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Could These Two Environmental Challenges Be the Answer to Each Other?

Gabriella Mulligan

September 14, 2015 |

Ensia |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Naivasha, Nakuru County

Sub-Saharan Africa faces significant challenges in two areas that previously may have been considered in separate spheres: lack of access to sanitary waste disposal, and a growing need for clean, affordable energy. Now, several companies are scaling solutions for how each of these issues actually solve the other. In Kenya, they are finding ways to turn human waste into fuel and fertilizer, effectively addressing both issues simultaneously.

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