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After the FLUSH: Sewers via the Yonkers Wastewater Plant
One of the most common questions we get from the public when we attend events is, "What happens when I flush my toilet??" The beauty of...
Kimberly Worsham
Apr 25, 20226 min read


Toilet Thoughts: What about Chemo?
With continued conversations on the reuse of fecal waste for agricultural products, there has been growing concern and questions about...

Samiya Coney
Apr 14, 20225 min read


Sarphati, The Dutch Sanitation Legend
He was a man with fearless problem-solving skills, which led to many successes in Amsterdam's sanitation systems. One of the most...
Kimberly Worsham
Feb 26, 20225 min read


Sewers and the Circular Economy
We at FLUSH like to explain how sanitation systems work and why they matter – simply. Something that can be confusing – and misunderstood...

Kelsey McWilliams
Feb 2, 20224 min read


Inclusion in the WASH Workforce: Moving Beyond Diversity
Recently, FLUSH hosted a workshop with WaterAid America about organizational DEI. For those who haven't heard the term yet, DEI stands...
Kimberly Worsham
Jan 18, 20226 min read


Peering at Old Danish Privies
Note: This blog post was co-authored by Sydney Sapper Our friend Sydney recently went to Copenhagen, Denmark. She visited The Round Tower...
Kimberly Worsham
Jan 10, 20223 min read


Loo Book Club Review: The Other Dark Matter
Last Thursday, we hosted with friends at The POOP Project and Rich Earth Institute a book club conversation about Lina Zeldovich’s new...
Kimberly Worsham
Jan 9, 20224 min read


Mental Floss (The List Show)
Mental Floss quoted our founder about the history of toilets and Sir John Harrington on their great YouTube channel show, The List Show....

Media Posts
Jan 6, 20221 min read


South Korea's Toilet Tourism and History
In December 2021, FLUSH's Founder visited South Korea for a conference and had the chance to explore some toilet tourist destinations –...
Kimberly Worsham
Dec 7, 20214 min read


2021 World Toilet Day Paint & Sip
FLUSH had our first in-person event in over 2 years on November 19, 2021 for World Toilet Day! Our event was a paint & sip that our...
Kimberly Worsham
Nov 21, 20211 min read


A Tour of London's Crossness Pumping Station
In November 2021, FLUSH's Founder was working in London (UK) and had the chance to visit the Crossness Pumping Station for a tour. The...
Kimberly Worsham
Nov 20, 20216 min read


NPR - Goats and Soda
In honor of World Toilet Day in 2021, NPR Goats & Soda put together a great compilation of images of toilet signs from all over. A few of...

Media Posts
Nov 19, 20211 min read


Care Atlanta Global Innovation Hub's Tuesday Talks
This week, Care's Atlanta Global Innovation Hub invited FLUSH's Founder to speak during one of their Tuesday Talks with two other...

Media Posts
Nov 11, 20211 min read


Wine and Truth
FLUSH's Founder was interviewed by some public health experts about her career path, advice for young women professionals, and viewpoints...

Media Posts
Nov 10, 20211 min read


Celebrate World Toilet Day 2021!
It is the most wonderful time of the year! November 19th is World Toilet Day, and we hope you'll celebrate - either with us or others....

Samiya Coney
Nov 1, 20212 min read


What is Toilet Tourism?
At FLUSH, we use the term “toilet tourism” a lot when we find fascinating toilets on our travels. So we thought it would be worthwhile to...
Kimberly Worsham
Oct 25, 20213 min read


New Security Beat
FLUSH's intern and co-author Georgia Hales led the writing of a guest blog post about our recently published research on leadership...

Media Posts
Oct 8, 20211 min read


Loo Book Club Review: Phosphorus
Last Thursday, we hosted a book club conversation with friends at The POOP Project and Rich Earth Institute about Jim Elser, Phil...
Kimberly Worsham
Oct 1, 20214 min read


Why Sanitation Matters: Disease Edition
When thinking about diseases, infections, and viruses, we as humans often think of the worst pandemics in human history, like the Black...

Ryan Jeffrey
Sep 23, 20217 min read


Mental Floss (2)
Mental Floss quoted our Founder about the history of toilets in a great article about 20 Inventions that Changed the World . Check out...

Media Posts
Sep 22, 20211 min read


The Farm SoHo
FLUSH's co-working space in NYC - The Farm SoHo - recently wrote about us in a Q&A blog post on their website! Check out the fun story here.

Media Posts
Sep 15, 20211 min read


5 French Toilet Highlights
As you saw in the previous blog post, FLUSH's Kim Worsham recently was in France on holiday! She spent time in France and the Dordogne...
Kimberly Worsham
Sep 12, 20212 min read


A Tour of Jean Sans Peur's Toilet
This is the oldest toilet in Paris! FLUSH's Kim Worsham went to France for a holiday recently and found some French toilet history to...
Kimberly Worsham
Sep 11, 20215 min read


Smash Boom Best
Our founder joined an episode of this kid-oriented podcast to talk about how toilets got to be so awesome, helping toilets in their ...

Media Posts
Sep 9, 20211 min read