Archive for December, 2009

Worrying about those worriers in the Pearl

December 3, 2009
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News from back home has gotten our attention this morning. In Pearl residents worried about ‘Portland loo’ planned for Jamison Square, The Oregonian’s James Mayer gets some good quotes. “Let me ask you this — would you want your bedroom within 40 feet of an all-night bathroom, with its potential for noise, crime and...

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Clean Shop’s Trevor Mulaudzi to speak at WTS.

December 1, 2009
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Clean Shop’s Trevor Mulaudzi to speak at WTS.

Tonight we tromped through the thick heat of the Singapore afternoon into the sparkling premises of the SunTec Center for a reception for  speakers at the World Toilet Summit.   Jack Sim, the unstoppable Founder of the World Toilet Organization, greeted us on arrival.  He introduced us to Jay Peters of the International Code...

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PHLUSH arrives in Singapore for World Toilet Summit!

December 1, 2009
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PHLUSH arrives in Singapore for World Toilet Summit!

PHLUSH C0-Founders Barb Lescher and Carol McCreary crawled off their Delta/Northwest flight in Singapore after nearly 24 hours of travel.  The trip was uneventful and our transit time in Tokyo only 30 minutes.  That was just enough time to check out Narita’s restrooms.   In addition to very nice facilities for kids and babies,...

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PHLUSH is an all-volunteer advocacy group based in Portland's Old Town Chinatown. We collaborate with grassroots organizations, environmental activists, planners, architects, code officials and city managers. We receive support from the Old Town Chinatown Neighborhood Association and Neighbors West-Northwest. PHLUSH is a member of the World Toilet Organization, a partner in the Sustainable Sanitation Alliance and serves on the global public toilet design committee of the International Code Council.

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