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GARNET - Pit Latrines - http://info.lut.ac.uk/departments/cv/wedc/garnet/tncpitl.html

The network provides members with recent information about a wide variety of topics relating to pit latrines, including aspects such as design, construction, operation, maintenance, and emptying in rural, urban or peri-urban environments. - Read more Listing Thumbnail

Program Manual - Environmental Sanitation Program - http://doc.dc.gov/doc/lib/doc/program_statements/2000/PS_2920.4A_Environmental_Sanitation_Program_2-15-07.pdf

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RWSS Toolkit for Multi-Sector Projects - http://www.worldbank.org/html/fpd/water/rwsstoolkit/manuals.htm

"Towards Better Programming: A Manual on School Sanitation and Hygiene". - Read more Listing Thumbnail

Sanitation manual for village workers. [J Christ Med Assoc India ... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14367443

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The Sanitation Situation - A Case Study - http://www.popline.org/docs/0047/090587.html

In India, interviews with and observations of members of 100 households with a latrine were done in the towns of Satna and Khandwa, in Madhya Pradesh State, to examine the sanitation situation, to evaluate the maintenance and performance of the 2 pit pour-flush water seal (PF) latrines of poor households, and to recommend actions to improve the sanitation situation. - Read more Listing Thumbnail

Training and Resources - Appalachian Trail Conservancy - http://www.appalachiantrail.org/protect/steward

Back Country Sanitation Manual. Green Mountain Club and ATC. Information to help Trail managers and volunteer maintainers effectively manage human waste. - Read more Listing Thumbnail

Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Populations at Risk | Action ... - http://www.actionagainsthunger.org/resources/summary/Water+Sanitation+and+Hygiene+for+Populations+at+Risk

Action Against Hunger's Manual for Field-Based Solutions. ACF's Water & Sanitation Manual. An instructional manual for both emergency and development. - Read more Listing Thumbnail

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Recycling Batteries and The Toxic Hazards of Battery Disposal
Almost all small household electronic appliances and devices are powered by batteries. Although many devices come supplied with rechargeable batteries, even rechargeable batteries eventually wear out and will require replacement. Proper disposal of all batteries is particularly important to avoid contamination of landfill.

Diageo Reuses Waste From Manufacturing
In an effort to reduce its carbon footprint and ultimately send zero waste from its manufacturing facilities to landfills, Diageo, the world's leading spirits, wine and beer company, recently announced that its Plainfield, Illinois facility is implementing a new byproduct reuse initiative that will send berries and seeds from gin production to Waste Management, Inc.'s local composting site.

Box4Water – turning wastewater into drinking water
The Luxembourg-based cleantech company Epuramat recently introduced its newly developed container water treatment facility Box4Water to the public for the first time. Box4Water can treat very dirty wastewater all the way up to drinking water quality.

Sanitation: slow progress, action crucial, say 2400 experts in Stockholm
Slow progress on sanitation will cause the world to badly fail the Millennium Development Goals while weak policy, poor management, increasing waste and exploding water demands are pushing the planet towards the tipping point of global water crisis.

California "water bank" in works amid drought
California's state government is forming a "water bank" to buy water for local water agencies at risk of shortages next year should a current drought persist, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said on Thursday. Schwarzenegger in June declared the most populous U.S. state to officially be in drought and declared nine counties in its farm-rich Central Valley to be in a state of emergency because water supplies were so low after two years of below-average rainfall.