Pit latrines are one of the most common human excreta disposal systems globally, and their use is on the rise as countries aim to meet the sanitation-related target of the Millennium Development Goals ...

That's a problem in Bangladesh, where pit latrines have brought rates of open defecation down — but led to the dumping of 'fecal sludge' in... Bangladesh has done a great job of getting more toilets ...

Growing up in an American town and attending first-world schools, I learned that an organism must have food, water, and shelter in order to survive. The need to eliminate waste did not make the list, ...

A new study sheds light on the complex microbial ecosystems found in pit latrines, which are used by billions of people around the world. The findings are relevant for efforts to both improve public ...

The basic education department says it has completed 98% of the pit latrine eradication projects identified in 2018. However, the bigger problem is they have not yet counted or investigated new pit ...

More than a year after the Ministry of Education’s survey of schools with pit latrines was made public, the promise to address this issue seems to have stalled and currently, according to reports, the ...

Operating in the narrow alleys of informal settlements in Nairobi and other cities is a group of people who play a crucial role in improving public health and sanitation. They are the unsung heroes ...

A 40-year-old woman in Washington is recovering from a truly crappy experience. On Tuesday, April 19, the woman fell headfirst into a pit latrine at the trailhead for Mount Walker on the Olympic ...

What you need to know: Baby girl survives after being abandoned in school latrine in Apac. Police in Apac District have launched investigations to trace the parent of a toddler who was allegedly ...

A quarter century after the end of apartheid, South African elementary schools still lack many basics, including safe toilets. The government says it's committed to addressing the problem. We're going ...

They empty pit latrines and septic tanks primarily in ‘slums’, where accessibility by exhaust or vacuum trucks is hindered by narrow pathways and confined spaces. Operating in the narrow alleys of ...