NewsHour Shares: Bill Gates drinks water purified from waste
Clip: 1/7/2015 | 2m 8s
Human waste is being turned into drinkable water at a treatment plant in Washington state.
Human waste is being turned into drinkable water at a treatment plant in Washington state, with funding by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. In our NewsHour Shares video of the day, we see how the pioneering idea could be a lifechanger for developing countries struggling with both sewage and clean water access.
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NewsHour Shares: Bill Gates drinks water purified from waste
Clip: 1/7/2015 | 2m 8s
Human waste is being turned into drinkable water at a treatment plant in Washington state, with funding by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. In our NewsHour Shares video of the day, we see how the pioneering idea could be a lifechanger for developing countries struggling with both sewage and clean water access.
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