World Toilet Day Highlights Global Sanitation Crisis and Clackamas County’s Efforts to Ensure Community Health

Let’s talk about a basic problem that is frequently disregarded: access to a restroom. Today is World Toilet Day, a moment to honor a vital tool for human dignity and health as well as a practical fixture in our homes. Billions of people around the world lack access to what many consider a fundamental utility, and this lack is not just uncomfortable but often deadly.

A public health emergency is the absence of properly managed sanitation, and those without access are constantly at risk of contracting illnesses connected to tainted water. The consequences are serious, especially for children under five, who are more vulnerable to fatal infections brought on by unhygienic surroundings, according to the release from Clackamas County. Additionally, improperly treated human waste can contaminate the ground and our natural water sources.

Nonetheless, local efforts are being made to address this worldwide problem. Every year, seven billion gallons of wastewater are treated and cleaned by Clackamas Water Environment Services. Nearly 200,000 people in the county are served by this degree of sanitation upkeep, which also protects the health of the nearby rivers.

It’s time to put aside our complacency on this World Toilet Day, think about the suffering of those who lack access to basic sanitation, and honor the work of organizations like Clackamas Water Environment Services that support the upkeep of the systems that make our communities safe and hygienic. It’s a time to consider how many of us take access to a private, secure restroom for granted and acknowledge that for billions of others, it remains an unattainable luxury.

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