Yahoo: Why you should always wash new clothes and linens – and what happens if you don’t
Why you should always wash new clothes and linens – and what happens if you don’t
Hand-washing clothes with care extends the life of your pieces, especially delicate materials like silk or embellished fabrics. We’ve all been there: A clothing item with a tag that reads “hand-wash ...
Fast Company: Your clothes can shed 700,000 microplastic fibers in a single wash. This invisible material could prevent that
Your clothes can shed 700,000 microplastic fibers in a single wash. This invisible material could prevent that
We eat a credit card’s weight of plastic every week. Microplastics—minuscule plastic particles less than 5 millimeters in length—are continually shedding from our clothes, especially when they’re ...
Safe drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene are crucial to human health and well-being. Safe WASH is not only a prerequisite to health, but contributes to livelihoods, school attendance and dignity and helps to create resilient communities living in healthy environments.
Safely managed water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services are an essential part of preventing and protecting human health during infectious disease outbreaks, including the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Safe WASH are crucial to human health and well-being. It contributes to livelihoods, school attendance and dignity and help to create resilient communities living in healthy environments.
World Bank–supported WASH programs are improving access to clean water and sanitation for over 20 million Ethiopians, strengthening resilience and inclusion.
The WASH Leadership Summit for Eastern and Southern Africa will take place on November 14-15 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The conference will provide an opportunity for in-depth discussions to understand the implications of implementing Systems Change as a pathway to universal WASH access, and serve as an interactive platform for stakeholders to discuss opportunities for collaboration.