates Lena Musoka and Sarah Lebu co-wrote this blog. This week marks the end of Black History Month! At FLUSH, we celebrate...

Lena Musoka
Feb 28, 20245 min read
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Ocean Sewage Audience Findings
This year, FLUSH worked on understanding how different industries understand and grapple with ocean sewage for our client, the Ocean...
Kimberly Worsham
Nov 29, 20231 min read
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Exploring Quirky Australian Toilet Culture
Australia. Land of strange and wonderful things. The platypus and echidna. Vegemite. Australian football. So many highly venomous...

Rebecca Gianotti
Sep 5, 20235 min read
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What is Data-Driven Storytelling?
FLUSH is happy to offer services helping water and sanitation providers improve their relationships and build stakeholder trust through...
Kimberly Worsham
Jun 18, 20233 min read
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Life Management Science Labs
Australian-based Life Management Science Labs recently interviewed FLUSH's Founder, Kim, for a podcast about plumbing basics! The...

Media Posts
Apr 29, 20231 min read
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After the FLUSH: Meet the Septic System
When we attend events, one of the most common questions from the public is, "What happens when I flush my toilet??" The beauty of this...
Kimberly Worsham
Mar 17, 20234 min read
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