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The technologies that could transform the way we live in the decades ahead.

Adam Shaw travels the globe to find out how technology might transform the way we live in the decades ahead.

Horizons: Human Waste

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26/10/2013 GMT

Human Waste

BBC World News - Horizons, Human Waste

A look at new technologies needed to deal with our growing human waste issue.

Adam Shaw is in New York City catching up with Dr. Doulaye Kone, senior programme officer for sanitation technology with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

In this episode of 'Horizons', Adam Shaw is in New York City catching up with Dr. Doulaye Kone, senior program officer for sanitation technology with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. We tackle the issue of sanitation 2.5 billion people, including a billion children - do not have access to a clean, safe toilet, according to the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council. New technologies are needed to deal with our growing human waste issue, a source of both disease and potential nutrients.

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