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Eco-Waste, Water Plans Aid Kenya's Poor

By Caroline Zimmerman, Newser User

Posted Aug 24, 2008 5:03 PM CDT

(Newser) – Sewage and sunlight are offering unexpected aid to the poor of Kenyan slums, the AP reports. Public toilets are recycling waste into gas, while sunlight disinfects water and reduces cases of waterborne illness. Adapted from a plan in Tanzania, the project was funded by international... Read full story »

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