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Kimberly Worsham
- Sep 24
- 6 min
Sharing Some Public Toilets in Aotearoa
FLUSH's Founder recently went on a road trip across Aotearoa/New Zealand (used interchangeably) and got to experience some of the most...
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Rebecca Gianotti
- Sep 5
- 5 min
Exploring Quirky Australian Toilet Culture
Australia. Land of strange and wonderful things. The platypus and echidna. Vegemite. Australian football. So many highly venomous...
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Rachana Mattur
- Jul 24
- 6 min
Exploring Toilet History at the Sulabh Museum
You may be surprised to learn that there are museums dedicated to the history of toilets and hygienic practices in different parts of the...
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Kimberly Worsham
- May 14
- 4 min
Skulking through Brussel's Sewer Museum
FLUSH was delighted to visit Brussel's Sewer Museum recently! There, we learned a lot about how Brussel's sewer history works and its...
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Kimberly Worsham
- Jan 3
- 5 min
The Sanitary Situation in US Prisons
The Founder of FLUSH recently visited the historic Alcatraz in San Francisco, CA (USA). Viewing the prominence of toilets in prison cells...
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Kimberly Worsham
- Dec 3, 2022
- 4 min
Peeking into Moravian WASH Systems
Recently our Founder was in North Carolina and was able to visit the Old Salem Museum & Gardens, a historic Moravian site. There, she...
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Kimberly Worsham
- Sep 1, 2022
- 4 min
Touring Sweden’s Plumbing Museum
While in Stockholm for a conference, FLUSH was honored to get a private tour of Sweden’s Plumbing Museum! Their resident plumbing expert...
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Kimberly Worsham
- Jul 25, 2022
- 3 min
Why Archaeologists Love Toilets
Toilets and trash – sanitation – are a big deal. Not just existing sanitation systems, though – we mean all toilets and trash that have...
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Kimberly Worsham
- Jul 1, 2022
- 3 min
Touring the Ô merde! Exhibit in Quebec City
FLUSH recently got to visit the "Ô merde!" exhibit at the Musée de la Civilisation in Quebec City (Canada)! It was a delightful time, and...
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Jessica Pasko
- May 9, 2022
- 2 min
Albany's Modern Toilet Paper Invention
FLUSH was recently in Albany, NY (US), and learned about its fascinating history of bringing modern toilet paper to the world! We wanted...
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Kimberly Worsham
- Apr 25, 2022
- 6 min
After the FLUSH: Sewers via the Yonkers Wastewater Plant
One of the most common questions we get from the public when we attend events is, "What happens when I flush my toilet??" The beauty of...
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Kimberly Worsham
- Feb 26, 2022
- 5 min
Sarphati, The Dutch Sanitation Legend
He was a man with fearless problem-solving skills, which led to many successes in Amsterdam's sanitation systems. One of the most...
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Kimberly Worsham
- Jan 10, 2022
- 3 min
Peering at Old Danish Privies
Note: This blog post was co-authored by Sydney Sapper Our friend Sydney recently went to Copenhagen, Denmark. She visited The Round Tower...
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Kimberly Worsham
- Dec 7, 2021
- 4 min
South Korea's Toilet Tourism and History
In December 2021, FLUSH's Founder visited South Korea for a conference and had the chance to explore some toilet tourist destinations –...
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Kimberly Worsham
- Nov 20, 2021
- 6 min
A Tour of London's Crossness Pumping Station
In November 2021, FLUSH's Founder was working in London (UK) and had the chance to visit the Crossness Pumping Station for a tour. The...
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Kimberly Worsham
- Oct 25, 2021
- 3 min
What is Toilet Tourism?
At FLUSH, we use the term “toilet tourism” a lot when we find fascinating toilets on our travels. So we thought it would be worthwhile to...
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Kimberly Worsham
- Sep 12, 2021
- 2 min
5 French Toilet Highlights
As you saw in the previous blog post, FLUSH's Kim Worsham recently was in France on holiday! She spent time in France and the Dordogne...
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Kimberly Worsham
- Sep 11, 2021
- 5 min
A Tour of Jean Sans Peur's Toilet
This is the oldest toilet in Paris! FLUSH's Kim Worsham went to France for a holiday recently and found some French toilet history to...
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Kimberly Worsham
- Aug 4, 2021
- 5 min
A Tour of Lockwood’s Loos
Checking out the toilets in a mansion for a sanitation advocate and pioneer in the US. The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion team showed FLUSH's...
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Kimberly Worsham
- Jul 4, 2021
- 3 min
Checking Out Washington's Toilets
Mount Vernon Estate's Necessaries (left to right): entering the necessary, the multi-seat privy; the backdoor for emptying it out, the...
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