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Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology - http://www.cawst.org/

An organization located in Calgary, Canada dedicated to transferring water and sanitation technologies to the third world (in particular a water filter). - Read more Listing Thumbnail

Global Water - http://www.globalwater.org

Develops safe, clean water supplies in developing countries around the world. List of projects, group background, and opportunities to help. - Read more Listing Thumbnail

Shelter Water and Appropriate Technology Incentives - http://www.shelterwater.org/

A humanitarian organization in India with projects relating to shelter for the poor, sustainable water supply, rainwater harvesting and watershed management, reproductive health and education. - Read more Listing Thumbnail

Water for the Nations - Bringing Water to a Thirsty World - http://www.wftn.org

Drills wells and provides well-drilling equipment to provide clean drinking water for those without. Provides training for solving problems with water supplies. - Read more Listing Thumbnail

Water Partners International - Developing Safe Water - http://www.water.org/

Addresses water supply and sanitation needs in developing countries. Promotes innovative and cost-effective community water projects with an aim for long-term success. - 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.

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