Uh, oh really? I know Bill Gates has gotten himself involved in some really weird projects. But toilets?
At a foundation-backed Reinvented Toilet Expo in Beijing this week, Gates took the stage with a helpful visual aid: a mason jar full of poop. “This expo showcases, for the first time, radically new, decentralized sanitation technologies and products that are business-ready,” he said. “It’s no longer a question of if we can reinvent the toilet and other sanitation systems. It’s a question of how quickly this new category of off-grid solutions will scale.” According to a press release, the foundation is invested in 20 toilet technologies it now deems ready for widespread use.
Gates’ foundation has put $200 million into reinventing the toilet. And he’s going to put up $200 million more.
Anyone here like a piece of that with the idea that perhaps you can find a better way of getting rid of poop?
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