Friday this week marks World Water Day, an annual United Nations (UN) observance day held on the 22nd of March that highlights the importance of fresh water.
On this occasion, we reflect on the long-time work in the space of water and sanitation of Coprata’s founders, Brian Stoner and Sonia Grego, as featured in a Duke Magazine article “Changing the world, one flush at a time. (link)
Over 25% of the freshwater used in a household is used to flush the toilet!
In a water-scarse world, our founders have worked to advance technologies for non-potable water re-use of the point of use, for example, flushing the toilet.
A lot of progress was made, but there is still a way to go.